''Post-'' (stylized in

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) is the third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter

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, released on January 1, 2018, without any promotional lead-up. The album was released on

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in the United States and by Specialist Subject Records in the United Kingdom. Much of ''Post-'' was written in the

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shortly after the

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. The resulting songs are, according ''The AV Club'', "chiefly concerned with losing hope in your country, yourself, and those around you." The album was primarily recorded at Atomic Garden Studios in

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in late November and early December 2017; additional recording took place at the Quote Unquote Records offices in

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and in

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. Guests on the album include Rosenstock's bandmate in Antarctigo Vespucci, Chris Farren, as well as frequent collaborator Dan Potthast, American singer-songwriter

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, and Canadian

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band PUP. Farren, Stevenson and PUP recorded their parts for the album from their homes. Ten percent of proceeds from any digital sales made from the album are being donated to Defend Puerto Rico, a charity assisting with

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Reception

''Post-'' was acclaimed by contemporary

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upon its initial release. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 88, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Reviewing the album for

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, writer Timothy Monger wrote: "While this may seem unerringly bleak, ''Post-'' is actually a pretty wild ride... Perhaps surprisingly so, ''Post-'' is also one of (Rosentock's) most accessible solo outings yet."

Accolades

The album was included in several end-of-the-year best-albums-of-2018 lists, ranking in such lists by ''

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'' (24th), ''

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'' (34th), ''

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'' (35th), ''

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'' (50th), '' Under the Radar'' (58th), and ''

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'' (1 of 23 unranked albums).

Track listing

Personnel

Death Rosenstock * Jeff Rosenstock – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, layout, design, additional recording * John DeDomenici – bass, backing vocals * Mike Huguenor – guitars, backing vocals * Kevin Higuchi – drums, percussion Additional personnel * Chris Farren – backing vocals (2, 6 and 10), additional recording *

– backing vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9 and 10), lead vocals (track 1), additional recording * Dan Potthast – lap steel * Nestor Chumak – Additional recording * PUP – backing vocals, claps, additional recording * Gilbert Armendariz – backing vocals, claps * Angelina Banda – backing vocals, claps * Sim Castro – backing vocals, claps * Laura Hammond – backing vocals, claps * Julia Loan – backing vocals, claps * Neal Sharma – backing vocals, claps * Shannon Toombs – backing vocals, claps * Jack Shirley – recording, engineering, production, mixing, mastering * Hiro Tanaka – photography

Charts

References

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