''Rationale'' is the third studio album by American rock band Glitterer. It was released on February 23, 2024. It is Glitterer's first album as a full band, after expanding from Ned Russin's solo project.

Reception

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'' included this among the notable releases of the week, calling it "a loud, punk-informed rock record" that shows the band geling as a unit rather than a solo project for vocalist Ned Russin. In ''

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'', Ciaran Picker rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a reworking of previous material, making it more refined, defined, and consistent" with

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sounds. Kevin Wilson of ''

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influences in this music that is "unfamiliar territory that suits the band perfectly". ''

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''s Rachel Roberts rated ''Rationale'' a 3 out of 5, summing up that "there are little twinkles of innovative magic in the corners of this album, and they would make it feel more worthwhile if brought to the forefront more often". Editors at ''

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'' chosen this to be Album of the Week, with critic Danielle Chelosky ending her review, "It's probably not far-off to assume the title ''Rationale'' is satirical, a sort of jab at himself for bothering to look for logic in a world founded on inexplicability. It is a funny task to assign yourself, but the results are the answers themselves—we exist to have fun if only for a little while, which is exactly what these songs accomplish." A June 3 roundup of the best albums of the year in ''

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'' included ''Rationale'' where Jonah Bayer called it "so timeless that it sounds like it could have been made in 1994 or 2024". The following day, ''

'' published a similar overview and placed it as the 43rd best album of the year so far, with Danielle Chelosky praising "sagacious lyricism... at its peak... wrapped up in colorful guitars and fluttering synthesizers".

Track listing

Personnel

Glitterer *Nicole Dao – keyboard *Jonas Farah – drums *Connor Morin – guitar *Ned Russin – bass guitar, vocals Additional personnel *Owen Lehman – photography *Andrew Peden – artwork, layout *Arthur Rizk –

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*Ben Russin – photography *Alex Wharton – mastering at Abbey Road Studios

References

External links

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Ned Russin (Glitterer, Title Fight) on navigating art, DIY ethos, and capitalism
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Track listing

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See also

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