''Street Worms'' is the debut studio album by Swedish

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band,

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. The album was released on 28 September 2018 through

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Background

Ahead of the release of the album, two singles were released: "Sports" came out in mid August 2018, and at the end of August 2018, the single "Just Like You" came out. In an interview with ''

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'', the band stated that the album is focused on discussing and criticizing

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and

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in Europe.

Critical reception

''Street Worms'' was well-received by music critics. On

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, it received an average rating of 80 out of 100 based on four professional critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

''Street Worms'' was also included in some best-albums-of-2018 year-end lists, notably ranking in those by ''

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'' Sweden (11th), ''

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'' (14th), and ''

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'' (57th).

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Street Worms''. Viagra Boys * Sebastian Murphy – vocals * Henrik Höckert – bass * Tor Sjödén – drums * Oskar Carls – saxophone * Benjamin Vallé – guitar * Martin Ehrencrona – synthesizer Technical * Daniel Fagerström – producer (2-5, 9-11, 13) * Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer (1, 6-8, 12, 14), mixing * Daniel Bengtsson – engineer (2-5, 9-11, 13) * Johan Gustafsson – engineer (1, 6-8, 12, 14) * Robin Schmidt – mastering * Stefan Fält – artwork, visual concept * Sebastian Murphy – illustration * Louise Enhörning – photography

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2018 debut albums Viagra Boys albums Year0001 albums