''The Fear of Missing Out'' (stylised as ''thefearofmissingout'') is the second
studio album by the
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
group
thenewno2
Thenewno2 (styled as thenewno2) is an English alternative rock band from London. Originally composed of Dhani Harrison and Oliver Hecks, with Harrison playing lead guitar and singing lead vocals, and Hecks playing drums and synthesizer. As of ...
. H.O.T. Records released it on 31 July 2012.
The album was produced by band members
Dhani Harrison
Dhani Harrison (; born 1 August 1978) is an English musician, composer and singer-songwriter. He is the only child of George and Olivia Harrison. Dhani debuted as a professional musician assisting in recording his father's final album, ''Brain ...
and Paul Hicks using the name "pHd".
As part of the promotion for the album, thenewno2 released the track "Make It Home" on the band's
Facebook
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page as well as to members of the band's website e-mail listing, with the publication ''
Rolling Stone
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'' additionally receiving the single.
The album received generally positive reviews.
Greg Kot
Greg Kot (born March 3, 1957) is an American music journalist and author. From 1990 until 2020, Kot was the rock music critic at the ''Chicago Tribune'', where he covered popular music and reported on music-related social, political and busines ...
of the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' described its music as "appropriately fidgety and restless, a beehive of sound that almost subliminally coalesces into songs".
Album review: thenewno2, 'thefearofmissingout' July 30, 2012 Greg Kot
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Track listing
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fear of Missing Out, The
2012 albums
Thenewno2 albums