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Never (Micachu and the Shapes album)

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Never
Studio album by
Micachu and the Shapes
Released23 July 2012 (2012-07-23)
GenreExperimental pop, noise pop
Length35:10
LabelRough Trade Records
Micachu and the Shapes chronology
Jewellery
(2009) 		Never
(2012) 		Good Sad Happy Bad
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Consequence of SoundC+[4]
Fact4/5[5]
The Guardian[6]
The List[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork7.3/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Spin8/10[11]

Never is the second studio album by Micachu and the Shapes. It was released through Rough Trade Records on 23 July 2012.[12]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 24 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Clash Top 40 Albums of 2012
30
[13]
Uncut Top 75 New Albums of 2012
33
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Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Easy"1:49
2."Never"1:38
3."Waste"1:56
4."Slick"2:49
5."OK"3:31
6."Low Dogg"2:41
7."Holiday"2:25
8."Heaven"2:58
9."You Know"1:32
10."Glamour"1:19
11."Top Floor"0:47
12."Fall"4:12
13."Nothing"4:57
14."Nowhere"2:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Never by Micachu & the Shapes". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Never - Micachu & the Shapes". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ Wilson, Anna (24 July 2012). "Micachu And The Shapes - Never". Clash. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ Kivel, Adam (23 July 2012). "Micachu & the Shapes – Never". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ Calvert, John (26 July 2012). "Micachu & The Shapes: Never". Fact. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. ^ Costa, Maddy (19 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ Mayberry, Lauren (18 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never". The List. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ Horton, Matthew (22 July 2012). "Micachu And The Shapes - 'Never'". NME. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ LeMay, Matt (25 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ Pan, Arnold (25 July 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes: Never". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ^ Young, Jon (5 August 2012). "Micachu & the Shapes, 'Never' (Rough Trade)". Spin. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. ^ Battan, Carrie (30 April 2012). "Micachu and the Shapes Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012: 30 - 21". Clash. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". Uncut. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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