Uncanney Valley

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Uncanney Valley
File:Uncanney Valley (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
GenreIndie rock, post-hardcore, post-punk revival
Length37:29
LabelPartisan
ProducerJason Caddell
The Dismemberment Plan chronology
A People's History of The Dismemberment Plan
(2003)
Uncanney Valley
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.0/10[1]
Metacritic59/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubC+[4]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A−[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME6/10[8]
Pitchfork4.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Uncanney Valley is the fifth and final studio album by American indie rock band The Dismemberment Plan. The album was released on Partisan Records on October 14, 2013 and is the band's first album since their initial break-up following the release of 2001's Change.[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Travis Morrison, Jason Caddell, Eric Axelson and Joe Easley.

No.TitleLength
1."No One's Saying Nothing"3:29
2."Waiting"2:49
3."Invisible"3:38
4."White Collar White Trash"3:41
5."Living in Song"2:45
6."Lookin'"5:20
7."Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer"3:35
8."Mexico City Christmas"4:21
9."Go and Get It"4:00
10."Let's Just Go to the Dogs Tonight"3:51

Personnel

The Dismemberment Plan

  • Eric Axelson – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Jason Caddell – guitar, keyboards
  • Joe Easley – drums
  • Travis Morrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards

Additional personnel

  • Paul Kolderie – mixing
  • Ken Rich – label design
  • J. Robbins – engineering
  • Bob Weston – mastering

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 8

References

  1. ^ "Uncanney Valley by The Dismemberment Plan reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Uncanney Valley by The Dismemberment Plan Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Heaney, Gregory. "Uncanney Valley – The Dismemberment Plan". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Annie (October 15, 2013). "The Dismemberment Plan: Uncanney Valley". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 3, 2014). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Gormely, Ian (October 16, 2013). "The Dismemberment Plan: Uncanney Valley". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Wood, Mikael (October 22, 2013). "Album review: The Dismemberment Plan's 'Uncanney Valley' lacks energy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (October 14, 2013). "The Dismemberment Plan – 'Uncanney Valley'". NME. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. ^ Thompson, Paul (October 16, 2013). "The Dismemberment Plan: Uncanney Valley". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ^ Raftery, Brian (October 15, 2013). "Uncanney Valley". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  11. ^ Hild, George (October 12, 2013). "Review: The Dismemberment Plan, Uncanney Valley". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Weiss, Dan (October 17, 2013). "The Dismemberment Plan Slouch Toward Maturity on 'Uncanny Valley'". Spin. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "The Dismemberment Plan Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.