• Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2017
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56

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  1. Uncut
    Mar 13, 2017
    60
    A stodgy production job from Patrick Carney of The Black Keys means his songs tend to blur into one. [Apr 2017, p.26]
  2. Mar 13, 2017
    60
    Some tracks, like Pretty Good WiFi, fail to hit the spot leaving the singer somewhat exposed at times. Still, with his parent band said to be writing album number four, it won’t hurt to add another string to the bow.
  3. Mar 13, 2017
    60
    At its best, Youngish American exists at the nexus of day-job classics ‘Giving Up the Gun’ and ‘Unbelievers’, offering glimpse of Chris’ massive potential to be an engaging solo star.
  4. Mar 13, 2017
    46
    Youngish American is a hapless vanity album, sad for all the wrong reasons, and all the more frustrating because it couches wokeness in songs about the extra advantages afforded to Tomson’s demographic.
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  1. May 2, 2017
    3
    I absolutely adore Vampire Weekend and Chris Tomson's contributions as a drummer. However, this album is unbelievably dull with musical ideasI absolutely adore Vampire Weekend and Chris Tomson's contributions as a drummer. However, this album is unbelievably dull with musical ideas that don't seem to suggest much and lyrics that are half-baked attempts at the witty wisdom of Vampire Weekend bandmate Ezra Koenig. Full Review »