- rock, garage rock
- 40 min
- 11 tracks
- Vagrant Records
Boys and Girls in America is the third studio album by the Hold Steady, released on October 3, 2006 on Vagrant Records. The album was produced by John Agnello and preceded by the single, "Chips Ahoy!"
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Character
Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 85/100
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- The Irish Times5/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Stuck Between Stations4:10
- 2Chips Ahoy!3:09
- 3Hot Soft Light3:54
- 4Same Kooks2:47
- 5First Night4:54
- 6Party Pit3:56
- 7You Can Make Him Like You2:49
- 8Massive Nights2:54
- 9Citrus2:44
- 10Chillout Tent3:42
- 11Southtown Girls5:11
11 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Hold Steady
- Label
- Vagrant Records
- Released
- October 3, 2006
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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