Thr!!!er (stylized as THR!!!ER, pronounced Thriller) is the fifth studio album by American rock band !!!. It was released in 2013 through Warp.[13]

Thr!!!er
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 2013
Genre
Length39:50
LabelWarp
Producer
!!! chronology
Strange Weather, Isn't It?
(2010)
Thr!!!er
(2013)
As If
(2015)
Singles from Thr!!!er
  1. "Slyd"
    Released: February 12, 2013
  2. "One Girl / One Boy"
    Released: April 2, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[1]
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Mojo[7]
NME6/10[8]
Pitchfork6.0/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Q[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

The title is a reference to Michael Jackson's album Thriller, which guitarist Mario Andreoni described as "synonymous with an artist(s)' and/or genre(s)' artistic high-watermark."[14]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Even When the Water's Cold"3:48
2."Get That Rhythm Right"5:06
3."One Girl / One Boy"4:04
4."Fine Fine Fine"3:54
5."Slyd"4:15
6."Californiyeah"4:34
7."Except Death"4:37
8."Careful"5:37
9."Station (Meet Me at The)"3:55
Total length:39:50
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Midnight at the Blur"4:57

Personnel edit

  • Rafael Cohen – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
  • Nic Offer – vocals, keyboards
  • Mario Andreoni – guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Allan Wilson – saxophone, keyboards, percussion, background vocals
  • Daniel Gorman – keyboards, background vocals
  • Paul Quattrone – drums
  • Chase Jarvis – photography

Charts edit

Chart performance for Thr!!!er
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 119
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 100
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 117
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 62
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 121
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[20] 18

References edit

  1. ^ "Thr!!!er by !!! reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Thr!!!er by !!! [Chik Chik Chik]". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Thr!!!er – !!!". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "!!!: Thr!!!er". Alternative Press (298): 84. May 2013.
  5. ^ Gallucci, Michael (April 30, 2013). "!!!: Thr!!!er". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (April 26, 2013). "!!!: Thr!!!Er". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "!!!: Thr!!!er". Mojo (235): 89. June 2013.
  8. ^ Howard, Tom (April 26, 2013). "!!! – 'Thr!!!er'". NME. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Howe, Brian (April 30, 2013). "!!!: Thr!!!er". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  10. ^ Houle, Zachary (April 28, 2013). "!!!: THR!!!ER". PopMatters. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "!!!: Thr!!!er". Q (323): 90. June 2013.
  12. ^ "!!!: Thr!!!er". Uncut (192): 65. May 2013.
  13. ^ "!!!: THR!!!ER". Warp. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  14. ^ McGovern, Kyle (January 29, 2013). "Yes, !!!'s 'THR!!!ER' Album Title Is a Michael Jackson Reference". Spin. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – !!! – Thr!!!er" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – !!! – Thr!!!er" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – !!! – Thr!!!er". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "!!!(チック・チック・チック)のアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 11.05.2013 (wk18)". zobbel.de. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Chk Chk Chk 2 Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.