Fixed Ideals is the second and final studio album by British band Muncie Girls. It was released on 31 August 2018 through Specialist Subject Records.

Fixed Ideals
Studio album by
Released31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)
Length42:23
LabelSpecialist Subject (UK)
Buzz (US)
Muncie Girls chronology
From Caplan To Belsize
(2016)
Fixed Ideals
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash6/10[3]
DIY[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]

Critical reception edit

Fixed Ideals was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 7 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[6]

Accolades edit

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club Best Punk/Hardcore Albums of 2018
N/A
Drowned in Sound Top 15 Albums of 2018
10

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Jeremy"3:46
2."Picture of Health"3:34
3."High"3:47
4."Clinic"3:24
5."Falling Down"3:33
6."Isn't Life Funny"3:02
7."Bubble Bath"3:53
8."Fig Tree"3:19
9."Locked Up"1:44
10."In Between Bands"3:23
11."Laugh Again"2:46
12."Hangovers"2:36
13."Family of Four"3:36

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Fixed Ideals - Muncie Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ Rogerson, Johnny (31 August 2018). "Clash Magazine Album Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ Beech, Dave (31 August 2018). "DIY Magazine's Album review". DIY. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ^ Pearson, Luke (27 August 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ Anthony, David; McLevy, Alex (4 December 2018). "The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2018". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Drowned in Sound's 15 Favourite Albums of 2018". Drowned in Sound. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.