Popular Manipulations is the third studio album by American band The Districts. It was released in August 2017 under Fat Possum Records. It was recorded partially by Keith Abrams [5] at Headroom Studios[6] in Philadelphia and by John Congleton.

Popular Manipulations
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
Length38:17
LabelFat Possum
ProducerJohn Congleton[1]
The Districts chronology
A Flourish and a Spoil
(2015)
Popular Manipulations
(2017)
You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[2]
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."If Before I Wake"2:56
2."Violet"4:10
3."Ordinary Day"4:44
4."Salt"4:05
5."Why Would I Wanna Be"2:26
6."Point"2:53
7."Airplane"3:43
8."Fat Kiddo"2:47
9."Capable"3:10
10."Rattling of the Heart"4:10
11."Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?"3:13

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 20
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[9] 16

References

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  1. ^ Geslani, Michelle (August 12, 2017). "The Districts release new album Popular Manipulations: Stream". Consequence.net. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Popular Manipulations by The Districts". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "The Districts Are Really Going for It on New Album 'Popular Manipulations'". 24 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Renting out the Headroom - Headroom Studios – A Philadelphia Recording Studio".
  7. ^ "The Districts Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Districts Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Districts Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.