You Can't Fight What You Can't See

You Can't Fight What You Can't See is the sixth studio album by American post-hardcore/indie rock band Girls Against Boys, released in 2002 by record label Jade Tree. It was their first album released on the label, and also their last release before the band went on hiatus.

You Can't Fight What You Can't See
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 2002
RecordedDecember 2001
GenrePost-hardcore, indie rock
LabelJade Tree
ProducerTed Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Freak*on*ica
(1998)
You Can't Fight What You Can't See
(2002)
The Ghost List
(2013)

It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Alternative Press     [2]
Blender     [3]
Robert Christgau  [4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
NME6/10[6]
Pitchfork 5.5/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [8]
Spin8/10[9]

You Can't Fight What You Can't See has received a generally favorable reception from critics. A less favorable review, however, came from Kevin Adickes of Pitchfork, who wrote, "there's not much here to love, which just leaves one to wonder if history will remember any of Girls Against Boys' records beyond 1994's Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby. God knows I won't."[7]

Track listing edit

  1. "Basstation" – 3:44
  2. "All the Rage" – 4:02
  3. "300 Looks for the Summer" – 3:01
  4. "Tweaker" – 3:46
  5. "Miami Skyline" - 3:30
  6. "Resonance" – 4:24
  7. "BFF" – 3:46
  8. "Kicking the Lights" – 3:39
  9. "One Perfect Thing" – 2:55
  10. "The Come Down" – 4:02
  11. "Let it Breathe" – 3:48

References edit

  1. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "You Can't Fight What You Can't See – Girls Against Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "[You Can't Fight What You Can't See review]". Alternative Press: 75. June 2002.
  3. ^ Grundy, Gareth. "Girls Against Boys You Can't Fight What You Can't See". Blender. Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Cg: Artist 521". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Tucker, Ken (May 2002). "You Can't Fight What You Can't See | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Robinson, John (April 12, 2002). "Girls Against Boys : You Can't Fight What You Can't See". NME. Archived from the original on June 16, 2002. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. ^ a b Adickes, Kevin (August 7, 2002). "Girls Against Boys: You Can't Fight What You Can't See | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332.
  9. ^ Gross, Joe (July 2002). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 18, no. 7. SPIN Media, LLC. p. 112.
  10. ^ "You Can't Fight What You Can't See by Girls Against Boys". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-10-01.