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Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012, on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.[1]

Falling Off the Sky
Studio album by The dB's
Released	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Genre	Jangle pop
Length	48:01
Label	Bar/None
Producer	The dB's
The dB's chronology
Paris Avenue (1994) Falling Off the Sky (2012)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)[3]
Robert Christgau	A−[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	5.7/10[6]

Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A−. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time Is Gone", as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book."[4] A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".[6]

Track listing

References

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