The Great Pretenders is the second album by Los Angeles band Mini Mansions. It was released on March 23, 2015.[1] The album cover alludes to the cover of the Voyager Golden Record.
| The Great Pretenders | ||||
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| Released | March 23, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013-2014 | |||
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| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | Electromagnetic Recordings via: Capitol Records (US) Fiction Records (UK) | |||
| Producer | Mini Mansions | |||
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| Singles from The Great Pretenders | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY | (4/5)[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| Mojo | |
| musicOMH | |
| NME | (9/10) [7] |
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The Great Pretenders received great acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[9]
All tracks are written by Mini Mansions, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Freakout!" | 4:28 | |
| 2. | "Death Is a Girl" | 4:36 | |
| 3. | "Creeps" | 3:31 | |
| 4. | "Fantasy" | 3:28 | |
| 5. | "Any Emotions" (featuring Brian Wilson) | 3:15 | |
| 6. | "Vertigo" (featuring Alex Turner) |
| 4:56 |
| 7. | "Honey, I'm Home" | 4:52 | |
| 8. | "Mirror Mountain" | 4:36 | |
| 9. | "Heart of Stone" | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Double Visions" | 3:02 | |
| 11. | "The End, Again" | 5:01 | |
| Total length: | 45:58 | ||
Personnel adapted from The Greater Pretenders liner notes.
Mini Mansions
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork
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