White Hot Moon

White Hot Moon
Studio album by Pity Sex
Released 29 April 2016
Recorded FebruaryMarch 2015[1]
Genre Shoegaze, emo
Length 27:50
Label Run For Cover
Producer Will Yip
Pity Sex chronology
Adventures/Pity Sex
(2014)
White Hot Moon
(2016)
Singles from White Hot Moon
  1. "What Might Soothe You?"
    Released: September 28, 2015[2]
  2. "Pin A Star"
    Released: April 11, 2016[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
American Songwriter[5]
Alternative Press[6]
Clash[7]
Consequence of SoundB [8]
DIY [9]
Exclaim! [10]
Pitchfork(6.5/10) [11]
Punknews.org [12]
Rolling Stone [13]
Rock Sound [14]
Spin [15]

White Hot Moon is the second studio album by American shoegaze band, Pity Sex. The album was released through Run For Cover on April 29, 2016.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Satisfactory World For Reasonable People"  2:32
2."Burden You"  3:44
3."Bonhomie"  2:59
4."September"  4:19
5."What Might Soothe You?"  3:07
6."Plum"  2:44
7."Nothing Rips Through Me"  3:14
8."Orange and Red"  3:32
9."Dandelion"  2:03
10."White Hot Moon"  3:17
11."Pin A Star"  2:41
12."Wappen Beggars"  5:23

Chart positions

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 21
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 24
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums[19] 5

References

  1. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "White Hot Moon – Pity Sex". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. Breihan, Tom. "Pity Sex – "What Might Soothe You"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. Robinson, Collin (April 11, 2016). "Pity Sex – "Pin A Star"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. "Reviews for White Hot Moon by Pity Sex". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. Terich, Jeff (April 29, 2016). "Pity Sex: White Hot Moon". American Songwriter. ForASong Media, LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. "Pity Sex - White Hot Moon" (Print). Alternative Press. April 27, 2016. p. 80. While not much of a departure from 2013's Feast Of Love as it is a second helping of their best bits, for Pity sex, refining what works has never gone down smoother.
  7. Henderson, Lisa (May 3, 2016). "Pity Sex - White Hot Moon: An album of few risks, but Pity Sex are good at what they do..." (Web). Clash. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. Brennan, Collin. "Pity Sex – White Hot Moon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. Finn, Rachel Michaela. "Pity Sex – White Hot Moon: The grind of day-to-day life is drowned out in a synthesis of reflection on the Michigan group's latest". DIY. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. Beedham, Tom (April 27, 2016). "Pity Sex – White Hot Moon". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. Jayasuriya, Meehan (May 5, 2016). "Pity Sex: White Hot Moon". Pitchfork. Advance. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. "Pity Sex - White Hot Moon". Punknews.org. May 31, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  13. Exposito, Suzy (May 13, 2016). "Pity Sex - White Hot Moon: Shoegazers ramp up the romanticism in plush LP". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. Pearlman, Mischa (April 28, 2016). "Pity Sex - White Hot Moon". Rock Sound. Napier Media. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. Brodsky, Rachel (April 29, 2016). "Pity Sex - Review: Pity Sex Leave the Safety of Their Bedroom on 'White Hot Moon'". Spin. Napier Media. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. "Illegal name entered Pity Sex/Pity+Sex/chart?f=794 Pity Sex – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Pity Sex.
  17. "Illegal name entered Pity Sex/Pity+Sex/chart?f=324 Pity Sex – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Pity Sex.
  18. "Illegal name entered Pity Sex/Pity+Sex/chart?f=326 Pity Sex – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Pity Sex.
  19. "Vinyl Albums : May 21, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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