Wallop (album)

Wallop is the eighth studio album by American dance-punk group !!!, released on August 30, 2019, on Warp Records.[2] It was recorded primarily in Brooklyn at frontman Nic Offer's apartment. It features vocal contributions by Meah Pace of !!!, Cameron Mesirow, Angus Andrew of Liars and Maria Uzor of Sink Ya Teeth.[3][4]

Wallop
Studio album by !!!
Released	August 30, 2019
Studio	Taaffe Palace[1] Seed2sky[1] Belgrade Youth Center (Belgrade, Serbia)[1] Jamie Harley's Pad[1]
Length	45:12
Label	Warp
Producer	!!! Patrick Ford Cole M.G.N. Graham Walsh Mark Bengtson (add.)
!!! chronology
Shake the Shudder (2017) Wallop (2019)
Singles from Wallop
"UR Paranoid" / "Off the Grid" Released: May 30, 2019 "Serbia Drums" Released: June 19, 2019 "This Is the Door" Released: August 6, 2019 "Couldn't Have Known" Released: August 27, 2019

Release

The double A-side single "UR Paranoid" / "Off the Grid" was released on May 30, 2019.[5][6] Wallop was announced on June 19, 2019, alongside the release of "Serbia Drums" as a single.[7] "This Is the Door" was released as a single on August 6, 2019.[8] "Couldn't Have Known" was released as the album's final single on August 27, 2019.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
DIY	[12]
Exclaim!	7/10[13]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10[14]
Mojo	[15]
NME	[16]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[17]
PopMatters	8/10[18]
Uncut	6/10[19]
Under the Radar	6.5/10[20]

Zahraa Hmood of Exclaim! gave the album a positive review, writing, "Occasionally on Wallop, !!! sound either too world-weary or too committed to being incendiary to relay ideas relevant to listeners. But at their best, the band maintain their convictions about privilege, power and culture and present them as defiant, monumental tracks."[13]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wallop.[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let It Change U"	Rafael Cohen Nic Offer	!!! Patrick Ford	3:18
2.	"Couldn't Have Known"	Cohen	!!! Cole M.G.N. Bart Migal^[b]	3:35
3.	"Off the Grid" (featuring Meah Pace)	Offer Cohen Angus Andrew Mario Andreoni	!!! Graham Walsh Mark Bengtson^[a]	3:48
4.	"In the Grid"	Offer Cohen Andrew Andreoni	!!! Walsh Bengtson^[a]	1:26
5.	"Serbia Drums"	Cohen Offer Chris Egan	!!! Walsh Ford^[a] Migal^[b]	3:39
6.	"My Fault"	Offer Cohen Egan Andreoni	!!! Migal^[b]	3:39
7.	"Slow Motion"	Cohen Offer Maria Uzor	!!! Walsh	3:45
8.	"Slo Mo"	Cohen Offer Uzor	!!! Walsh	0:38
9.	"$50 Million"	Offer Andreoni Cohen Chris Egan Dan Gorman	!!! Walsh	3:56
10.	"Domino"	Offer Cohen	!!! Walsh	3:41
11.	"Rhythm of the Gravity"	Cohen Offer	!!! Cole M.G.N. Ford	3:24
12.	"UR Paranoid"	Offer	!!!	4:17
13.	"This Is the Door" (featuring Meah Pace)	Cohen Offer Patrick Ford Meah Pace	!!! Walsh Ford Migal^[b]	3:52
14.	"This Is the Dub"	Cohen Offer Ford Pace	!!! Walsh Ford Migal^[b]	2:14
Total length:				45:12

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wallop.[1]

Performance

• Nic Offer – vocals, keyboards, drum programming
• Rafael Cohen – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming
• Mario Andreoni – guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming
• Dan Gorman – keyboards, trumpet
• Chris Egan – drums
• Meah Pace – additional vocals (2–6, 9, 13, 14)
• Angus Andrew – additional vocals (3, 4)
• Molly Schnick – additional vocals (5)
• Amanda Lovejoy Street – additional vocals (7, 8)
• Cameron Mesirow – additional vocals (7, 8), additional synth (12)
• Maria Uzor – additional vocals (7, 8)
• Nicole Fayu – additional vocals (7, 8)
• Robbie Lee – saxophone (13, 14)
• Sam Kulik – trombone (13, 14)
• Kenny Warren – trumpet (13, 14)

Technical

• Mark Bengtson – recording (1–6, 9, 11, 13, 14), additional production (3, 4)
• Bart Migal – vocal production (2, 5, 6, 13, 14)
• Chris Egan – recording (5)
• Matt Wiggins – mixing (1–9, 11–14)
• Justin Van Der Volgen – mixing (10)
• Josh Bonati – mastering
• Caleb Halter – design

References

1. Wallop (liner notes). !!!. Warp Records. 2019. WARPLP302.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Ohanesian, Liz (August 28, 2019). "Why !!!'s New Album 'Wallop' Was Not Designed As Overtly Political". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
3. Strauss, Matthew (June 19, 2019). "!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Announce New Album Wallop, Share New Song "Serbia Drums": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
4. "!!! (Chk Chk Chk) announce new album 'Wallop', share new track 'Serbian Drums'". DIY. June 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
5. Helman, Peter (May 30, 2019). "!!! – "UR Paranoid" & "Off The Grid"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
6. "UR Paranoid / Off The Grid". WARP. May 30, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
7. Quinlan, Keely (June 19, 2019). "!!! – "Serbia Drums"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
8. Helman, Peter (August 6, 2019). "!!! – "This Is The Door"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
9. Rettig, James (August 27, 2019). "!!! – "Couldn't Have Known" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
10. "Wallop by !!! [Chik Chik Chik] Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
11. Sendra, Tim. "Wallop - !!!". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
12. Taylor, Chris (August 30, 2019). "!!! - Wallop". DIY. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
13. Hmood, Zahraa (August 26, 2019). "!!! Wallop". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
14. Richardson, Kitty (August 31, 2019). "Wallop is yet another triumph for Warp veterans !!!". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
15. CP (October 2019). "!!! - Wallop". Mojo. No. 311. p. 92.
16. Trendell, Andrew (August 30, 2019). "!!! – 'Wallop' review". NME. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
17. Dorris, Jesse (September 7, 2019). "!!!: Wallop Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
18. Carr, Paul (September 5, 2019). "'Wallop' Is the Sound of !!! Marking Out New Territory". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
19. Anderson, Jason (October 2019). "!!! - Wallop". Uncut. No. 269. p. 23.
20. Conner, Matt (September 4, 2019). "!!!: Wallop (WARP) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved December 8, 2019.