Wussy (album)

Wussy, the third full-length album by the band of the same name, was released in May 2009. The label, Shake It Records, released the album in CD format only.

Wussy
Studio album by Wussy
Released	May 2009
Recorded	2008–09
Genre	Indie rock, folk rock, alternative rock
Length	42:14
Label	Shake It Records
Producer	Wussy
Wussy chronology
Left for Dead (2007) Wussy (2009) Strawberry (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	A[1]
NPR	(positive)[2]
PopMatters	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Spin	8/10[5]
The Washington Post	(favorable)[6]

The album received mostly positive reviews, with NPR's Ken Tucker describing it as "a concept album propelled forward by the band's buzz saw guitar riffs and tight little rhythm section."[2] On October 1, 2009, "Happiness Bleeds" was named the NPR song of the day.

Track listing

1. "Little Paper Birds" – 3:43
2. "Gone Missing" – 3:30
3. "Happiness Bleeds" – 3:22
4. "Muscle Cars" – 4:49
5. "Scream and Scream Again" – 3:14
6. "All the Bugs are Growing" – 3:19
7. "Dreadful Sorry" – 3:34
8. "Magic Words" – 3:22
9. "This Will Not End Well" – 3:21
10. "Maglite" – 2:28
11. "Death by Misadventure" – 3:48
12. "Las Vegas" – 3:49

References

1. "Robert Christgau review". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
2. Tucker, Ken (June 22, 2009). "Wussy: Strong Work, And Not Without Pain". NPR. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
3. Haag, Stephen (May 17, 2009). "Wussy: Wussy". PopMatters. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Young, Jon (2009). "SPIN". Spin. Vol. 25 no. 6. SPIN Media LLC. p. 101. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
6. Jenkins, Mark (June 12, 2009). "CD Review: Wussy - 'Wussy'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.