American Whip is the second album by the New York dream pop duo Joy Zipper released in 2002.
Track listing All songs written by Vincent Cafiso, except where noted.
Critical reaction
The BBC's Richard Banks praised "charming melodies, heart-melting harmonies and hazy lo-fi guitars" forming "an intoxicating alt-pop nectar", noting a formula little-changed from their first album. He also discerned a darker side beneath the "saccharine" surface.Richard Banks, "Joy Zipper American Whip Review", 2004-02-11 Pitchfork rated it 7.5/10, calling it "engaging and sharply-drawn", rejecting deeper meanings.Brian Howe, "Joy Zipper American Whip", Pitchfork, April 13, 2005 IGN gave it 8.5/10."American Whip Joy Zipper 'Whip'...it good" , IGN, February 23, 2005
Drowned in Sound scored it 5/10, saying "Joy Zipper are the type of band that think shrouding their songs in a sheet of sub-Kevin Shields drone, drugged-up affectations and bastardised Bacharach melodies makes their pedestrian pop sound urgent, vital and 'edgy.' It doesn't."Neil Robertson, "Joy Zipper American Whip" , Drowned in Sound, April 20, 2004 Uncut called it a new My Bloody Valentine album in all but name, scoring it 4/10."Joy Zipper - American Whip" (Album Review), Uncut
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