Fitz and the Tantrums is the third studio album by American indie pop and neo soul group Fitz and the Tantrums. It was released on June 10, 2016 by Elektra Records.
Critical reception
Fitz and the Tantrums received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 56, which indicates "mixed or average reviews" based on 7 reviews. Isaac Feldberg from the Boston Globe calls it the band's "glossiest record yet", with a "brassy, retro-glam aesthetic with a commercial-minded agenda", going on to say, "on ballads (...) the band sounds more lost, mired in lackluster lyrics and mundane melodies." The 405 gave it a score of 20/100 and wrote, "Each and every track on this album is so jam-packed with garbage pop flourishes that it can get exhausting."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic.
Fitz and the Tantrums Michael Fitzpatrick – vocals, engineering Noelle Scaggs – vocals, tambourine James King – saxophone Joseph Karnes – bass guitar, engineering Jeremy Ruzumna – keyboards John Wicks – drums, percussion, engineering
Additional musicians Steve Bays – keyboards, vocals Parker Bossley – guitar, vocals Sean Foreman – vocals Ross Golan – vocals Fran Hall – vocals Jordan Katz – piccolo trumpet, trombone, trumpet Grant Michaels – drum programming, acoustic guitar, keyboards Ricky Reed – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
Artwork Joseph Cultice – photography Doug Gledhill – art direction, design Ryan McCann – art direction, design Sam Riback – A&R Craig Kallman – A&R Jeff Nicholas – design, layout
Production Miles Comaskey – mixing assistant Robin Florent – mixing assistant Chris Galland – mixing assistant, mixing engineer Ryan Gilligan – engineer Aaron Glas – engineer Jeff Jackson – mixing assistant Joel Little – composer, engineer, producer Emerson Mancini – mastering Manny Marroquin – mixing Tony Maserati – mixing Ryan "Shmedly" Maynes – engineer Ike Schultz – mixing assistant David Schwerkolt – assistant engineer Tyler Scott – mixing assistant
Charts Chart (2016) Peakposition
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