Everything Goes Wrong is the second studio album by American indie rock band Vivian Girls. It was released on September 8, 2009, by In the Red Records.[3]

In 2019, Everything Goes Wrong was reissued by Polyvinyl Record Co., alongside Vivian Girls' 2008 self-titled debut album.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[5]
Metacritic66/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubC[8]
The Guardian[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]
Mojo[11]
NME8/10[12]
Pitchfork7.8/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin8/10[15]
Uncut[16]

Everything Goes Wrong was listed as the 54th best album of 2009 by Rough Trade.[17] Artrocker ranked it as the year's 61st best album.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vivian Girls (Katy Goodman, Ali Koehler and Cassie Ramone)

No.TitleLength
1."Walking Alone at Night"1:41
2."I Have No Fun"1:27
3."Can't Get Over You"3:36
4."The Desert"2:42
5."Tension"2:30
6."Survival"2:30
7."The End"3:15
8."When I'm Gone"3:29
9."Out for the Sun"4:13
10."I'm Not Asleep"2:01
11."Double Vision"4:20
12."You're My Guy"1:54
13."Before I Start to Cry"2:23
Total length:36:01
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."I'll Return"3:39
Total length:39:40

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]

Vivian Girls

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 31

References

  1. ^ a b c Persson, Jesper (September 10, 2009). "Album Review: Vivian Girls – Everything Goes Wrong". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Artrocker, Dave. "Top 100 records of 2009: 80–61". Artrocker. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (May 28, 2009). "Vivian Girls Announce Sophomore Album Everything Goes Wrong". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vivian Girls announce Memory, first new album in 8 years out 9/20 – listen to 'Sick' now + fall tour dates". Polyvinyl Record Co. July 16, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Everything Goes Wrong by Vivian Girls reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Everything Goes Wrong by Vivian Girls Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Everything Goes Wrong – Vivian Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Caine, Paul (September 8, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (September 18, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". The Guardian. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  10. ^ Kot, Greg (September 7, 2009). "Album review: Vivian Girls' 'Everything Goes Wrong'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Perry, Andrew (December 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Mojo. No. 193. p. 96.
  12. ^ "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". NME. September 16, 2009.
  13. ^ Colly, Joe (September 2, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  14. ^ Maerz, Melissa (September 8, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  15. ^ Everdell, Abigail (September 1, 2009). "Vivian Girls, 'Everything Goes Wrong' (In the Red)". Spin. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Uncut. No. 149. October 2009. p. 119.
  17. ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  18. ^ Everything Goes Wrong (liner notes). Vivian Girls. In the Red Records. 2009. ITR 179.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ "Vivian Girls Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.


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