Toxic Positivity is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Used, released through Big Noise on May 19, 2023. The album was produced by John Feldmann.[3][4]
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| Released | May 19, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | October 2021 and February 2023 | |||
| Studio | Foxy Studios, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 30:37 | |||
| Label | Big Noise | |||
| Producer | John Feldmann | |||
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| Singles from Toxic Positivity | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! | 3/5[1] |
| New Noise |  [2] |
Background
editThe band recorded 11 songs in 11 days in October 2021 and 10 songs in 10 days in February 2023 for this album. The first single released from the album is "Numb" and the second was "Giving Up". 11 songs made the album and the remaining 10 were released in June 2024 on an album called MEDZ.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Joseph Bradford, Jepha Howard, Bert McCracken, Dan Whitsides, and John Feldmann, with additional songwriters listed.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worst I've Ever Been" | Rachel West | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Numb" | West | 2:54 |
| 3. | "I Hate Everybody" | Samuel Preston | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Pinky Swear" | Brandon Saller | 2:13 |
| 5. | "Headspace" | Simon Wilcox | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Cherry" | Wilcox | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Dopamine" | Brian Lee | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Dancing with a Brick Wall" | Wilcox | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Top of the World" | West | 2:56 |
| 10. | "House of Sand" | Lee | 2:00 |
| 11. | "Giving Up" | West | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 30:37 | ||
Personnel
edit- The Used
- Bert McCracken – lead vocals
- Joey Bradford – guitars, backing vocals
- Jepha – bass, backing vocals
- Dan Whitesides – drums, percussion, drum programming, backing vocals
- Production
- John Feldmann – production, engineer, mixing (tracks 1-11)
- Connor Daniel – co-production, additional engineer (tracks 1, 4-8, 10)
- Dan Trapp – co-production, additional engineer (tracks 1, 4-5, 7, 9, 11)
- Jake Diab – co-production, additional engineer (track 6)
- Dylan McLean – co-production, engineer, mixing (tracks 1-11)
- Scot Stewart – co-production, engineer, mixing (tracks 1-11)
- Josh Thornberry – additional engineer (tracks 1-11)
- Ted Jensen – mastering (tracks 1-11)
- Cam Rackam – cover art
- Marvin Torres – management
- Sean Akhavan – management
References
edit- ↑ Hickie, James (May 18, 2023). "Album review: The Used – Toxic Positivity". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ↑ Walters, Madison (May 19, 2023). "Album Review: The Used – Toxic Positivity". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ↑ "The Used: "We've been an emo band for 23 years. We never stopped, we never broke up, we never went anywhere!"". Kerrang!. May 18, 2023.
- ↑ Wilson-Taylor, James (May 19, 2023). "The Used, Toxic Positivity | The Album Story". Rock Sound.