Jeff Rosenstock - POST-
Critic Score
Based on 15 reviews
2018 Ratings: #87 / 890
User Score
Based on 804 ratings
2018 Rank: #281
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
The Skinny

Overall, POST- is a moment-defining record both for Rosenstock but also for wider popular music and culture; it's equal places angry and fun, something we could all do with in 2018.

91
A.V. Club

POST- is an album about finding hope in the future. Not in a passive, pacifying way, but by challenging yourself to step up and take action, day in and day out. While that sounds incredibly daunting—and like a really tiring listen—the album’s most impressive trait is that it makes all that vital work feel joyous and communal.

85
The 405

POST- has set an extraordinarily high bar for the rest of punk in 2018 to clear.

85
Spectrum Culture

The catchiness on POST- is uniformly weapons grade. And combining that with sweating worry is no easy feat.

82
Pitchfork

Whereas any praise of WORRY. likely mandated a retelling of his backstory as an ethical compass and consummate defender of punk’s least credible subgenres, POST- is a confirmation of Rosenstock as one of punk rock’s greatest, most effusive living songwriters. It’s his most easily accessible work yet.

82
Paste
Jeff Rosenstock albums are always a wild ride. Turns out they’re a darn good way to start a new year, too.
80
Drowned in Sound

In the sober light of 2018 POST- could certainly be the most important album of Rosenstock’s career. It’s certainly his strongest, and it does feel like it make or break.

80
PopMatters

Jeff Rosenstock's POST- is a frustrating, yet important, journey into American society to be sure, but its eventual optimism makes it worth remembering in the current soundtrack of our country trying to make a change.

80
AllMusic

His hoarse bellows and confessional barrages can be a bit much at times, but his heart is in the right place, and with Post-, the sheer weight of his catharsis makes for a gutsy and engaging listen.

80
The Line of Best Fit
Delivered with a passion that feels like it could at any time escalate to a frenzy, Rosenstock laments the USA’s current situation in true punk style with his heart on his sleeve. And when he’s in this kind of mood, you’d be hard pushed not to tag along.
80
Exclaim!

With POST-, Jeff Rosenstock has done a fine job of making cheerful music for unhappy times.

80
Northern Transmissions
Jeff Rosenstock manages to take the disillusionment found in nowadays politics and the tremors that effect society around it, and turns it into a defiant, triumphant ode to the disenfranchised.
72
GIGsoup
While ‘POST-‘ finds Rosenstock solidifying his place within punk music, it does not do enough to disrupt the whiteness that pervades a genre which purports to resist structural oppression.
60
The Needle Drop

The New York songwriter's latest work feels like a pale presentation of the anthemic punk style of his previous record, Worry.

BradTasteMusic
68

Quite an enjoyable experience from front to back but it leaves a lot of questions. It feels like the album ends with a long drone to fill up time. Overall psych garage rock done well

Toasterqueen12
100

Screw it, I don't have a single problem with this album. Just nothing but pure adrenaline for 40 minutes. Music to scream at the wall too.

It's a case where I have no clue what Jeff is talking about, but I agree with him completely. The lyrics sound so personal, while still sounding like it could apply to anyone.

SnowyFighter
82

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This just so happens to be, another solid Jeff Rosenstalk album. Nothing that special in terms of being super different from his usual sound, but just good tracks. He took a break from being conceptual like WORRY, and decided to make some bangers. There are some really long songs on here which are definitely highlights though. I think that also 9/10 is such a memorable singalong song. I love its melody and lyrics a ton. All This ... read more

Shearer
65

The songwriting is very playful. The instrumentals are energetic. The vocals are alright most of the time but is a bit spotty. The first 2 tracks are amazing but falls of after "Yr Throat" into bland territory. The longer tracks on here don't justify their length. The slow middle section of "USA" and the long spacey ambient outro of "Let Them Win" could've been cut short.

Stand outs : USA, Yr Throat

Nukeproofbear
64

The opening and closer are some of jeffs best material. The deep cuts are hit or miss. Never understood why the critics love this one.

persnickety
90

"POST-" may not be as good as Jeff Rosenstock's previous record "Worry." but it is still a powerful piece of Punk Rock.

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Track List

1Mornin'!
0:05
57
2USA
7:32
87
3Yr Throat
2:43
82
4All This Useless Energy
3:20
81
5Powerlessness
2:43
72
6TV Stars
4:20
79
7Melba
3:04
71
8Beating My Head Against a Wall
1:40
68
99/10
3:29
87
10Let Them Win
11:10
80
Total Length: 40 minutes
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Added on: January 1, 2018