Post-American is the first full-length studio album by American post-hardcore band MSPAINT, released on Convulse Records on February 20, 2023.
Reception
Writing for Loud and Quiet, Kyle Kohner gave this album an 8 out of 10, calling it "one of the most refreshing punk records anyone will hear this year". Nina Corcoran of Pitchfork Media rated Post-American a 7.4 out of 10, praising frontman Deedee in particular as "the final garnish on an album defined by unexpected combinations" that "instills a humble profundity in MSPAINT’s music". In a profile of MSPAINT published before the release of this album, Stereogums Julia Towers predicted this would be one of the best albums of the year and in a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at third, with Chris DeVille writing that "there’s nothing quite like this album".
In a June 19 review of the best albums of 2023, editors at Paste ranked this 23 for being "an invigorating call to prioritize love and justice in a time when virtually every part of society and culture encourages robotic mindlessness".
Track listing
Lyrics by Deedee, music by MSPAINT. "Information" – 2:13 "Think It Through" – 2:58 "Acid" – 2:45 "Hardwired" – 2:52 "Delete It" – 2:22 "S3" – 1:26 "Decapitated" – 3:13 "Post‐American" – 3:06 "Free from the Sun" – 2:21 "Titan of Hope" – 3:28 "Flowers from Concrete" – 3:22