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Love Is for Losers - Wikipedia

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Love Is for Losers

Studio album by

The Longshot

Released

April 20, 2018

Studio

OTIS (Oakland, California, U.S.)

Genre

Length

32:32

Label

Crush Music^[4]

Producer

The Longshot

The Longshot chronology

The Longshot EP
(2018)

Love Is for Losers
(2018)

Razor Baby
(2018)

Love Is for Losers is the only studio album by American rock band the Longshot. It was released on April 20, 2018, under Crush Music, an independent label.^[4]^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
NME	^[2]
Punk News	^[4]
Pure Charts	^[5]
The Soundboard	^[3]

Love Is for Losers received positive reviews from music critics. Jordan Bassett at NME said, "This freewheeling Billie Joe Armstrong side-project finds the frontman further energised and, this time round – unlike on that ill-advised triple album – he sounds like he’s having masses of fun." He added that "‘Love Is for Losers’ finds him firmly in control, making his best album since ‘American Idiot’," a notion quoted on the vinyl release of the album.^[2] Dave Simpson of Pure Charts commended the album, saying that it "is an utterly entrancing synthesis of punk, rock and pop that features eleven fantastically spunky songs for fans to feast upon."^[5]

Some critics noted how the sound was different to that of Green Day, feeling that it would divide fans, while comparing its sound to that of Billie Joe Armstrong's other side-project, Foxboro Hot Tubs, with The Soundboard Reviews stating that it shows that "Armstrong is working in a familiar territory with very few tracks stand out to grab your attention [sic]."^[3]

Tour and promotion

The Longshot embarked on a tour shortly after the release of The Longshot EP, including songs from the album in addition to those on the EP.^[6] A music video for the album's title track, "Love Is for Losers", was released on April 20, 2018.^[7]

Track listing

All songs by Billie Joe Armstrong, except Goodbye to Romance by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Last Time"	2:34
2.	"Taxi Driver"	2:33
3.	"Chasing a Ghost"	3:28
4.	"Body Bag"	2:45
5.	"Love Is for Losers"	2:41
6.	"Cult Hero"	2:51
7.	"Kill Your Friends"	2:28
8.	"Happiness"	2:55
9.	"Soul Surrender"	2:35
10.	"Turn Me Loose"	3:20
11.	"Goodbye to Romance" (Ozzy Osbourne cover)	4:22
Total length:		32:32

Personnel

The Longshot

Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, producer, composer

Additional personnel (according to vinyl back cover)

Chris Dugan – engineer (except 'The Last Time'), mixer
Lee Bothwick - engineer ('The Last Time')
Joey Armstrong – drums on "Happiness"

References

^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Longshot – 'Love Is For Losers' Review". NME. 20 April 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ALBUM REVIEW: 'Love Is For Losers' by The Longshot". The Soundboard Reviews. 23 April 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Longshot - Love Is For Losers". Punk News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "THE LONGSHOT: LOVE IS FOR LOSERS (ALBUM REVIEW)". Pure Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^ "Billie Joe Armstrong Announces The Longshot Tour Dates (Twitter)". Billie Joe Armstrong. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^ "The Longshot - Love Is For Losers (Official Video)". 19 April 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2020 – via YouTube.

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