Everything Goes Wrong
Studio album by
Vivian Girls
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
RecordedMarch 9–16, 2009
StudioThe Distillery (Costa Mesa, California)
Genre
Length36:01
LabelIn the Red
Vivian Girls chronology
Vivian Girls
(2008)		 Everything Goes Wrong
(2009)		 Share the Joy
(2011)

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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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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