17 tracks · 88 min
The Fool is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Warpaint, released on October 25, 2010, on Rough Trade Records. The album was recorded at two studios—Curves Studio and The Boat Studio—in the band's native Los Angeles, California, throughout 2010 and was produced by Tom Biller, who also shared mixing duties with Andrew Weatherall and Adam Samuels. The band describe the album as the "older sister" of their debut, Exquisite Corpse (2008). The Fool was released on October 25, 2010, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. The album was previewed before its physical release through an exclusive stream on The Hype Machine on October 18. The album was promoted by two singles—"Undertow" and "Shadows"—released on September 21, 2010 and January 10, 2011, respectively. Both singles received moderate acclaim, though did not chart. In March 2011, "Undertow" and the Neon Lights remix of "Shadows", featured as the single's b-side, were featured on a playlist by BBC Radio 1 as part of the In New Music We Trust and "Undertow" was exclusively re-released in April 2011 as part of the international Record Store Day. On September 26, 2011, less than a year …
