| We All Want the Same Things | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Craig Finn |
| Cover: | File:CraigFinn_WeAllWant.jpg |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Label: | Partisan |
| Producer: | Josh Kaufman |
| Prev Title: | Faith in the Future |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | I Need a New War |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
We All Want the Same Things is the third studio album by Craig Finn.[1] It was released on Partisan Records on March 24, 2017.[2]
The title comes from a line in the song "God in Chicago". Craig Finn said, "It seems like a bit of dark humor in these turbulent political times, but it also rings true: No matter our differences, we all have some very basic wants and needs that line up with each other."[3]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73% based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Sarah Murphy of Exclaim! gave the album a 6 out of 10, saying, "We All Want the Same Things won't quench the casual fan's thirst for new drunken bar rock anthems, but for those willing to listen a bit more closely (and quietly), Finn's solo work still provides some stories worth hearing. Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.8 out of 10 and called it "a remarkable record not for sounding like a return-to-form, but for feeling like entirely new territory without sacrificing its thrill or familiarity."
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] | 12 |
| US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[5] | 18 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[6] | 11 |