For Screening Purposes Only

For Screening Purposes Only
Studio album by
Released31 October 2005
Recorded2005 at Black Box Studios, France
Genre
Length55:06
LabelDomino (UK)
Producer
Test Icicles chronology
For Screening Purposes Only
(2005)
Dig Your Own Grave EP
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[7]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork8.1/10[3]
PopMatters5/10[6]
Rolling Stone[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

For Screening Purposes Only is the debut studio album by UK dance-punk trio Test Icicles, released in 2005. It was critically praised for being unique and compelling in an increasingly homogenous indie music scene. Following the group's split in February 2006, the album remains Test Icicles' only LP.

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for For Screening Purposes Only - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Ubl, Sam (3 November 2005). "Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ Robertson, Philip (7 December 200). "Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "CD: Test Icicles, For Screening Purposes Only". The Guardian. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ Hoard, Christian (23 January 2006). "Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017.