by Edwin, Bienart, John Kusiak, and Kenny Kusiak. Towards the end of the season, producers released a stand-alone soundtrack with music from the show. It includes a combination of original and previously released tracks. Season 2 Crimetown's second season, focusing on police corruption and brutality in the city of Detroit, Michigan in the 1970s, began on October 2, 2018. Episodes Season 1 (2016–2017) Season 2 (2018–2019) Reception Crimetown received mostly positive reviews from critics, and by the end of the month was the most downloaded podcast on iTunes in the United States, third most popular in Canada, second in Australia, and sixth in the United Kingdom. The New York Times named it one of the "Best New Podcasts of 2016," saying it "advances the [true crime] genre." Reviewing the first episode, USA Today said that while the basic description of the show might sound boring, "[r]are audio, exciting music and compelling characters make [it] a worthwhile listen." The A.V. Club called it "as slick and engrossing as a podcast by Oscar-nominated producers promises to be" and praised the way the show captures touching moments in interviews with violent criminals. The Ringer called it "a bracing, investigating deep dive into crime and corruption—and part of a wave of podcasts that are primed for TV and film adaptation." It also commented that "despite the density of information it conveys, it's not a slog. It's a story that would inspire any pulp fiction writer." The Boston Globe described the podcast as "morbidly fascinating and often laugh-out-loud surreal" and called it "as addictive as a bottle of pep pills," but added that the series "represents the latest wrinkle in packaging and selling criminal enterprise as ghoulish, diversionary fun while arguably soft-pedaling the human misery left in its wake." Vulture called it a "pulpy delight." Several reviewers drew comparisons with the podcasts Serial and S-Town, and Netflix's Making a Murderer television miniseries. The mayor of Providence during the release of the podcast, Jorge Elorza, said that the show was "terrible for Providence". Events During and following the end of the first season, creators Smerling and Stuart-Pontier held live events in Brooklyn, Boston, and Providence, and then went on tour with "Crimetown Live." Different characters from the podcast join for a live conversation and to answer audience questions. See also List of American crime podcasts References External links Crimetown: Providence Past – The Providence Journals page