Summary
Record is the fifth solo studio album by English singer and songwriter Tracey Thorn. It was recorded by Thorn with producer Ewan Pearson and a number of backing musicians, including singers Shura and Corinne Bailey Rae, drummer Stella Mozgawa, bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg, and guitarist Jono Ma. The album released by Merge Records on 2 March 2018 to mostly positive reviews from critics.[1]
| Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2018 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Ewan Pearson | |||
| Tracey Thorn chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[12] |
Writing for Pitchfork, music journalist Laura Snapes described Record as "one of the defining albums of [Thorn's] 38-year career",[9] while Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield said "Thorn's Synth-Pop 'Record' Delivers Sisterly Passion, Wry Wisdom".[11] Robert Christgau wrote in his review for Vice: "Calm, deliberate, undemonstrative, Thorn is a singer some find magical and others prosaic. I've always tended other, but when a 55-year-old wife and mother claims she's recorded 'nine feminist bangers,' I pay attention. And these definitely work up some fairy dust. The beats evoke without mimicking the subtle electro-dance of Thorn and her beatmaking husband Ben Watt's 20th-century band, Everything but the Girl, and in her undemonstrative way, she sequences the catchiest tracks last ['Face' and 'Dancefloor']".[12]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Tracey Thorn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Queen" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Air" (featuring Shura) | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Guitar" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Smoke" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Sister" (featuring Corinne Bailey Rae) | 8:32 |
| 6. | "Go" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Babies" | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Face" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Dancefloor" | 2:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Sister (Andrew Weatherall Remix)" | 9:36 |
Charts edit
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 100 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 100 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 15 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] | 11 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Record by Tracey Thorn Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Record by Tracey Thorn reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Record – Tracey Thorn". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ McCormick, Neil (23 February 2018). "Tracey Thorn's fifth solo album is fuelled by frank, female insights – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (2 March 2018). "Tracey Thorn: Record review – funny, graceful songs of female power". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Gill, Andy (8 March 2018). "Album reviews: Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar, Jonathan Wilson – Rare Birds, David Byrne – American Utopia, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (2 March 2018). "Tracey Thorn: Record review – Everything but the Girl singer, older, wiser, better". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (4 March 2018). "Tracey Thorn: Record review – grownup feminist bangers". The Observer. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b Snapes, Laura (5 March 2018). "Tracey Thorn: Record". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Yates, Matt (April 2018). "Tracey Thorn: Record". Q. No. 383. p. 115.
- ^ a b Sheffield, Rob (1 March 2018). "Review: Tracey Thorn's Synth-Pop 'Record' Delivers Sisterly Passion, Wry Wisdom". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (13 April 2018). "Robert Christgau on Tracey Thorn's "Feminist Bangers"". Vice. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tracey Thorn – Record" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Tracey Thorn – Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tracey Thorn – Record". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Tracey Thorn Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Tracey Thorn Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links edit
- Record at Discogs (list of releases)