An Overview on Phenomenal Nature

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An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
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Studio album by
Cassandra Jenkins
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)
Genre
Length31:44
LabelBa Da Bing
Cassandra Jenkins chronology
Play Till You Win
(2017) 		An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Beats Per Minute79%[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Pitchfork8.3/10[5]

An Overview on Phenomenal Nature is the second studio album by American musician Cassandra Jenkins. It was released on February 19, 2021, through Ba Da Bing Records.[6]

Release[]

On January 5, 2021, Cassandra Jenkins announced the release of her second studio album.[7]

Singles[]

The first single "Michelangelo" was released on January 5, 2021, alongside the announcement of the album.[7]

The second single "Hard Drive" was released on January 20, 2021.[8]

Music videos[]

On January 5, 2021, Jenkins released the first official music video for "Michelangelo" on YouTube.[9]

The official music video for "Hard Drive" was released on Jenkins' official YouTube on January 21, 2021.[10] It was edited and directed by Josh Goleman.

Cassandra Jenkins released the third music video "Crosshairs" on February 10, 2021.[11] In a press release of the video, Jenkins explained "I wrote "Crosshairs" in the before times — not thinking about isolation. Listening to the song now, it reads more literally; I’ve never craved human interaction in the way I have over the course of the past year, and my experience of time has completely shifted. I decided to shoot this video over the weekend because I want to capture the snowy cityscape of New York in February 2021 and how my inner landscape feels in this moment — simultaneously miniscule and expansive."[12]

Critical reception[]

An Overview on Phenomenal Nature was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 87 based on 9 reviews.[1] Aggregator website Album of the Year gave the release a 83 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[13]

In a review for AllMusic, Timothy Monger gave high praise to the release, explaining "Five years after her debut album, Cassandra Jenkins returns with Overview on Phenomenal Nature, a stunning work of impressionistic connections, contradictions, and observations all stitched together into a web of graceful dream folk. Themes of loss and healing reverberate throughout the album, especially on the hushed "Ambiguous Norway" and the gorgeous standout "New Bikini," a pair of tracks in which Berman plays a significant role."[2]

Track listing[]

An Overview on Phenomenal Nature track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Michelangelo"3:30
2."New Bikini"4:22
3."Hard Drive"5:27
4."Crosshairs"4:04
5."Ambiguous Norway"4:20
6."Hailey"2:53
7."The Ramble"7:08

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Cohn, Ben (February 22, 2021). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Bell, Kaelan (February 17, 2021). "Cassandra Jenkins' 'An Overview on Phenomenal Nature' Is an Iridescent Folk-Jazz Odyssey". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (February 19, 2021). "Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview on Phenomenal Nature". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ^ H, Rob (January 22, 2021). "Cassandra Jenkins Takes Us On An Existential Tour in the Ethereal Travelogue". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Rettig, James (January 5, 2021). "Cassandra Jenkins Announces New Album". Stereogum. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Rettig, James (January 20, 2021). "Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive". Stereogum. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Michelangelo - Cassandra Jenkins". YouTube. January 5, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hard Drive - Cassandra Jenkins". YouTube. January 21, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Crosshairs - Cassandra Jenkins". YouTube. February 10, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Minsker, Evan (February 9, 2021). "Cassandra Jenkins Shares Video for New Song "Crosshairs"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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