Here (Teenage Fanclub album)

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Here
Teenage Fanclub - Here.jpeg
Studio album by
Teenage Fanclub
Released9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
GenreAlternative rock
LabelPeMa (Europe)
Merge (North America)
Teenage Fanclub chronology
Shadows
(2010) 		Here
(2016) 		Endless Arcade
(2021)

Here is the tenth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released on 9 September 2016 on the band's own PeMa label in Europe and on Merge Records in North America. It was the band's final album to feature co-founder Gerard Love, who left the band in November 2018.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Guardian4/5 stars[5]
The Independent3/5 stars[6]
Mojo4/5 stars[7]
Pitchfork7.8/10[8]
Q4/5 stars[9]
Record Collector4/5 stars[10]
The Skinny4/5 stars[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

Here received favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favourable reviews", based on 21 reviews.[2]

The album made the twenty-strong longlist for the Scottish album of the Year Award 2017 but did not make it to the ten-strong shortlist.[13]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm In Love"Blake2:41
2."Thin Air"Love3:11
3."Hold On"McGinley3:24
4."The Darkest Part Of The Night"Blake3:16
5."I Have Nothing More To Say"Love4:18
6."I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive"McGinley4:44
7."The First Sight"Love5:08
8."Live In The Moment"Blake3:03
9."Steady State"McGinley4:16
10."It's A Sign"Love3:36
11."With You"McGinley3:58
12."Connected To Life"Blake4:00

Personnel[]

Credits for Here are adapted from Allmusic.[14]

Teenage Fanclub

  • Norman Blake
  • Gerard Love
  • Francis Macdonald
  • Raymond McGinley
  • David McGowan

Additional personnel

  • Nigel Baillie - trumpet
  • Krista Blake - sleeve design
  • Linda Gerdes - mixing engineer
  • David Henderson - engineer
  • Robert Henderson - trumpet
  • Elspeth Mackay - cello
  • Sean Magee - mastering
  • John McCusker - viola, violin
  • Bertrand Montandon - mixing engineer
  • Sebastian Muxfeldt - mixing engineer
  • Helen Thomson - harp
  • Quentin Tillie - mixing engineer

References[]

  1. ^ "Here by Teenage Fanclub reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Here by Teenage Fanclub". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "Here – Teenage Fanclub". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ Mix, Dave (8 September 2016). "Teenage Fanclub: Here". Exclaim!. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ Jonze, Tim (8 September 2016). "Teenage Fanclub: Here review – heart-tugging reacquaintance". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ Gill, Andy (8 September 2016). "Album reviews: Wilco – Wilco Schmilco, Jack White – Acoustic Recordings, MIA – AIM, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ^ Segal, Victoria (September 2016). "Always touched by their presence". Mojo (274): 91.
  8. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (6 September 2016). "Teenage Fanclub: Here". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ^ Doyle, Tom (October 2016). "Teenage Fanclub: Here". Q (364): 110.
  10. ^ Goldsmith, Mike (October 2016). "Teenage Fanclub – Here". Record Collector (458). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. ^ Gordon, Andrew (5 September 2016). "Teenage Fanclub – Here". The Skinny. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ^ Mulvey, John (October 2016). "Teenage Fanclub: Here". Uncut (233): 39.
  13. ^ http://www.sayaward.com/
  14. ^ "Shadows - Teenage Fanclub : Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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