Lost Futures

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Lost Futures
Studio album by
Marisa Anderson and William Tyler
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021
StudioFlora Recording & Playback, Portland, Oregon
GenreAmbient,[1] blues, Americana[2]
Length41:09
LabelThrill Jockey
Producer
Marisa Anderson and William Tyler chronology
Goes West
(2019) 		Lost Futures
(2021)

Lost Futures is a studio album by American guitarists Marisa Anderson and William Tyler, released August 27, 2021, via Thrill Jockey.[3] Lost Futures was recorded by producer Tucker Martine at his Portland, Oregon recording studio Flora Recording & Playback.[2] The album is inspired by, and named in reference to, Jacques Derrida's philosophical concept hauntology, and particularly Mark Fisher's writing on the subject in his work Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures.[1][4][2]

Reception[]

Lost Futures ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Loud and Quiet6/10[1]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork7/10[4]
PopMatters8/10[2]
Spectrum Culture85/100[8]
Uncut8/10[9]

Lost Futures received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.[5] AllMusic's Timothy Monger wrote that "it might take a number of listens to fully appreciate Lost Futures' peculiar spread of dynamics. But, like any grower, its slow revelation is part of its charm."[6] PopMatters's Chris Ingalls wrote that the "brilliant artists" Tyler, Anderson, and Martine "are bursting with creativity and bold ideas", and that the album "may be dotted with nostalgia, but it's most definitely a bold move forward."[2] Holly Hazelwood wrote for Spectrum Culture that Lost Futures is "one of the best albums of 2021 not because it's daring or because of what it has to say, but because its craftsmanship is such that you'll be mad that this is (as of now) all that we have to listen to from the duo."[8]

Loud and Quiet's Alex Francis wrote that the "album's artwork makes it clear that the album is also about climate change in the broadest possible sense", but that "This doesn't make it through to the music itself, which is largely too pleasant and meandering to really make clear the threat, sorrow and chaos of rapid climate change. The album's understanding of climate change is less nuanced than Daniel Bachman's excellent Axacan, which made clear the connections between extractive colonial capitalism and global heating without losing the music's emotional core". Francis also said that "The bottom line is that this album does not reshape Americana in a new image, like the work of Bachman, Yasmin Williams, or Gwenifer Raymond. But, realistically, that's because William Tyler and Marisa Anderson already did that years ago and their influence is only beginning to be fully felt. It's enough for Lost Futures to offer some more to completionists while giving a good introduction to those who are newly exploring the genre".[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Marisa Anderson and William Tyler. All tracks are produced by Anderson, Tyler, and Tucker Martine.

Lost Futures tracks[10]
No.TitleLength
1."News About Heaven"3:56
2."Lost Futures"2:54
3."Pray for Rain"5:14
4."Something Will Come"6:02
5."At the Edge of the World"6:16
6."Hurricane Light"3:56
7."Life and Casualty"4:05
8."Haunted by Water"8:43
Total length:41:09

Personnel[]

  • Marisa Anderson – guitars, songwriting, producing, photography
  • William Tyler – guitars, songwriting, producing
  • Tucker Martine – producing, recording, mixing, drums, bass
  • Cole Halverson – recording and mixing assistant
  • Gisela Rodriguez Fernandez – violin, viola
  • Patricia Vásquez Gómez – quijada
  • Amy Dragon – mastering
  • Sam Smith – cover art
  • Daniel Castrejón – design

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Francis, Alex (August 31, 2021). "Marisa Anderson and William Tyler - Lost Futures". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ingalls, Chris (September 1, 2021). "Marisa Anderson and William Tyler's Lost Futures Is a Stunning Collaboration". PopMatters. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Strauss, Matthew (March 18, 2021). "Marisa Anderson and William Tyler Announce New Album, Share "Lost Futures"". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Goldner, Sam (August 27, 2021). "Marisa Anderson / William Tyler: Lost Futures Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Lost Futures by Marisa Anderson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Lost Futures - Marisa Anderson, William Tyler". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Mulvey, John. "Marisa Anderson & William Tyler - Lost Futures". Mojo. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Hazelwood, Holly (September 1, 2021). "Marisa Anderson/William Tyler: Lost Futures". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Pattison, Louis. "Marisa Anderson and William Tyler Lost Futures". Uncut. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Lost Futures | Marisa Anderson/William Tyler". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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