Stranger (Yung Lean album)

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Stranger
Yung Lean Stranger.jpg
Studio album by
Yung Lean
ReleasedNovember 10, 2017
GenreCloud rap, Alt pop, Goth
Length46:26
LabelYEAR0001
Producer
  • Gud (also exec.)
  • Yung Sherman
  • Whitearmor
Yung Lean chronology
Frost God
(2016) 		Stranger
(2017) 		Poison Ivy
(2018)
Singles from Stranger
  1. "Red Bottom Sky"
    Released: September 1, 2017
  2. "Hunting My Own Skin"
    Released: September 22, 2017
  3. "Skimask"
    Released: October 19, 2017

Stranger is the third studio album by Swedish rapper Yung Lean.[1] It was released on November 10, 2017 by the label YEAR0001 and was executively produced by Gud, with additional production from Whitearmor and Yung Sherman.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.3/10[2]
Metacritic63/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB-[4]
AllMusic2/5 stars[5]
Clash8/10[6]
The Guardian3/5 stars[7]
Mojo3/5 stars[3]
NME6/10[8]
The Observer4/5 stars[9]
Pitchfork6.8/10[10]
Q3/5 stars[3]
The Skinny2/5 stars[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Stranger received an average score of 63, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[12] NME magazine's Jamie Milton noted that "Tragedy surrounds Yung Lean's work, and "Stranger"'s best moments find him channelling turmoil into something cathartic" and said that Stranger was "sad, despairing and desolate".[8] Writing for The Observer, Tara Joshi found the record more comfortable than Lean's previous work, specifically his second major label album, "channelling his uniquely hazy take on melodic southern hip-hop" and said that "Stranger is especially striking for its beautiful production, drifting with dark synth glossiness that can feel a little meandering and aimless but just about avoids self-indulgence."[9] Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork said that the "Swedish rapper’s third album offers glimpses of his full potential, songs that pierce through the detachment that once obscured real emotion." and said that "In these moments, Lean’s identity shifts from something borrowed to something innate."[10]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Yung Lean.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Muddy Sea"Yung Sherman2:44
2."Red Bottom Sky"Gud5:03
3."Skimask"Gud3:16
4."Silver Arrows"
  • Gud
  • Whitearmor
3:06
5."Metallic Intuition"Gud3:35
6."Push/Lost Weekend"Gud2:54
7."Salute/Pacman"Whitearmor3:17
8."Drop It/Scooter"
  • Gud
  • Whitearmor
4:05
9."Hunting My Own Skin"
  • Gud
  • Whitearmor
3:02
10."Iceman"Whitearmor3:14
11."Snakeskin/Bullets"Gud1:07
12."Fallen Demon"Yung Sherman2:47
13."Agony"Gud3:34
14."Yellowman"
  • Gud
  • Yung Sherman
4:42
Total length:46:26

Charts[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[13] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 18

References[]

  1. ^ "Yung Lean Reveals 'Stranger' Album & Drops 'Hunting My Own Skin'". September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Stranger by Yung Lean reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Critic Reviews for Stranger". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Here are 3 albums you should know about this week". The A.V. Club. November 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Z. Yeung, Neil. "Stranger – Yung Lean". AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Rosebury, Will (November 21, 2017). "Yung Lean – Stranger". Clash. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (9 November 2017). "Yung Lean: Stranger review – sad songs by a hip-hop enigma". The Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Milton, Jamie (November 9, 2017). "Yung Lean—'Stranger'". NME. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Joshi, Tara (November 12, 2017). "Yung Lean: Stranger review – hypnotic soundscapes". The Observer. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Garvey, Meaghan (November 11, 2017). "Yung Lean: Stranger". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  11. ^ Devlin, Ross (November 9, 2017). "Yung Lean – Stranger". The Skinny. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  12. ^ Stranger by Yung Lean, retrieved 2017-12-11
  13. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 18, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
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