Sunset Kids
Sunset Kids | ||||
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Released | August 30, 2019 | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Length | 49:27 | |||
Label | Wicked Cool Records | |||
Producer | Lucinda Williams | |||
Jesse Malin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sunset Kids | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[3] |
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PopMatters | (7/10)[7] |
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Sunset Kids is the eighth studio album by New York singer/songwriter Jesse Malin. It was released on August 30, 2019 by Wicked Cool Records and The Orchard.[9] The album was produced by Lucinda Williams and Tom Overby, and features performances by Lucinda Williams, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Joseph Arthur.[10]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Jesse Malin, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Meet Me at the End of the World Again" | Jesse Malin, Derek Cruz, Alejandro Escovedo | 4:05 |
2. | "Room 13" (feat. Lucinda Williams) | Jesse Malin, Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby | 3:56 |
3. | "When You're Young" | Jesse Malin, Holly Ramos, Derek Cruz | 2:56 |
4. | "Chemical Heart" | Jesse Malin, Holly Ramos | 2:31 |
5. | "Promises" | Jesse Malin, David Bianco | 3:45 |
6. | "Shining Down" | 3:15 | |
7. | "Shane" (feat. Lucinda Williams) | 3:07 | |
8. | "Strangers & Thieves" (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong) | Billie Joe Armstrong, Jesse Malin | 3:16 |
9. | "Revelations" | 2:45 | |
10. | "Gray Skies Look so Blue" | 2:47 | |
11. | "Do You Really Wanna Know" | Jesse Malin, Lucinda Williams, Derek Cruz | 3:21 |
12. | "Friends in Florida" | 4:35 | |
13. | "Dead On" (feat. Lucinda Williams) | Jesse Malin, Lucinda Williams, Derek Cruz | 3:34 |
14. | "My Little Life" | 3:04 |
Recording and production[]
Sunset Kids was produced by Lucinda Williams and engineered by David Bianco and . The album was recorded on both coasts between the two artists' touring schedules. Two songs were co-written by Lucinda Williams including the first single, "Room 13." Other guests that appear on the album are Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, who co-wrote and sings on "Strangers and Thieves," and singer songwriter Joseph Arthur who appears on three tracks.[11]
Reception[]
Reviews for the album were mostly positive, gaining an 81 out of 100 score on review aggregating site Metacritic.[12] Rolling Stone called it "a celebration of survival that finds the New York City hardcore troubadour reflecting on life’s precious and fleeting moments."[13] American Songwriter said "each of these 14 tracks is an exquisitely constructed gem."[14] Americana UK said "(the songs) fit together here into a triumph a record which must rank among the best of Malin’s career and among the best of this year."[15]
References[]
- ^ "Meet Me at the End of the World - EP by Jesse Malin". Apple iTunes. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Room 13 - Single (feat. Lucinda Williams)". Apple iTunes. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Metacritic
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ American Songwriter
- ^ Americana UK
- ^ PopMatters
- ^ Rolling Stone
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Jesse Malin: Sunset Kids". American Songwriter. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph. "Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams Celebrate Hard-Fought Survival on 'Sunset Kids'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Jesse Malin teams with Lucinda Williams for new album, 'Sunset Kids'". Grateful Web. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Sunset Kids". Metacritic.
- ^ Overby, Tom. "Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams Celebrate Hard-Fought Survival on 'Sunset Kids'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Jesse Malin: Sunset Kids". American Songwriter. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Howlett, Steven. "Jesse Malin "Sunset Kids" (Wicked Cool Records, 2019)". Americana UK. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
External links[]
- 2019 albums
- Jesse Malin albums
- Albums produced by Lucinda Williams