This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 22, 2019 | |||
Recorded | January–July 2018 | |||
Studio | Battle Tapes, Nashville | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:29 | |||
Label | Merge, City Slang | |||
Lambchop chronology | ||||
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This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) is a 2019 studio album by American band Lambchop. The album appeared 50th on the Mojo magazine's albums of the year list.[1]
Reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[2] |
Metacritic | 82/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
The Music | [7] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[8] |
Uncut | [9] |
Under the Radar | 5/10[10] |
The album received largely positive reception. Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a score of 7.7/10 based on 15 ratings, while Metacritic gave the album a score of 82/100 based on 13 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Matthew McCaughan & Kurt Wagner unless otherwise indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The New Isn’t So You Anymore" | 5:18 | |
2. | "Crosswords, or What This Says About You" | 6:46 | |
3. | "Everything for You" | Kurt Wagner | 3:55 |
4. | "The Lasting Last of You" | 6:08 | |
5. | "The Air Is Heavy and I Should Be Listening to You" | 7:40 | |
6. | "The December-ish You" | Kurt Wagner | 6:19 |
7. | "This Is What I Wanted to Tell You" | 6:45 | |
8. | "Flower" | Kurt Wagner | 2:38 |
Personnel[]
Personnel differs between tracks but includes the group members of Lambchop.[11]
- Roy Agee - Trombone
- Tony Crow - Piano, Electric piano
- Robbie Crowell - Horn
- Spencer Cullum - Steel guitar
- Jeremy Ferguson - Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer
- Jeremy Fetzer - Guitar
- Matthew McCaughan - Composer, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer
- Charlie McCoy - Harmonica, Vibraphone
- Joe Puleo - Vocal Samples
- Matt Swanson - Bass guitar
- Jacob Valenzuela - Trumpet
- Kurt Wagner - Composer, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals
References[]
- ^ "Mojo's 75 Best New Albums Of The Year". Mojo (315). 14 November 2019.
- ^ "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop Reviews and tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) – Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Falk, David (March 21, 2019). "Lambchop This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 22, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) review – growing experimental gracefully". The Guardian. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ James, Christopher (March 19, 2019). "Lambchop / This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". The Music. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Rytlewski, Evan (March 28, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Troussé, Stephen (March 26, 2019). "Lambchop – This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". Uncut. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Michalik, Timothy (March 25, 2019). "Lambchop: This (is what I wanted to tell you) (Merge) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Credits: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) - Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
Categories:
- 2019 albums
- Lambchop (band) albums
- City Slang albums
- Merge Records albums