Shade (Grouper album)
2021 studio album by Grouper
Shade Released October 22, 2021 Recorded 2006–2021 Genre Length 34 :59 Label Kranky Producer Liz Harris
"Unclean Mind" Released: July 27th, 2021
"Ode To The Blue" Released: September 15th, 2021
Shade is the twelfth studio album by American musician Liz Harris under the stage name Grouper . It was released in the United States on October 22, 2021 on Kranky .
Recording
Shade consists of songs recorded over a span of fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021.[ 1]
Release
Shade was announced on July 27, 2021.[ 2] Accompanying the announcement, the track "Unclean Mind" was released. On September 15, Grouper released and shared a video for the track "Ode to the Blue". The video featured musician Julia Holter .[ 3]
Critical reception
The aggregate review site Metacritic assigns an average score of 86 out of 100 to the album based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[ 4]
Shade was ranked the 2nd best album of the year in The Washington Post 's year-end list.[ 15]
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written by Liz Harris
Title 1. "Followed The Ocean" 2:54 2. "Unclean Mind" 3:51 3. "Ode to the Blue" 2:53 4. "Pale Interior" 3:51 5. "Disordered Minds" 4:34 6. "The Way Her Hair Falls" 2:35 7. "Promise" 2:49 8. "Basement Mix" 5:17 9. "Kelso (Blue Sky)" 6:15 Total length: 34:59
References
^ a b Bromfield, Daniel (October 26, 2021). "Grouper: Shade" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Minsker, Evan (July 27, 2021). "Grouper Announces New Album Shade, Shares New Song "Unclean Mind": Listen" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Minsker, Evan (September 15, 2021). "Grouper Shares Video for New Song "Ode to the blue": Watch" . Pitchfork .
^ a b "Shade by Grouper Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ "Shade by Grouper reviews" . AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Phares, Heather. "Shade – Grouper" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Fisette, Jeremy J. (October 27, 2021). "Album Review: Grouper – Shade" . Beats Per Minute . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ Gallagher, Marianne (November 2, 2021). "Grouper - Shade" . Clash . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Beedham, Tom (October 21, 2021). "Grouper's Latest Brings Every 'Shade' of Liz Harris into Focus" . Exclaim! . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Male, Andrew (October 2021). "Grouper – Shade: Twelfth LP from the Pacific Northwest artist, assembled over the past 15 years". Mojo . No. 335. p. 96.
^ Cotsell, Matt (October 22, 2021). "Grouper – Shade" . musicOMH . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (October 22, 2021). "On Shade , Grouper Draws from 15 Years of Unreleased Recordings" . Paste . Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Inglis, Tony (October 19, 2021). "Grouper album review: Shade" . The Skinny . Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ Dale, Jon (November 2021). "Grouper – Shade: Gorgeously deep water songs, singing out from Oregon's North Coast". Uncut . No. 294. p. 34.
^ Richards, Chris (December 7, 2021). "Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more" . The Washington Post .
^ "AllMusic Best of 2021" . AllMusic . March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2021" . BrooklynVegan . December 28, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ "The 50 best albums of 2021" . The Fader . December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021" . Pitchfork . December 7, 2021.
^ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2021 (In Association With Norman Records)" . The Quietus . December 6, 2021.
^ "Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more" . The Washington Post . December 7, 2018.
^ "Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021" . Year-End Lists . December 7, 2018.
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