Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You
Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You | ||||
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Studio album by Lightspeed Champion | ||||
Released | 15 February 2010 (2010-02-15) | |||
Recorded | 2008–2009 Mission Sound, Brooklyn, New York | |||
Genre | Indie rock, folk | |||
Length | 49:50 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Producer | Ben Allen, Devonté Hynes | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Rock Sound | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10)[5] |
Clash | (8/10)[6] |
Soundblab | (7/10)[7] |
Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You is the second album by British artist Lightspeed Champion, released on 15 February 2010 in the UK, and 16 February 2010 in the US,[8] although it was originally to be released on 1 February 2010,[9][10] before being pushed back.
Recording
The album began recording in late 2008 in Brooklyn with main Lightspeed Champion musician Dev Hynes and producer Ben Allen (known for his recent work with Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, and The Constellations), though it soon had to take a hiatus due a throat surgery Dev was required to undertake. It was then tracked within nine days at the beginning of March. Dev periodically posted five "studio reports" on his YouTube channel between 25 December 2008 and 18 March 2009.
"Smooth Day (at the Library)" originally appeared as a track on his EP, Album In A Day 2, then called simply "smooth day".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Devonté Hynes, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dead Head Blues" | 4:07 |
2. | "Marlene" | 3:50 |
3. | "There's Nothing Underwater" | 4:44 |
4. | "Intermission" | 1:23 |
5. | "Faculty of Fears" | 5:14 |
6. | "The Big Guns of Highsmith" | 4:26 |
7. | "Romart" | 3:30 |
8. | "I Don't Want to Wake Up Alone" | 2:29 |
9. | "Madame Van Damme" | 3:13 |
10. | "Smooth Day (at the Library)" | 3:46 |
11. | "Intermission 2" | 0:38 |
12. | "Sweetheart" | 4:38 |
13. | "Etude Op.3 'Goodnight Michalek'" | 1:49 |
14. | "Middle of the Dark" | 4:15 |
15. | "A Bridge and a Goodbye" | 1:47 |
Total length: | 49:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Tete Morte" | 4:21 |
Total length: | 53:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Devil in Disguise" (Bill Giant/Bernie Baum/Florence Kaye) | 3:05 |
2. | "Marlene" (live) | 4:07 |
3. | "Madame van Damme" (live) | 3:11 |
4. | "Faculty of Fears" (live) | 4:39 |
5. | "Sweetheart" (live) | 4:41 |
Release history
Date | Country | Label |
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15 February 2010 (2010-02-15) | United Kingdom | Domino Records (WIG235) |
16 February 2010 (2010-02-16) | United States/Canada | Domino Records (DNO254) |
24 February 2010 (2010-02-24) | Japan | Hostess Entertainment |
Personnel
- Devonté Hynes – vocals, main instrumentation, composition, arrangement
- Spacecamp (Jon Wiley, Steven Mertens, Chris Egan, Omar Shamesh) – additional instrumentation, group male vocals
- Michael Siddel – violin, additional strings
- Jon Webber – violin
- Jesse Reagen – cello
- Sally Wall – oboe
- Ben Allen – production, recording, mixing
References
- ^ "Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You by Lightspeed Champion". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Review: Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Rock Sound review".
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Clash review". 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Soundblab review".
- ^ ""Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You" Album Premiere on Myspace". Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "New Album "Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You" Released 1 February 2010". Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "New Release: Lightspeed Champion: Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Lightspeed Champion / Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You". Tower Records.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
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