2013 studio album by Ryan Hemsworth
Guilt Trips is the first solo studio album by Canadian DJ/producer Ryan Hemsworth .[ 1] It was released on Last Gang Records on October 22, 2013.[ 2] [ 3] Music videos were created for "Against a Wall"[ 4] and "One for Me".[ 5] The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year .[ 6]
Production
Most of the album was recorded on Hemsworth's laptop computer in airports and hotels while he was on tour.[ 1] It features guest appearances from Sinead Harnett , Lofty305, Baths , Tinashe , Haleek Maul , and Kitty .[ 7]
Critical reception
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Guilt Trips received an average score of 77, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 8]
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a soft, serene, and inspired debut."[ 9] Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, commenting that "Guilt Trips is as unclassifiable as it is dazzling, a fine debut from an artist who continues to progress."[ 12] Miles Raymer of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "Like his DJ sets, Guilt Trips is all over the place genre-wise, but it never feels dilettantish."[ 16]
Exclaim! placed the album at number 8 on its year-end list of the "Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums".[ 19]
Track listing
Title 1. "Small + Lost" (featuring Sinead Harnett ) 2:33 2. "Against a Wall" (featuring Lofty305) 4:33 3. "Weird Life" 4:02 4. "Still Cold" (featuring Baths ) 2:02 5. "Avec Vous" 3:38 6. "Happiness & Dreams Forever" 1:42 7. "Yaeko Mitamura Is Lonely" 3:40 8. "Ryan Must Be Destroyed" 4:29 9. "One for Me" (featuring Tinashe ) 3:30 10. "Day/Night/Sleep System" (featuring Haleek Maul and Kitty ) 5:51 Total length: 36:06
References
^ a b Mertens, Max (November 6, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth Is Getting the Hang of the DJ Lifestyle" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ Barretto, Clyde (October 16, 2013). "Listen To Ryan Hemsworth 'Guilt Trips' (Full Album Stream)" . Prefix . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ Zeichner, Naomi (October 22, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth f. Sinead Harnett, "Small + Lost" MP3" . The Fader . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ Sargent, Jordan (October 3, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth's 'Against a Wall' Video Stars a Girl and Her Cat" . Spin . Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ Martins, Chris (June 12, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth and Tinashe Make the 'Most Boring Video Possible' and It's Beautiful" . Spin . Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ Thiessen, Brock (March 29, 2014). "Arcade Fire, Drake, Ryan Hemsworth Take Home Early Junos" . Exclaim! . Retrieved September 9, 2014 .
^ Carlick, Stephen (November 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Success IRL (Page 2)" . Exclaim! . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ a b "Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 9, 2014 .
^ a b Jeffries, David. "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ Raymer, Miles (October 21, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth's cleaned-up, poppy Guilt Trips and 15 more record reviews" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ Madden, Mike (October 23, 2013). "Album Review: Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ a b Carlick, Stephen (October 19, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips" . Exclaim! . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ Kelly, Chris (October 25, 2013). "Guilt Trips" . Fact . Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ Hutchinson, Kate (October 18, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - 'Guilt Trips' " . NME . Retrieved September 9, 2014 .
^ Boles, Benjamin (October 24, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips (Last Gang)" . Now . Retrieved April 7, 2018 .
^ a b Raymer, Miles (October 24, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ Ryce, Andrew (November 13, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips" . Resident Advisor . Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ Przybyslawski, Corinne (October 20, 2013). "Album Review: Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth" . The Varsity . Retrieved October 23, 2013 .
^ "Exclaim!'s Best of 2013: Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums" . Exclaim! . December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
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