Abysskiss

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Abysskiss
Abysskiss cover.jpg
Studio album by
Adrianne Lenker
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded2018
StudioPanoramic House, West Marin, California
Genre
Length33:42
Label Saddle Creek
Producer
Adrianne Lenker chronology
Hours Were the Birds
(2014)		Abysskiss
(2018)		 Songs
(2020)
Singles from Abysskiss
  1. "Cradle"
    Released: August 7, 2018
  2. "Symbol"
    Released: September 12, 2018
  3. "From"
    Released: October 2, 2018

Abysskiss (stylized in all lowercase) is the third solo studio album by Adrianne Lenker, released through Saddle Creek Records on October 5, 2018. [1] The album was recorded at Panoramic Studio in West Marin, California with Luke Temple and Gabe Wax, who respectively handled production and engineering duties. [2] The album consists of ten songs conceived while touring with Big Thief. The tracks "Terminal Paradise" and "From" were given a full band arrangement on Big Thief's album, U.F.O.F. , released in 2019. [3]

Contents

Release

Abysskiss was announced on August 7, 2018. [4] "Cradle" was released as a single the same day. [5] "Symbol" was released as a single on September 12, 2018. [6] "From" was released as the final single, three days before the album's release. [7] Abysskiss was released by Saddle Creek Records on October 5, 2018. [8] The music video for "Symbol", featuring Lenker performing the track on the boardwalk of Coney Island, was released on November 29, 2018. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [10]
Metacritic 83/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [13]
Exclaim! 7/10 [14]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [15]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [16]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [18]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Abysskiss received an average score of 83 based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [11] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork gave Abysskiss an 8 out of 10 rating, writing, "The shared secrets of intimacy, the buried secrets of family, the impenetrable secrets of nature—they all swirl like sediment in a wine glass. abysskiss thrums quietly with the unease of these secrets, of mingled trauma and love." [18] Lizzie Manno of Paste gave the album an 8.5 out of 10 rating, writing, "Providing newfound comfort and warm familiarity, abysskiss is a record that will quickly find its way into your heart and slowly caress your soul." [20]

In his four-star review for VultureHound , Jake Doolin noted Lenker's ability to find "new ways of making her instruments sing", while also praising Temple's "stripped back production". [21] Adam Turner-Heffer of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 9 out of 10 rating, writing, "Nothing feels disingenuous about Lenker’s story or approach or music, which anyone who has witnessed Big Thief’s surprisingly upbeat and even humorous stage personas – at odds with their reasonably heavy music – can attest. Lenker is an incredible talent." [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adrianne Lenker

No.TitleLength
1."Terminal Paradise"3:59
2."From"3:38
3."Womb"2:15
4."Out of Your Mind"3:51
5."Cradle"3:17
6."Symbol"3:49
7."Blue and Red Horses"3:17
8."Abyss Kiss"3:03
9."What Can You Say"2:28
10."10 Miles"4:01
Total length:33:42

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp. [22]

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