Alone for the First Time

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Alone for the First Time
Alone for the First Time cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Ryan Hemsworth
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
Genre Electronic
Length27:47
Label
Producer Ryan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth chronology
Guilt Trips
(2013)		Alone for the First Time
(2014)		Elsewhere
(2018)

Alone for the First Time is the second solo studio album by Canadian record producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records and Secret Songs on November 4, 2014. [1] Music videos were created for "Snow in Newark", [2] "Too Long Here", [3] and "Surrounded". [4] The album was nominated for the 2015 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [7]
CMJ favorable [8]
Consequence of Sound B− [9]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Exclaim! 7/10 [11]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alone for the First Time received an average score of 72, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

Felicity Martin of Clash gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "It's a sad record, but one that envelops you in a warm hug, wipes your eyes and plays with your hair." [7] Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.0 out of 10, commenting that "Alone for the First Time is the furthest he's pushed himself, and the growing pains on the album can be chalked up to the strain of trying new things, a kind of adolescent awkwardness that shows signs of maturing into something sophisticated and unique." [12]

CMJ placed the album at number 3 on the "30 Best Albums of 2014" list. [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hurt Me"3:30
2."Walk Me Home" (featuring Lontalius)3:43
3."Snow in Newark" (featuring Dawn Golden)4:04
4."Blemish"2:30
5."Too Long Here" (featuring Alex G)3:27
6."Surrounded" (featuring Kotomi and Doss)5:01
7."By Myself" (featuring The GTW and Little Cloud)5:32
Total length:27:47
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."Every Square Inch" (featuring Qrion)4:31
9."Inside the Heart" (featuring tofubeats)3:56
10."Cream Soda" (featuring Tomggg)4:22
11."Snow in Newark (XXYYXX Remix)" (featuring Dawn Golden)3:31
12."Walk Me Home (Live Version)" (featuring Lontalius)3:17
Total length:47:25

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  2. ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (October 9, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth Details New LP, Shares "Snow In Newark" Video". CMJ . Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Golden, Zara (January 22, 2015). "Selfies Fight Back In Ryan Hemsworth And Alex G's "Too Long Here" Video". The Fader . Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Gore, Sydney (December 15, 2015). "Ryan Hemsworth Is "Surrounded" In A Digital Landscape". Nylon . Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Sarah (January 27, 2015). "2015 Juno Nominees Announced". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Alone For the First Time by Ryan Hemsworth". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Martin, Felicity (November 27, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time". Clash . Retrieved August 13, 2015.
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  9. ↑ Staples, Derek (November 5, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth – Alone For The First Time". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved August 13, 2015.
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