Be Small

Be Small
Studio album by Here We Go Magic
Released	October 16, 2015
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Here We Go Magic
Here We Go Magic chronology
A Different Ship (2012) Be Small (2015)

Be Small is the fourth full-length studio album from the indie rock band Here We Go Magic and was released by Secretly Canadian on October 16, 2015. ^{[1] [2]} Drawing inspiration from Brian Eno and John Cale's Wrong Way Up , as well as Robert Wyatt's Shleep, singer-songwriter Luke Temple began recording before enlisting the help of bandmate Michael Bloch. ^[3] The two were then assisted by drummer Austin Vaughn and bassist Brian Betancourt, who helped to complete the record. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:30
2.	"Stella"	4:30
3.	"Be Small"	3:50
4.	"Falling"	4:33
5.	"Candy Apple"	3:48
6.	"Girls in the Early Morning"	3:59
7.	"Tokyo London US Korea"	4:58
8.	"Wishing Well"	0:33
9.	"Ordinary Feeling"	5:33
10.	"News"	4:16
11.	"Dancing World"	4:44

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
DIY	[7]
Under the Radar	[8]

Critical reception for Be Small has been positive and the album holds a rating of 80 on Metacritic, based on 9 reviews. ^[5] AllMusic rated the album at four stars, praising it as being "loaded with simply good, interesting songs." ^[6] NME also gave a favorable review and awarded Be Small four out of five stars. ^[1]

References

1. Horton, Matthew. "Here We Go Magic - "Be Small"". NME. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
2. "Here We Go Magic announces new album, Be Small, premieres "Falling" — listen". Consequence of Sound. July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
3. "Here We Go Magic Announce New Album And Release New Video For "Falling"". mxdwn.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
4. "One Sheet". Secretly Canadian. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
5. "Be Small". Metacritic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
6. "Be Small - Here We Go Magic (review)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
7. Jones, Ross. "Here We Go Magic - Be Small". DIY . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
8. Everhart, John (November 4, 2015). "Here We Go Magic: Be Small (Secretly Canadian)". Under the Radar . Retrieved December 26, 2017.