Blue Skies (Dehd album)

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Blue Skies
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Studio album by
Dehd
ReleasedMay 27, 2022
Studio Fat Possum
Dehd chronology
Flower of Devotion
(2020)		Blue Skies
(2022)

Blue Skies is the fourth studio album by the band Dehd. The album was released on May 27, 2022, by Fat Possum. [1]

Contents

Background and recording

Dehd announced the new album in February 2022. [2] The first single, "Bad Love" was released when the album was announced. [2] In an interview with Nylon , band members Emily Kempf and Jason Balla respectively expressed agreement and disagreement that the album was similar to their previous album, Flower of Devotion. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [1]

In a review published by Pitchfork , Jayson Greene praised Dehd for remaining stylistically consistent with their previous album, Flower of Devotion. [1] Greene wrote that "it can take a peculiar kind of nerve to stay the course". [1] In a review for The Guardian , Ben Beaumont-Thomas referred to each song as individually "catchy and evocative" and the album as a whole as "casually masterly". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Control"1:45
2."Bad Love"2:30
3."Bop"1:30
4."Clear"3:03
5."Hold"1:53
6."Memories"3:58
7."Window"2:58
8."Palomino"2:15
9."Waterfall"2:25
10."Dream On"2:43
11."Empty in My Mind"2:52
12."Stars"2:43
13."No Difference"1:53
Total length:32:34

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Greene, Jayson (May 31, 2022). "Dehd: Blue Skies". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Corcoran, Nina (February 14, 2022). "Dehd Announce New Album Blue Skies, Share New Song "Bad Love"". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ June, Sophia (June 16, 2022). "Dehd On Album 'Blue Skies' & Knowing What They Do Best". Nylon. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Blue Skies". Metacritic . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (May 27, 2022). "Dehd: Blue Skies review – shining melodies on indie-rockers' biggest songs yet". The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2022.


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