Caer (album)

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Caer
Twin Shadow - Caer.png
Studio album by
Twin Shadow
ReleasedApril 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
Genre
Length41:07
Label Warner Music Group/Reprise
Producer George Lewis Jr.
Twin Shadow chronology
Eclipse
(2015)		Caer
(2018)		Broken Horses
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10 [3]
Metacritic 69/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [6]
Exclaim! 5/10 [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [9]
PopMatters 6/10 [10]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Caer is the fourth studio album by Dominican-American singer-songwriter George Lewis Jr., under his stage name Twin Shadow. It was released on April 27, 2018 under Warner Music Group. [12]

Contents

Release

On February 22, 2018, Twin Shadow announced the release of the new album, alongside two new singles "Little Woman" and "Saturdays", which features a collaboration by Haim. [12] On March 16, 2018, the next single "Brace" was released, with a collaboration by Rainsford. [13]

Critical reception

Caer was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69, based on 10 reviews. [4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 69 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews. [14]

Track listing

Caer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Brace" (featuring Rainsford)
  • George Lewis Jr.
  • Ethan Silverman
  • Wynne Bennett
  • Rainey Qualley
  • George Lewis Jr.
  • Wynne Bennett
3:26
2."Saturdays" (featuring Haim)
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Este Haim
  • Danielle Haim
  • Alana Haim
2:52
3."Sympathy" (featuring Rainsford)
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bennett
  • Edward Bezalel
  • Qualley
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bennett
2:52
4."18 Years"Lewis jr.
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Burton
  • Bennett
  • Nate Donmoyer
3:18
5."Little Woman"
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bennett
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bennett
3:32
6."When You're Wrong"
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bezalel
  • Bennett
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bennett
3:29
7."Twins Theme"Lewis Jr.Lewis Jr.1:28
8."Littlest Things"
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bennett
  • Donmoyer
  • Donmoyer
  • Lewis Jr.
3:43
9."Too Many Colors"
  • Bezalel
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Burton
  • Lewis Jr.
3:46
10."Rust"Lewis Jr.Lewis Jr.1:34
11."Obvious People"Lewis Jr.Lewis Jr.3:42
12."Runaway"
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bezalel
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Donmoyer
  • Burton
  • Bennett
3:42
13."Bombs Away"
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Bezalel
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Burton
2:36

Personnel

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  2. ↑ Kohner, Kyle (23 April 2018). "ALBUM REVIEW: Twin Shadow ricochets back to pop prominence with Caer". RIFF. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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  7. ↑ Mohammed, Jenna (April 24, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ O'Connor, Roison (April 25, 2018). "Album reviews: Anne-Marie, Speedy Ortiz, Twin Shadow, Okkervill River, Willie Nelson". The Independent . Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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  10. ↑ Carr, Paul (April 27, 2018). "Twin Shadow Is Best When He Focuses on the Pop Hooks in 'Caer'". PopMatters . Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ Hurst, Josh (April 22, 2018). "Slant Magazine Review". Slant Magazine . Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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