Careful of Your Keepers

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Careful of Your Keepers
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Studio album by
This Is the Kit
ReleasedJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
RecordedDecember 2022
StudioJ & J Studio (Bristol, UK)
Genre Folk rock
Length34:09
Label Rough Trade
Producer Gruff Rhys
This Is the Kit chronology
Off Off On
(2020)		Careful of Your Keepers
(2023)

Careful of Your Keepers is the sixth studio album by British band This Is the Kit. It was released on 9 June 2023 via Rough Trade Records, making it the band's third album for the label. Recording sessions took place at J&J Studio in Bristol in December 2022. Production was handled by Gruff Rhys.

Contents

In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number 50 on the UK Albums Chart, number 20 on the Albums Chart Update, number 15 on the Scottish Albums Chart, number 11 on both the Albums Sales Chart and the Physical Albums Chart, number 19 on the Album Downloads Chart, number 9 on the Vinyl Albums Chart, number 6 on the Record Store Chart, number 2 on the Americana Chart, number 1 on the Folk Albums Chart and number 7 on the Independent Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Far Out Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste 7.6/10 [5]
PopMatters 8/10 [6]
Spectrum Culture85/100% [7]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [8]

Careful of Your Keepers was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81 based on seven reviews. [1]

Aaron Paskin of Spectrum Culture praised the album, calling it "a captivating set of jazzy folk rock wonders that demand to be explored, revealing more magic with each listen". [7] Victoria Segal of Mojo wrote: "it's hard world for little things, pigeon or human: these songs fight to ease the way". [4] Joanna McNaney Stein of PopMatters wrote: "ultimately, simplicity and genuine vulnerability are rarities, especially in today's shallow and superficial musical landscape. This Is the Kit again holds listeners captive with one of the unique voices in contemporary indie folk-rock". [6] Ellen Johnson of Paste wrote: "This Is The Kit have found a way to stay true to their style in a way that doesn't feel forced or boring". [5] Connor Shelton of The Line of Best Fit wrote: "while the latter half of the record isn't as engrossing as the first half, it still concludes with a solid trio of tunes". [8]

In his mixed review for American Songwriter , Lee Zimmerman wrote: "This Is The Kit are content to dwell in more solitary spaces, but given the ethereal arrangements and Rhy's carefully considered input, Careful Of Your Keepers emerges as an affecting effort, with layer after layer of melody and mystique. Not surprisingly, This Is The Kit ensures all the pieces fit together fine". [2]

Accolades

PublicationListRankRef.
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2023
39
[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kate Stables

No.TitleLength
1."Goodbye Bite"4:14
2."Inside Outside"3:33
3."Take You to Sleep"3:30
4."More Change"2:29
5."This Is When the Sky Gets Big"3:50
6."Scabby Head and Legs"3:41
7."Careful of Your Keepers"2:52
8."Doomed or More Doomed"3:21
9."Stuck in a Room"2:11
10."Dibs"4:28
Total length:34:09

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Careful of Your Keepers
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 50
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [12] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 7

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