| Cherry | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 2022 | |||
| Studio | Metropolis, London, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | Electronic music | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Jiaolong | |||
| Producer | Dan Snaith | |||
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Cherry is the tenth studio album by Canadian electronic musician Dan Snaith, and the third under his stage name Daphni. It has received positive reviews from critics.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2⁄10 (8 reviews) [1] |
| Metacritic | 82⁄100 (8 reviews) [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Exclaim! | 7⁄10 [4] |
| Loud and Quiet | 7⁄10 [5] |
| musicOMH |  [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2⁄10 [8] |
| Uncut | 8⁄10 [9] |
Editors at AnyDecentMusic? characterize eight reviews as a 7.2 out of 10. [1] According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Cherry received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from eight critic scores. [2]
Editors at AllMusic chose this as one of the favorite electronic albums of 2022 [10] and rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Heather Phares writing that "one of the greatest strengths of Dan Snaith's music as Daphni is its refreshing directness" and that this album "creates a new kind of tension in Daphni's music, as well as a spontaneity that seduces his audience into movement ever more cleverly". [3] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! gave Cherry a 7 out of 10, stating that it "bursts with sugary melody made more pronounced by considered yet largely unobtrusive drum patterns" and "blossoms as a listen worth savouring as Daphni's melodious detail leads the dance". [4] Loud and Quiet 's Reef Younis also gave a 7 out of 10, calling this effort "more exploratory and experimental" than Snaith's work under the name Caribou. [5] Ben Devlin of musicOMH rated this release 3.5 out of 5 stars, complaining that some "tracks are cruel in their brevity" and writes that "the listening experience is undoubtedly good fun" in spite of "reduced quality control". [6]
Writing for NME , Sam Moore gave this album 4 out of 5 stars, praising Snaith's ability to choose different tones and moods in his music and pointing out some tracks as "fine examples of when his toned-down production approach works wonders, though he can be guilty of overindulging". [7] Editors of Pitchfork chose this album as Best New Music of the week and critic Philip Sherburne gave it an 8.2 out of 10, characterizing the album as a "tour de force of dancefloor intuition and emotional release, [with] no point to prove; pleasure is the chief, perhaps the only, concern". [8] In Resident Advisor , Andrew Ryce characterizes the short tracks as having "an infectious and cheery energy that's hard not to get swept up in", making music that is "vibrant and beautifully textured". [11] Jason Anderson of Uncut scored Cherry an 8 out of 10 for having "a diverse array of dance and electronic music modes". [9]
All songs written by Dan Snaith.
