Crab Day

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Crab Day
Crab Day (Front Cover).jpg
Studio album by
Cate Le Bon
Released15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
StudioPanoramic House (Stinson Beach, California)
Genre
Length36:38
Label
Producer
Cate Le Bon chronology
Mug Museum
(2013)		Crab Day
(2016)		 Reward
(2019)
Singles from Crab Day
  1. "Wonderful"
    Released: 29 February 2016

Crab Day is the fourth studio album by Welsh musician Cate Le Bon, released on 15 April 2016 by Drag City, Turnstile Music, and Caroline International. It was produced by Josiah Steinbrick and Noah Georgeson and recorded at Panoramic House, a hilltop mansion in the coastal town of Stinson Beach, California. [1] The artist Phil Collins created a short film set in Berlin to coincide with the release. [2]

Contents

Recording

After the experience working with American musician Tim Presley as DRINKS, Le Bon changed her working method. She created short demos and used different instruments. Lyrics were written after the music had been completed. She described the process as "the songs were mapped out in my head and I had vocal melodies, just not lyrics". [3] When the songs had been developed, they were rehearsed over five days together with Stephen Black (bass), H. Hawkline (guitar) and Stella Mozgawa (drums). [3] Upon entering the studio, recording was completed over five days after which Le Bon completed her vocals and overdubs. It was followed by the process of selecting the songs and running order for the album. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound B− [6]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The New York Times (favorable) [11]
NME 3/5 [12]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [13]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Crab Day received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [4]

Laura Snapes of Pitchfork Media gave the album a favorable review, stating, "Crab Day is a voyage into doubt led by a queasy compass, and a ringleader who's prepared to stake out uncertain territory. Le Bon always keeps you guessing, making the old traditions of guitar-oriented rock feel arbitrary, too. Her nervy assessments of the world are filled with equal parts suspense and heart, and beautifully zany riffs, where the feeling of being frayed by uncertainty comes together into a strangely comforting patchwork." [13]

Accolade

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Rough Trade Albums of the Year2016
89 [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cate Le Bon

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Crab Day"3:51
2."Love Is Not Love"3:03
3."Wonderful"2:38
4."Find Me"2:53
5."I'm a Dirty Attic"3:08
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."I Was Born on the Wrong Day"2:19
7."We Might Revolve"3:49
8."Yellow Blinds, Cream Shadows"4:04
9."How Do You Know?"3:27
10."What's Not Mine"7:26
Total length:36:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Crab Day. [16]

Musicians

Production and artwork

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  13. 1 2 Snapes, Laura (15 April 2016). "Cate Le Bon: Crab Day". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Hill, Marty (19 April 2016). "Cate Le Bon: Crab Day". Under the Radar . Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade . 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Crab Day (LP liner notes). Cate Le Bon. Drag City. 2016. DC653.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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