Face Tat | ||||
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Released | October 19, 2010 | |||
Recorded | April 2, 2009 – July 1, 2010 | |||
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Length | 39:38 | |||
Label | Sargent House | |||
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Face Tat (stylized in all caps) is the second full-length studio album by American recording artist Zach Hill. It was co-produced by Andy Morin and released on October 19, 2010.
The album cover shows a photograph of an angry woman with short black hair wearing a flannel shirt and overalls. She is holding a compressed air can which is spewing flames that she is glaring at. She is stood in front of a row of trees in daytime. There is a narrow plain white border around the image where the name of the album is handwritten in the top-right corner.
The cover was designed by Andy Morin and Sonny Kay and photographed by Sean Stout.
The woman appearing on the album cover is Liz Liles. [1]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | A− [4] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [5] |
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Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [7] |
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Face Tat received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 74/100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
All lyrics are written by Zach Hill.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Memo to the Man" |
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| 3:42 |
2. | "The Primitives Talk" | Hill |
| 3:22 |
3. | "Ex-Ravers" |
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| 3:20 |
4. | "The Sacto Smile" |
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| 1:58 |
5. | "Green Bricks" | Hill |
| 2:42 |
6. | "House of Hits" |
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| 4:54 |
7. | "Jackers" | Hill |
| 1:33 |
8. | "Burner in the Video" |
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| 3:27 |
9. | "Dizzy from the Twins" |
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| 2:23 |
10. | "Gross Sales" |
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| 2:48 |
11. | "Total Recall" |
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| 3:02 |
12. | "Face Tat" |
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| 3:42 |
13. | "Second Life" |
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| 2:45 |
Total length: | 39:38 |
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