| Find the Sun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2020 | |||
| Studio | Panoramic House (Marin County, California, U.S.) [1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 53:34 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Deradoorian chronology | ||||
| ||||
Find the Sun is the second studio album by American indie musician and former Dirty Projectors member Deradoorian. It was released by Anti- on September 18, 2020. [2]
Find the Sun was announced on March 10, 2020 with an initial release date of May 22, 2020. [3] Also announced were Deradoorian's 2020 tour dates, in which she planned to join Stereolab on their 2020 reunion tour. [1] Deradoorian began writing most of the songs in the summer of 2020, with some songs having been started in the previous summer. The writing for all songs was completed in the summer of 2020. [4] The creation process for the album started in Rockaway, Queens. The album was then recorded at Panoramic House, a recording studio in Marin County, California. [1] While the album was still in development, Deradoorian attended a Vipassana retreat in complete silence for ten days, which led Samer Ghadry and Dave Harrington to join the track as collaborators. [5]
The lead single, "Saturnine Night", was released on March 10, 2020. [6] A second single, "Monk's Robes", was released on April 21, 2020, alongside the announcement of the album's postponement and the cancellation of her tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] "It Was Me" was released next on May 19, 2020. [8] A fifth single, "Mask of Yesterday", was released on August 5, 2020. [9]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [10] |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [11] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [12] |
| Clash | 8/10 [13] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [14] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [15] |
| Mojo | [16] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| Q | [17] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [18] |
| Uncut | 7/10 [19] |
Find the Sun was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on nine reviews. [11] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [10] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 78 out of 100, based on eleven reviews. [20]
In a five star review for The Sydney Morning Herald , Barnaby Smith compared the album to the works of Can, Trees, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Pink Floyd, and Gil Scott-Heron. [18] John Aizlewood of Mojo was more tepid in his review, noting 'it doesn't work when she wails and chants her way through the closing "Sun" ... the climax to "Red Den" is a choral feast, and "It Was Me" is a slab of surprisingly crisp pop'. [16]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork | The 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020 | — [21] |
All tracks are written by Angel Deradoorian.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red Den" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Corsican Shores" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Saturnine Night" | 7:06 |
| 4. | "Monk's Robes" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "The Illuminator" | 9:19 |
| 6. | "Waterlily" | 2:06 |
| 7. | "It Was Me" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Devil's Market" | 5:30 |
| 9. | "Mask of Yesterday" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Sun" | 7:55 |
| Total length: | 53:34 | |
Stereolab are an Anglo-French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetitive motorik beat with heavy use of vintage electronic keyboards and female vocals sung in English and French. Their lyrics have political and philosophical themes influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist movements. On stage, they play in a more feedback-driven and guitar-oriented style. The band also draw from funk, jazz and Brazilian music, and were one of the first artists to be dubbed "post-rock". They are regarded among the most innovative and influential groups of the 1990s.
Vetiver is an American folk band headed by songwriter Andy Cabic.
Jim Bryson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Briefly a founding member of the band Punchbuggy, he moved to a musical life under his own name with the release of his debut album, The Occasionals, in 2000.
Angel Deradoorian, also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo career. In 2015 she released a solo studio album, The Expanding Flower Planet.
Not Music is the tenth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab, released on 16 November 2010 by Drag City and Duophonic Records. The album is a collection of unreleased material recorded at the same time as their previous album Chemical Chords (2008).
The Expanding Flower Planet is the first studio album by Deradoorian, a former member of Dirty Projectors. It was released on Anticon on August 21, 2015. Co-produced with Kenny Gilmore, it features contributions from Jeremy Hyman, Michael Lockwood, Niki Randa, and Arlene Deradoorian. The title comes from a Chinese mandala tapestry that hung in Deradoorian's studio.
Angels & Ghosts is the fifth studio album by English electronica production duo Soulsavers, released on 23 October 2015 by Columbia Records. It is their second collaboration with Dave Gahan, the frontman of Depeche Mode, as guest vocalist and songwriter, this time released under the moniker Dave Gahan & Soulsavers.
Eucalyptus is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Avey Tare. It was released on July 21, 2017 as the follow-up to his 2010 solo debut Down There, Eucalyptus is his first solo release following the formation of his band Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks. It was recorded by fellow Animal Collective bandmate Joshua Dibb, and features past collaborators Eyvind Kang and Angel Deradoorian.
Eternal Recurrence is an EP by Deradoorian, a former member of Dirty Projectors. Recorded between 2015 and 2016, it was released on Anticon on October 6, 2017.
Islands is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band Ash. It was released on 18 May 2018, through Infectious Music and BMG. Following the touring cycle for their previous album Kablammo! (2015), frontman Tim Wheeler was going through a break-up, and travelled around the world in attempt to isolate himself. While traveling, he wrote multiple songs in each location. Ash reconvened and began recording their next album at Atom Heart Studios in New York City, with Wheeler acting as the main producer. Described as an power pop album, Islands drew comparison to the Beach Boys, the Ramones, and the Undertones.
Kazuashita is the sixth studio album by American experimental music band Gang Gang Dance. It was released on June 22, 2018 under 4AD.
We're Not Talking is the second studio album by Australian indie pop band The Goon Sax. It was released on 14 September 2018, by Chapter Music in Australia and New Zealand, and Wichita Recordings worldwide.
Birth of Violence is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. Announced on June 18, 2019, the first single, "The Mother Road", was released the same day. The second single, "American Darkness", was released on July 17.
Likewise is the debut studio album by Frances Quinlan of Hop Along. It was released on January 31, 2020, by Saddle Creek Records.
Pinned is the fifth studio album by American noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers. It was released on April 13, 2018 under Dead Oceans.
Re-Animator is the fifth studio album by British band Everything Everything. Recorded primarily at RAK Studios in London over a two-week period in December 2019 with producer John Congleton, it was released on 11 September 2020 on Infinity Industries, the band's own imprint. The tracks "In Birdsong", "Arch Enemy", "Planets", and "Violent Sun" were released as singles throughout 2020 in support of the album.
Sundowner is the sixth studio album by American indie rock musician Kevin Morby, released on October 16, 2020, on Dead Oceans.
Gold Record is a studio album by American musician Bill Callahan, released on September 4, 2020 by independent record label Drag City. It is the seventh studio album released under his own name, and eighteenth overall when including studio albums released as Smog.
Live Forever is the debut studio album by English-born American musician Bartees Strange. It was released on October 2, 2020, by Memory Music.
On All Fours is the second studio album by English band Goat Girl. It was released on 29 January 2021 by Rough Trade Records.
