First Taste (Ty Segall album)

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First Taste
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Studio album by
Ty Segall
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Genre Garage rock
Length40:56
Label Drag City
Ty Segall chronology
Freedom's Goblin
(2018)		First Taste
(2019)		 Harmonizer
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound B+ [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
Paste 7.7/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [7]

First Taste is the twelfth studio album by American musician Ty Segall. It was released on August 2, 2019 under Drag City. [8]

Contents

The first single from the album, "Taste" was released June 4, 2019. [9] In support of the album, Segall and The Freedom Band announced a tour of the US through July to October 2019, and then a European tour after October. [10]

Critical reception

First Taste was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 19 reviews [1]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Drift RecordsTop 100 Albums of 2019
9
Les InrocksTop 100 Albums of 2019
34
Piccadilly RecordsTop 100 Albums of 2019
88

Track listing

First Taste track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Taste"3:36
2."Whatever"4:24
3."Ice Plant"3:33
4."The Fall"2:57
5."I Worship the Dog"3:34
6."The Arms"3:30
7."When I Met My Parents, Pt. 1"1:03
8."I Sing Them"2:39
9."When I Met My Parents, Pt. 3"2:15
10."Radio"3:50
11."Self Esteem"5:03
12."Lone Cowboys"4:32

Charts

Chart performance for …
ChartPeak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 13

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Bray, Ryan (August 1, 2019). "Ty Segall Keeps His Daredevil Spirit Alive on First Taste". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bentley, James. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ Schulz, Cosette (August 1, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ Cudmore, Libby (August 1, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen (August 5, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ Blais-Billie, Braudie (June 4, 2019). "Ty Segall Announces New Album First Taste, Shares Video for New Song". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ Sicurella, Savannah (June 4, 2019). "Ty Segall Announces New Album, Releases Dizzying First Single 'Taste'". Paste . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ Blistein, Jon (June 4, 2019). "Watch Ty Segall Preview New Album With Slasher Flick-Inspired 'Taste' Video". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Drift's Top 100 Albums of 2019". Drift Records. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of 2019". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Piccadilly's Top 100 Albums of 2019". Piccadilly Records. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ty Segall Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2020.


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