Freedom's Goblin

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Freedom's Goblin
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ReleasedJanuary 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)
Recorded2017
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Length74:48
Label Drag City
Ty Segall chronology
Ty Segall
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Freedom's Goblin
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First Taste
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Freedom's Goblin is the tenth studio album by the American garage rock musician Ty Segall, released on January 26, 2018, on Drag City. The album is Segall's second to be recorded with his backing band The Freedom Band, formed during the recording of his previous album, Ty Segall .

Contents

At seventy-five minutes, the album is Segall's longest to date, exceeding 2014's Manipulator .

Writing and composition

Regarding the album's varied aesthetic, Segall noted, "I'd say that the theme is the anti-theme, and the idea is to be free, hence the name Freedom's Goblin. I have made a lot of records that have had specific restrictions and confinements in the concept, but for this record the idea was that no idea is inappropriate, no space where we're going to record or create is wrong. The more far out, and the more free we get, the better things are." [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10 [3]
Metacritic 84/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound B+ [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [11]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Uncut 9/10 [15]

The album received widespread positive reviews, with a score of 84 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ty Segall, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Fanny Dog"3:39
2."Rain"4:05
3."Every 1's a Winner" (Errol Brown)4:19
4."Despoiler of Cadaver"3:53
5."When Mommy Kills You"2:47
6."My Lady's on Fire"3:52
7."Alta"4:07
8."Meaning"3:07
9."Cry Cry Cry"3:12
10."Shoot You Up"3:20
11."You Say All the Nice Things"4:23
12."The Last Waltz" (Segall, Ben Boye, Charles Moothart, Emmett Kelly, Mikal Cronin)2:24
13."She"6:23
14."Prison"1:06
15."Talkin 3"2:02
16."The Main Pretender"3:00
17."I'm Free" (Segall, Kyle Thomas)2:43
18."5 Ft. Tall"4:34
19."And, Goodnight" (Segall, Moothart, Kelly, Cronin)12:03
Total length:74:48

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 199
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 124
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 48
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 73
US Billboard 200 [21] 117

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