Fresh Air (Homeshake album)

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Fresh Air
Homeshake - Fresh Air.jpg
Studio album by
Homeshake
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
Genre
Length43:13
Label
Producer Peter Sagar
Homeshake chronology
Midnight Snack
(2015)		Fresh Air
(2017)		 Helium
(2019)

Fresh Air is the third studio album by Canadian recording project Homeshake. It was released on February 3, 2017 through Royal Mountain Records in Canada and Sinderlyn record label in the United States. [1] The first track off the album, "Call Me Up", was premiered on November 1, 2016. [2]

Contents

Musically, the album expands on the electronic R&B sound of the previous record Midnight Snack (2015) [3] and incorporates yacht rock influences for a "thrift store synth-pop sound." [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 8/10 [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [4]

The album generally received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]

AllMusic critic Paul Simpson thought that "the album's best moments are essentially the ones where he channels Prince," writing: "Sagar seems trapped at home and unable to break free from everything that's holding him down, but he's doing his best to get by." [3] Noveen Bajpai of Clash described the album as "his [Sagar's] most confidently obtuse and complete record yet " [6] Exclaim! 's Cosette Schulz stated: "Calm, cool and collected, Fresh Air is a record you'll have playing in the background while you light a candle, anticipating your lover's knock at the door." [7] Pitchfork critic Kevin Lozano thought that the album lacks "cohesive pacing." Nevertheless, Lozano also further wrote: "While there isn’t quite anyone who possesses Sagar’s style in the wide world of indie rock, he’ll have to add a few more tricks, lest he fall into rote routine." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hello Welcome"1:04
2."Call Me Up"2:29
3."Not U"2:47
4."Every Single Thing"2:36
5."Wrapping Up"3:47
6."Getting Down, Pt. II (He's Cooling Down)"2:03
7."Timing"3:34
8."TV Volume"2:57
9."Khmlwugh"3:35
10."Fresh Air"6:07
11."Serious"3:00
12."So She"3:27
13."This Way"5:33
14."Signing Off"0:14

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References

  1. ↑ Murphy, Sarah (November 2, 2016). "Homeshake Breathes Some 'Fresh Air' for New LP". Exclaim! . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Darville, Jordan (November 1, 2016). "Homeshake's "Call Me Up" Is A Smooth And Sweet Ode To Conversation". The Fader . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Simpson, Paul. "Homeshake - Fresh Air". AllMusic . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Lozano, Kevin (February 3, 2017). "Homeshake - Fresh Air". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Fresh Air by Homeshake". Metacritic . Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Bajpai, Noveen (February 1, 2017). "Homeshake - Fresh Air". Clash . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Schulz, Cosette (February 2, 2017). "Homeshake - Fresh Air". Exclaim! . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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