Guitar Music (Courting album)

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Guitar Music
Guitar Music Courting.jpg
Studio album by
Courting
Released23 September 2022
Recorded2021
Genre
Length31:58
Label PIAS
Producer James Dring
Courting chronology
Grand National
(2021)		Guitar Music
(2022)
Singles from Guitar Music
  1. "Tennis"
    Released: 5 April 2022
  2. "Loaded"
    Released: 25 May 2022
  3. "Jumper"
    Released: 16 August 2022

Guitar Music is the debut studio album from British band Courting. It was released on 23 September 2022 by PIAS Recordings.

Contents

Fusing art punk, post-punk, and hyperpop, the album was produced by James Dring, with songwriting and recording taking place between late 2021 and early 2022. The album featured three promotional singles: "Tennis," "Loaded," and "Jumper." Despite mixed reviews for the singles, the album received generally favorable reviews from critics, achieving a Metacritic score of 78/100. The music was composed by band members Sean Murphy-O'Neill and Sean Thomas [1]


Style and composition

The album has been described as a fusion genre between art punk, post-punk, and hyperpop. [2]

Release and promotion

Songwriting took place in 2021, and recording took place in late 2021 into early 2022. The album was produced by James Dring.

Singles

Guitar Music had three singles that were released ahead of the album in promotion of the release. The lead-off single, "Tennis", was released on 5 April 2022. The single was described by NME as tongue-in-cheek, and playful. The band described "Tennis" as "“a paypig’s personal redemption narrative, set in "the city", and told in two parts: A twisted tale of two lovers' back and forth, bound by cricket, bodybuilding and money. A story as old as time". [3] Far Out Magazine dismissed the single as "derivative", and gave it a 5.8 out of 10. [4] The second single, "Loaded", was released on 25 May 2022. [5]

"Jumper" is the third and final single before the album was released. The single, released on 16 August 2022. In an interview with DIY , the band described the song as "an outlier on the album". Sean Murphy-O’Neil further said of the album that it "is a gentle story of true unrequited love, meant to playout like a 2006 romcom. It is about growing old and believing everything will fall into place, the mundanity of doing dishes, and leaving oppositional film reviews. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Clash Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
God Is in the TV 8/10 [12]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [14]

Guitar Music 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 78, based on 5 reviews. [7]

Track listing

All music is composed by Sean Murphy-O'Neill, Sean Thomas, Michael Downes, and Sam Brennan

Guitar Music track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cosplay / Twin Cities"2:58
2."Tennis"3:14
3."Loaded"3:34
4."Famous"3:19
5."Crass (Redux)"2:49
6."Jumper"3:39
7."Uncanny Valley Forever"8:46
8."PDA"3:36
Total length:31:58

Personnel

Band
Production, artwork, and mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Guitar Music
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 43
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 21

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References

  1. ↑ "Guitar Music by Courting". Genius. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Mellen, James (22 September 2022). "Courting – Guitar Music". Clash . Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Erica (6 April 2022). "Courting drop playful new track 'Tennis' and share tour dates for this fall". NME . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Tom (6 April 2022). "Courting release derivative new single 'Tennis'". Far Out Magazine . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Loaded | Courting". Bandcamp . 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Brex, Alex (16 August 2022). "Courting drop new track 'Jumper'". DIY . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Guitar Music by Courting Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Deming, Mark. Review of Guitar Music at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Mellen, James (22 September 2022). "Courting – Guitar Music". Clash . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Holden, Finlay (23 September 2022). "Courting - Guitar Music review". DIY. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Herlingshaw, Brett (16 September 2022). "Album Review: Courting - Guitar Music". Gigwise . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Allen, Josh (22 September 2022). "Courting – Guitar Music (PIAS)". God Is in the TV . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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