Helium (Homeshake album)

Helium
Studio album by Homeshake
Released	February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Genre	Ambient, psychedelic pop [1]
Length	33:11
Label	Sinderlyn
Homeshake chronology
Fresh Air (2017) Helium (2019)
Singles from Helium
"Like Mariah" Released: November 7, 2018 [2] "Nothing Could Be Better" Released: December 5, 2018 [3] "Just Like My" Released: January 9, 2019 [4] "Another Thing" Released: February 4, 2019 [5]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	57/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Exclaim!	7/10 [8]
Pitchfork	3.5/10 [9]
PopMatters	6/10 [10]
Under the Radar	5.5/10 [11]

Helium is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Peter Sagar, under his solo project Homeshake. It was released on February 15, 2019 through Sinderlyn Records. ^[4]

Background

In an interview with Flaunt Magazine, Peter explained his songwriting on this record process:

I just make songs and then try to string them together as well as I can. People I think often expect there to be premeditated thoughts in the way that I make music, but it’s really just that I make a lot of songs and then the ones that stick, that stay in my head, I finish, and then I do my best to glue them together in the album.

Reception

Helium received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean from 100, the album received a 57/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Early"	1:30
2.	"Anything at All"	3:01
3.	"Like Mariah"	3:25
4.	"Heartburn"	0:35
5.	"All Night Long"	3:37
6.	"Trudi and Lou"	1:03
7.	"Just Like My"	3:28
8.	"Nothing Could Be Better"	2:51
9.	"Other Than"	3:33
10.	"Salu Says Hi"	1:27
11.	"Another Thing"	2:50
12.	"Couch Cushion"	2:14
13.	"{Secret Track)"	3:37
Total length:		33:11

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13]	16

References

1. "Homeshake: Helium". Pitchfork .
2. Darville, Jordan (November 7, 2018). "Homeshake shares "Like Mariah," announces new album Helium". The Fader . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
3. Kamp, Justin (December 5, 2018). "Daily Dose: Homeshake, "Nothing Could Be Better"". Paste . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
4. Russell, Scott (January 9, 2019). "Homeshake Shares Dreamy New Single/Video "Just Like My," Announces North American Tour". Paste . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
5. Weddle, Adam (February 4, 2019). "Homeshake Releases Final Single from Helium, "Another Thing"". Paste . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
6. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
7. Simpson, Paul. "Helium - Homeshake". AllMusic . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
8. Pearson, Luke (February 13, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
9. Cohen, Ian (February 26, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
10. Laird, Christopher (February 18, 2019). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
11. Michalik, Timothy (February 15, 2019). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
12. "Homeshake Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
13. "Homeshake Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.