I'm Not Your Man

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I'm Not Your Man
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Studio album by
Released2 June 2017
StudioIguana Studio (London, England)
Length48:43
Label
Producer Charlie Andrew
Marika Hackman chronology
We Slept at Last
(2015)
I'm Not Your Man
(2017)
Any Human Friend
(2019)

I'm Not Your Man is the second full-length studio album by English musician Marika Hackman. It was released on 2 June 2017 by AMF Records, Virgin EMI Records, Sub Pop and Hostess Entertainment Unlimited. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405 9/10 [4]
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DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [11]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Uncut 8/10 [13]

I'm Not Your Man received positive reviews from critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 15 reviews. [3]

Comparing it to Hackman's debut album, Rob Hughes of Uncut said, "I'm Not Your Man is a much rowdier navigation of female relationships and sexuality that moves between dark dreampop and post-Belly/Breeders rock, armed with flashing hooks." [13] Andre Pain of the Evening Standard said, "Hackman has come of age on this arresting and emotionally charged album." [14] Chris Taylor of The Line of Best Fit praised the album, writing, "Her new found confidence comes through in spades here and the end product is a record that shines with a captivating vibrancy. Often mislabeled and perhaps underestimated, Marika uses I'm Not Your Man to break out of that pigeonhole she was put into with gusto." [15]

Chris Catchpole of Q wrote, "It's too long, but otherwise is an unexpected and thoroughly enjoyable artistic left-turn." [12] In his review for Mojo , Andrew Perry wrote that "the record increasingly drifts into hazy, slo-mo dream-pop, which inescapably pales beside the bolder tracks upfront." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marika Hackman [16]

No.TitleLength
1."Boyfriend"3:59
2."Good Intentions"3:37
3."Gina's World"4:14
4."My Lover Cindy"3:11
5."Round We Go"3:36
6."Violet"4:02
7."Cigarette"2:37
8."Time's Been Reckless"3:54
9."Apple Tree"2:55
10."So Long"3:43
11."Eastbound Train"4:02
12."Blahblahblah"4:44
13."I'd Rather Be with Them"4:09
Total length:48:43
Bonus 7" [17] / Digital bonus tracks [18]
No.TitleLength
14."AM"4:05
15."Majesty"3:17
Total length:56:05
Deluxe bonus tracks [19]
No.TitleLength
14."AM"4:05
15."Majesty"3:17
16."Boyfriend" (Live from Marika's Bedroom)4:04
17."My Lover Cindy" (Live from Marika's Bedroom)3:03
Total length:63:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [16] [20]

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 74

References

  1. Records, Transgressive. "Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man Out Now". www.transgressiverecords.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. "I'm Not Your Man by Marika Hackman reviews". www.anydecentmusic.com.
  3. 1 2 "I'm Not Your Man by Marika Hackman Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. "Album Review: Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man". The 405. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. "I'm Not Your Man - Marika Hackman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. "Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man". DIY. 2 June 2017.
  7. Hutchinson, Kate (1 June 2017). "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man review – pop with a sultry swagger". The Guardian via www.theguardian.com.
  8. 1 2 Perry, Andrew (August 2017). "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man". Mojo . No. 285. p. 94.
  9. "Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man | Albums". 4 June 2017.
  10. Mackay, Emily (4 June 2017). "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man review – witty, raucous and honest". The Observer via www.theguardian.com.
  11. "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man". Pitchfork.
  12. 1 2 Catchpole, Chris (Summer 2017). "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man". Q . No. 374. p. 104.
  13. 1 2 Hughes, Rob (August 2017). "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man". Uncut . No. 243. p. 30.
  14. "Marika Hackman, I'm not your man - review". Evening Standard. 2 June 2017.
  15. "Marika Hackman tracks the life of a fiery relationship on a special new album". The Line of Best Fit.
  16. 1 2 I'm Not Your Man (Media notes). Marika Hackman. London: AMF Records. 2017. AMFLP0010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. I'm Not Your Man (Media notes). Marika Hackman. London: AMF Records. 2017. AMFLPY0010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. "Marika Hackman: I'm Not Your Man - Music Streaming". Deezer . 2 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  19. "I'm Not Your Man (Deluxe) / Marika Mackman". TIDAL . 2 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  20. "I'm Not Your Man di Marika Hackman - Musica - Universal Music Italia". www.universalmusic.it.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2019.