Last Summer (album)

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Last Summer
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2011
RecordedAugust–November 2010 at Stickydisc Recording in Brooklyn
Genre Indie pop
Length39:33
Label Merge
Producer Eric Broucek
Eleanor Friedberger chronology
Last Summer
(2011)
Personal Record
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club (B+) [2]
Drowned in Sound (7/10) [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME (8/10) [5]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [6]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT half.svgTMT empty.svg [7]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste Magazine (8.2/10) [9]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
PopMatters (8/10) [11]
SPIN (8/10) [12]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Last Summer is the first solo album released by American indie pop musician Eleanor Friedberger, most notable for being the vocalist in the band The Fiery Furnaces with her brother Matthew Friedberger. The album was released on 12 July 2011 on the Merge Records record label.

Contents

The album was announced as being in the making in April 2011 and released on July 12, 2011. [14] Last Summer currently holds a 79 out of 100 rating on Metacritic. [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Mistakes"4:29
2."Inn of the Seventh Ray"4:08
3."Heaven"3:21
4."Scenes from Bensonhurst"4:33
5."Roosevelt Island"5:20
6."Glitter Gold Year"2:48
7."One-Month Marathon"3:36
8."I Won't Fall Apart on You Tonight"3:39
9."Owl's Head Park"4:31
10."Early Earthquake"3:14

Personnel

Band Members

Technical

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