Love Remains (How to Dress Well album)

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Love Remains
How to Dress Well Love Remains.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Genre Ambient, lo-fi, alternative R&B
Length38:39
Label Lefse Records, Tri Angle
How to Dress Well chronology
Love Remains
(2010)
Total Loss
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [1]
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club A− [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Fact 4/5 [6]
Now 4/5 [7]
Pitchfork 8.7/10 [8]
Resident Advisor 4.0/5 [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 8/10 [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Love Remains is the debut studio album by How to Dress Well. Pitchfork placed it at number 19 on its list of "The Top 50 Albums of 2010". [13]

Track listing

Love Remains track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You Hold the Water"2:53
2."Ready for the World"3:48
3."My Body"2:39
4."Suicide Dream 2"4:21
5."You Won't Need Me Where I'm Goin'"2:53
6."Can't See My Own Face"1:56
7."Walking This Dumb"2:56
8."Date of Birth"1:53
9."Escape Before the Rain"3:25
10."Endless Rain"2:32
11."Lover's Start"2:47
12."Mr. By & By"1:56
13."Decisions"2:26
14."Suicide Dream 1"2:14

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