Manipulator | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 25, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock, [1] garage rock, [1] glam rock [2] | |||
Length | 56:24 | |||
Label | Drag City | |||
Ty Segall chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10 [3] |
Metacritic | 81/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The A.V. Club | B+ [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
Mojo | [8] |
NME | 8/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [10] |
Q | [11] |
Record Collector | [12] |
Rolling Stone | [13] |
Uncut | 8/10 [14] |
Manipulator is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Ty Segall, released on August 25, 2014 on Drag City. The album took 14 months to complete, much longer than any previous Segall release. [15] The album met a positive critical reception and became Segall's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 45.
All tracks are written by Ty Segall, except for "Who's Producing You?" written by Mike Donovan.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Manipulator" | 3:10 |
2. | "Tall Man Skinny Lady" | 4:03 |
3. | "The Singer" | 4:16 |
4. | "It's Over" | 3:01 |
5. | "Feel" | 4:17 |
6. | "The Faker" | 4:09 |
7. | "The Clock" | 2:53 |
8. | "Green Belly" | 2:33 |
9. | "The Connection Man" | 2:19 |
10. | "Mister Main" | 2:48 |
11. | "The Hand" | 4:45 |
12. | "Susie Thumb" | 2:30 |
13. | "Don't You Want to Know? (Sue)" | 2:36 |
14. | "The Crawler" | 2:25 |
15. | "Who's Producing You?" | 2:55 |
16. | "The Feels" | 3:09 |
17. | "Stick Around" | 4:34 |
Total length: | 56:24 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 60 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] | 43 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] | 48 |
French Albums (SNEP) [19] | 101 |
UK Albums (OCC) [20] | 73 |
US Billboard 200 [21] | 45 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [22] | 8 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] | 14 |
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