Manipulator (Ty Segall album)

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Manipulator
TySegallManipulator.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded2013
Genre Psychedelic rock, [1] garage rock, [1] glam rock [2]
Length56:24
Label Drag City
Ty Segall chronology
Sleeper
(2013)
Manipulator
(2014)
Emotional Mugger
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [3]
Metacritic 81/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club B+ [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ty Segall, except for "Who's Producing You?" written by Mike Donovan.

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
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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