Midnight Snack (album)

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Midnight Snack
Homeshake - Midnight Snack.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
Genre
Length33:14
Label Sinderlyn
Producer Peter Sagar
Homeshake chronology
In the Shower
(2014)
Midnight Snack
(2015)
Fresh Air
(2017)

Midnight Snack is the second studio album by Canadian recording project Homeshake. It was released on September 18, 2015 through Captured Tracks-affiliated record label, Sinderlyn. [1]

Contents

Described as an indie pop [1] and electro-R&B record, [2] Midnight Snack emphasizes the R&B influence evident on previous recordings, adding drum machines and synthesizers along with the live drums and guitars. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]

The album received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic critic Paul Simpson gave a positive review, describing Midnight Snack as "a decent, creative late-night downer record that finds Sagar successfully incorporating new elements into Homeshake's sound, resulting in the project's most assured material yet." [3] Exclaim! 's Cosette Schulz wrote: "These recordings are bare bones, just Sagar, a synth and a drum machine, and the easy-listening simplicity makes it all the more enjoyable." [4]

Track listing

  1. "What Did He Look Like?" – 0:58
  2. "Heat" – 3:15
  3. "He's Heating Up!" – 2:55
  4. "I Don't Wanna" – 2:40
  5. "Faded" – 3:34
  6. "Love Is Only a Feeling" – 2:48
  7. "Under the Sheets" – 3:43
  8. "Real Love" – 2:23
  9. "Move This Body" – 3:24
  10. "Give It to Me" – 3:08
  11. "Midnight Snack" – 2:54
  12. "Good Night" – 1:32

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Colin (September 14, 2015). "Homeshake's 'Midnight Snack' LP Is Indie-Pop Comfort Food". Spin . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. Simpson, Paul. "Homeshake - Fresh Air". AllMusic . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Simpson, Paul. "Homeshake - Midnight Snack". AllMusic . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Schulz, Cosette (September 16, 2015). "Homeshake - Midnight Snack". Exclaim! . Retrieved February 3, 2017.