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| Released | October 12, 2018 [1] | |||
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| Length | 44:42 | |||
| Label | Elektra [1] | |||
| Producer | Alex Salibian [3] | |||
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Mirror Master is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Young the Giant. It was released on October 12, 2018, through Elektra Records. [1] [7]
If their previous album, Home of the Strange, is about the political issues in America, then Mirror Master is quite clearly about the personal—the internal. In an interview with billboard.com, Sameer Gadhia, lead vocalist and lyricist, explains this more in depth.
The name Mirror Master comes from the idea that "You look at yourself in the mirror every day and you see a different version of yourself". Gadhia goes on to explain:
You’re not just this static thing. You encompass everything. In order to make any change in the world, you need to be okay with yourself first and all those different characters of who you are. You see everyone putting their best foot forward on their socials and look like a different version of themselves, [but] that’s just one dimension of who they are. In reality, all of us harbor anxiety, sadness [and] depression. We want to embrace all sides of who every person is and be vulnerable in that. You are master of your own image.
In tracks such as "Superposition", "Call Me Back", and "You + I", Sameer explores relationships and the contrast between the bliss and the complexities one can find therein. Meanwhile, in "Heat of the Summer", and "Glory", Gadhia takes on the beast: himself. “That was probably one of the most self-effacing, most vulnerable lyrics that I wrote for the record,” explains Gadhia, on "Glory".
Giving it 3 out of 5 stars, Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic wrote that "Although Mirror Master drifts along without making much of an impression, there's enough to sate fans and warrant a listen." [2]
All tracks are written by Young the Giant, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Superposition" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Simplify" (Young the Giant, Ammar Malik, Andrew Wells) | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Call Me Back" (Young the Giant, John Hill, Malik) | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Heat of the Summer" (Young the Giant, Hill) | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Oblivion" (Young the Giant, Dave Sitek) | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Darkest Shade of Blue" (Young the Giant, Alex Salibian) | 2:13 |
| 7. | "Brother's Keeper" (Young the Giant, Hill) | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Glory" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Tight Rope" (Young the Giant, Mike Elizondo) | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Panoramic Girl" (Young the Giant, Hill) | 4:02 |
| 11. | "You + I" (Young the Giant, Salibian) | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Mirror Master" | 4:09 |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [8] | 69 |
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