November (Sir album)

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November
Sir-November.jpg
Studio album by
SiR
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2018
Recorded2017-18
Genre
Length32:40
Label Top Dawg Entertainment
Producer
SiR chronology
HER TOO
(2017)
November
(2018)
Chasing Summer
(2019)
Singles from November
  1. "Something Foreign"
    Released: November 30, 2018

November is the second studio album by American artist SiR, released on January 18, 2018 by Top Dawg Entertainment. [1] The album includes guest features from ScHoolboy Q and Etta Bond, with production coming from DJ Khalil, Saxon, and Andre Harris, among others. [2] [3]

Contents

Singles and promotion

The album's first single "Something Foreign" featuring Schoolboy Q was released on November 30, 2018, with the music video premiered on December 27. [4] The song "Summer in November" was accompanied by a music video on the same day as the album's release, and the music video for "D'Evils" was released on May 4, 2018.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Highsnobiety Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
HipHopDX 3.8/5 [6]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [7]

The album was critically acclaimed and received positive reviews. Pitchfork praised the album, giving it a 7.2 out of 10, claiming "Inglewood singer-songwriter and producer R&B isn’t just R&B. There’s a neo-soul silkiness to many of his songs, with an atmospheric, jazzy vibe in the production—November is an album for lighting incense, not candles. In this sense, he’s TDE’s answer to a moment that has seen acts like Daniel Caesar subtly returning to the genre’s more tender roots with great success." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gone" Sir Darryl Farris DJ Khalil 0:45
2."That's Alright"FarrisJ. LBS2:22
3."Something Foreign" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)
  • Farris
  • Quincy Matthew Hanley
Saxon2:32
4."D'Evils"FarrisD.K. The Punisher2:51
5."Something New" (featuring Etta Bond)
  • Farris
  • Henrietta "Etta" Bond
Rascal3:49
6."I Know"FarrisSaxon2:18
7."Never Home"FarrisHaiyib2:46
8."War"FarrisMNDSGN3:40
9."Better"Farris
  • SiR
  • DJ Khalil
4:12
10."Dreaming of Me"FarrisHarmony Samuels3:36
11."Summer in November"Farris Andre Harris 3:49
Total length:32:40

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