Partners (Peter Broderick album)

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Partners
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Studio album by
Peter Broderick
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
StudioFlora Recording & Playback (Portland, Oregon) [1]
Length40:20
Label Erased Tapes
Producer Tucker Martine
Peter Broderick chronology
Colours of the Night
(2015)		Partners
(2016)		Grunewald
(2016)

Partners is a studio album by American musician Peter Broderick. [2] It was released on August 19, 2016, through Erased Tapes Records. [3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [4]

Contents

Background

Partners is inspired in part by John Cage's concept of chance-based compositions. [5] It includes Peter Broderick's renditions of Cage's song "In a Landscape" and Brigid Mae Power's song "Sometimes". [5] It is produced by Tucker Martine, who used effect pedals and computers to manipulate the album's piano-based songs live. [5] Broderick did not listen to any mixes or test pressings. [5] The album was released on August 19, 2016, through Erased Tapes Records. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Partners received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from 6 critic scores. [4]

Saby Reyes-Kulkarni of Pitchfork stated, "Broderick may sound like a lovestruck stoner fresh out of Asian philosophy class in his spoken-word album intro, but what follows resounds with genuine adult heartache." [8] John Murphy of MusicOMH commented that "It may not be for everyone – Broderick's vocals are mostly silent during Partners, with most of the tracks being built on piano – but it's an often fascinating listen given the circumstances under which it was created." [7]

Ian King of PopMatters described the album as "a contentedly lonely wander." [9] He added, "Among his catalog, it might most easily slot alongside his 2008 album Float, which was revisited and reissued five years later as Float 2013." [9] Elizabeth Aubrey of The Quietus stated, "It will simultaneously disorientate and captivate; it will feel both familiar and unlike anything you've ever heard previously." [10] She added, "It's an album that stretches you emotionally and intellectually and is a great advocate for relinquishing control and taking a chance." [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Broderick, except "In a Landscape" by John Cage and "Sometimes" by Brigid Mae Power.

Partners track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Partners"2:15
2."In a Landscape"10:25
3."Carried"6:20
4."Under the Bridge"4:09
5."Conspiraling"4:54
6."Up Niek Mountain"6:23
7."Sometimes"5:50
Total length:40:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Partners
Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) [11] 19
UK Official Record Store (OCC) [12] 31

References

  1. 1 2 Peter Broderick (2016). Partners (CD booklet). Erased Tapes Records.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Peter Broderick". AllMusic . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Day, Laurence (June 17, 2016). "Peter Broderick announces new record Partners, shares lead song "Carried"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Partners by Peter Broderick". Metacritic . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Ham, Robert (August 12, 2016). "Peter Broderick Will Never Listen to the New Peter Broderick Record". Bandcamp Daily . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Broderick, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Partners". Peter Broderick's official website. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Murphy, John (August 22, 2016). "Peter Broderick – Partners". MusicOMH . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (August 25, 2016). "Peter Broderick: Partners". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 King, Ian (August 15, 2016). "Peter Broderick: Partners". PopMatters . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Aubrey, Elizabeth (August 17, 2016). "Peter Broderick — Partners". The Quietus . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart on 26/8/2016". Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Record Store Chart on 26/8/2016". Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 5, 2025.

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