Pull My Hair Back

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Pull My Hair Back
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
Genre
Length36:16
Label Hyperdub
Producer
Jessy Lanza chronology
Pull My Hair Back
(2013)
Oh No
(2016)

Pull My Hair Back is the debut album by Canadian musician Jessy Lanza.

Contents

Critical reception

Pull My Hair Back has a score of 79 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1] In a review for Resident Advisor, Derek Miller referred to it as "seemingly effortless" and "almost skeletal", with an "incredible spaciousness" and "soothing" vocals, ultimately recommending it as "certainly one of the year's best debuts". [2] Tim Gentles agreed, writing for XLR8R that it was "one of the strongest debuts of the year", praising Lanza's "almost weightless" voice and the album's overall sense of balance and restraint. [3] Jamieson Cox also praised the restraint in a review for Pitchfork, although he expressed interest in what would happen if she "unleashed the considerable chops that occasionally shine". [4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 7/10 [10]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [11]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Resident Advisor 4.5/5 [13]
Uncut 8/10 [14]
XLR8R 8/10 [15]

Accolades

Pull My Hair Back was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. [16] It also placed fourth on Resident Advisor 's Top 20 albums of 2013. [17]

Track list

Pull My Hair Back track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Giddy"3:23
2."5785021"4:40
3."Kathy Lee"4:09
4."Fuck Diamond"4:18
5."Keep Moving"3:45
6."Against the Wall"3:12
7."Pull My Hair Back"3:52
8."As If"4:16
9."Strange Emotion"4:43

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