Relayted

Relayted
Studio album by Gayngs
Released	May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
Genre	Indie rock [1] soft rock [2]
Length	55:00
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Ryan Olson
Gayngs chronology
Relayted (2010) Affiliyated (2011)

Relayted is the first studio album by Minneapolis indie rock collective Gayngs. ^[3] It was released via Jagjaguwar on May 11, 2010. ^[4] Inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not in Love", every song on the album was recorded at 69 BPM. ^[5] On May 14, 2010, the album release show was held at First Avenue. ^[6] The album peaked at number 27 on Billboard 's Heatseekers Albums chart. ^[7] As of 2011, it has sold 13,000 copies. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 [8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
The A.V. Club	B+ [10]
BBC Music	favorable [11]
The Guardian	[12]
MusicOMH	[13]
NME	9/10 [14]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [15]
PopMatters	[16]
The Skinny	[17]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Relayted received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[8]

Steven Hyden of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B+, calling it "a record fueled by the soft-rock solipsism of 10cc and loads of antidepressants." ^[10] Barry Nicolson of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Dipping its toe in everything from soft-rock to hip-hop to R&B and sixties soul, the songs all manage the trick of sounding roughly the same, completely unique, and uniformly superb." ^[17]

NME placed Relayted at number 13 on the "75 Best Albums of 2010" list. ^[18] Pitchfork placed "The Gaudy Side of Town" at number 99 on the "Top 100 Tracks of 2010" list. ^[19]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gaudy Side of Town"	7:07
2.	"The Walker"	4:50
3.	"Cry" (Godley & Creme)	5:22
4.	"No Sweat"	6:05
5.	"False Bottom"	2:54
6.	"The Beatdown"	3:00
7.	"Crystal Rope"	3:24
8.	"Spanish Platinum"	4:22
9.	"Faded High"	7:28
10.	"Ride"	3:49
11.	"The Last Prom on Earth"	6:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Justin Vernon – vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9), Rhodes piano (8), mixing
• Zach Coulter – human beatbox (1), vocals (1, 3, 7, 10), keyboards (1, 4, 11), piano (4), guitar (6)
• Michael Lewis – saxophone (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
• Phil Cook – electric piano (1), vocals (3), guitar (3), keyboards (4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
• Brad Cook – bass guitar (1, 7, 9, 11)
• James Buckley – phone call (1), organ (5), bass guitar (11)
• Joe Westerlund – drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), vocals (8)
• Ivan Howard – vocals (2, 9, 11), piano (6)
• Nick Ryan – guitar (2, 8)
• Shön Troth – slide guitar (2, 6, 7)
• Jake Luck – keyboards (2, 7, 9), organ (4), trumpet (5)
• Nate Vernon – gun (2)
• Amish Kids – chainsaw (2)
• Danny Krzykowski – guitar (3)
• Grant Cutler – vocals (3)
• Maggie Morrison – vocals (3, 9, 11), electric piano (10)
• Adam Hurlbert – bass guitar (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards (5)
• Xander – piano (4)
• Channy Moon Casselle – vocals (4, 6, 9)
• Maggie Wander – vocals (4, 9)
• LeRon – vocals (4)
• Joe Mabbott – vocals (5)
• Mike Noyce – vocals (6, 9)
• Katy Morley – vocals (9)
• Ryan Olson – bass guitar (7, 11), programming, sequencing, arrangement
• Bruce Templeton – mastering
• Michael Gaughan – painting
• Eric Carlson – logo
• Daniel Murphy – layout

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [7]	27

References

1. Lipshutz, Jason (May 20, 2011). "Bon Iver: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard . Retrieved April 17, 2017.
2. Reilly, Dan (September 30, 2016). "Justin Vernon's 11 Best Non-Bon Iver Songs & Guest Appearances". Billboard . Retrieved April 17, 2017.
3. Hughes, Josiah (May 25, 2010). "GAYNGS Count Prince Among Their Fans, Set Up for North American Tour". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
4. Hughes, Josiah (February 19, 2010). "Bon Iver, Megafaun, P.O.S. Guest on GAYNGS' Jagjaguwar Debut". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
5. Denney, Alex (May 7, 2010). "Hot Dayte: Sex, Friends & Keeping It 69 Smooth - A Gayngs Interview". The Quietus . Retrieved April 17, 2017.
6. Marsh, Steve (May 17, 2010). "Live: Gayngs' First Show, The Last Prom on Earth". The Fader . Retrieved April 17, 2017.
7. "Gayngs: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
8. "Relayted - Gayngs". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 29, 2015.
9. Raggett, Ned. "Relayted - Gayngs". AllMusic . Retrieved January 29, 2015.
10. Hyden, Steven (May 11, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
11. Lukowski, Andrzej (May 14, 2010). "BBC - Music - Review of Gayngs - Relayted". BBC Music . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
12. Petridis, Alexis (December 9, 2010). "Gayngs: Related - review". The Guardian . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
13. Hogwood, Ben (May 17, 2010). "Gayngs - Relayted". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
14. Thronton, Anthony (May 13, 2010). "Album Review: Gayngs - 'Relayted' (Jagjaguwar)". NME . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
15. Patrin, Nate (May 6, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
16. Copplestone, Joe (May 18, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". PopMatters . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
17. Nicolson, Barry (May 3, 2010). "Gayngs - Relayted". The Skinny . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
18. "75 best albums of 2010". NME . November 22, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
19. "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 (Page 1 of 10)". Pitchfork . December 13, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2017.

External links

• Relayted at Discogs (list of releases)
• Relayted at Jagjaguwar