Revelations (Shamir album)

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Revelations
Shamir revelations cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
RecordedMay 2017
Genre
Length31:38
Label Father/Daughter Records
Producer Shamir
Shamir chronology
Hope
(2017)
Revelations
(2017)
Resolution
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.5/10 [2]
Metacritic 70/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club B [5]
Consequence of Sound B− [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
New Musical Express Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [9]

Revelations is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Shamir, released on Father/Daughter Records on November 3, 2017. The album was recorded in May 2017 in his hometown of Las Vegas. [10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Shamir Bailey, except "90's Kids", written by Shamir Bailey & Theresa Harris.

  1. "Games"
  2. "You Have A Song"
  3. "90's Kids"
  4. "Her Story"
  5. "Blooming"
  6. "Cloudy"
  7. "Float"
  8. "Astral Plane"
  9. "Straight Boy"

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