Sentiment (album)

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Sentiment
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
Genre
Length37:29
Label Thrill Jockey
Claire Rousay chronology
Anything You Can Do...
(2022)
Sentiment
(2024)

Sentiment is an album by Canadian-American musician Claire Rousay, released on April 19, 2024, through Thrill Jockey. [2] [3]

Contents

Background and release

Rousay characterized Sentiment as more pop-oriented than her previous work. [3] In an interview with Stereogum to promote the album, she described her sound as "emo ambient". [4]

Released on April 19, 2024, Sentiment marked Rousay's debut on the Thrill Jockey record label. The album was the first of three records Rousay completed ahead of signing to the label. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 7.6/10 [6]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Sentiment received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 11 critic scores. [5]

Track listing

Sentiment track listing
No.TitleLength
1."4pm"2:48
2."Head"4:43
3."It Could Be Anything"4:41
4."Asking for It"1:52
5."III"4:36
6."Lover's Spit Plays in the Background"4:02
7."Sycamore Skylight"5:07
8."Please 5 More Minutes" (featuring Lala Lala)4:50
9."W Sunset Blvd"1:17
10."ILY2" (featuring Hand Habits)3:33
Total length:37:29

Personnel

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