| Shade | ||||
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| Released | October 22, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2021 | |||
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| Length | 34:59 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
| Producer | Liz Harris | |||
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Shade is the twelfth studio album by American musician Liz Harris under the stage name Grouper. It was released in the United States on October 22, 2021 on Kranky.
Shade consists of songs recorded over a span of fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021. [1]
Shade was announced on July 27, 2021. [2] Accompanying the announcement, the track "Unclean Mind" was released. On September 15, Grouper released and shared a video for the track "Ode to the Blue". The video featured musician Julia Holter. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10 [4] |
| Metacritic | 86/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Beats Per Minute | 71% [7] |
| Clash | 8/10 [8] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [9] |
| Mojo | [10] |
| musicOMH |  [11] |
| Paste | 7.5/10 [12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [1] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
| Uncut | 9/10 [14] |
The aggregate review site Metacritic assigns an average score of 86 out of 100 to the album based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]
Shade was ranked the 2nd best album of the year in The Washington Post's year-end list. [15]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AllMusic | AllMusic's Best of 2021 | N/A [16] |
| BrooklynVegan | BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 38 [17] |
| The Fader | The Fader's Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 47 [18] |
| Pitchfork | Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 18 [19] |
| The Quietus | The Quietus' Top 100 Albums of 2021 | 39 [20] |
| Washington Post | The Washington Post's Top 10 Albums of 2021 | 2 [21] |
| The Wire | The Wire's Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 29 [22] |
All tracks are written by Liz Harris
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Followed The Ocean" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Unclean Mind" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Ode to the Blue" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Pale Interior" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Disordered Minds" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "The Way Her Hair Falls" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Promise" | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Basement Mix" | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Kelso (Blue Sky)" | 6:15 |
| Total length: | 34:59 | |
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