Silence Between Songs

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Silence Between Songs
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Genre
Length44:47
Label
Producer
Madison Beer chronology
Life Support
(2021)
Silence Between Songs
(2023)
Singles from Silence Between Songs
  1. "Reckless"
    Released: June 4, 2021
  2. "Dangerous"
    Released: August 26, 2022
  3. "Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)"
    Released: October 14, 2022
  4. "Home to Another One"
    Released: June 2, 2023
  5. "Spinnin"
    Released: August 18, 2023

Silence Between Songs is the second studio album by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on September 15, 2023 by Epic Records and Sing It Loud, and serves as the follow-up to Beer's debut studio album Life Support (2021). It spawned five singles prior to its release; "Reckless", Dangerous", "Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)", "Home to Another One", and "Spinnin". The album has been described as a pop and psychedelic rock album with elements of dream pop.

Contents

In support of the album, Beer embarked on the Spinnin Tour in 2024. The album was nominated for Best Immersive Audio Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. [4]

Background

Beer released her debut album, Life Support , on February 26, 2021. Soon after that, she embarked on her second headlining tour, The Life Support Tour in promotion of the album.

On May 31, 2023, two days before the fourth single, "Home to Another One", Beer officially announced the title and the release date of September 15, 2023. [5]

I got started really young doing this, and I feel like I've had a very busy 12 years or so in the industry and I kind of convinced myself that the moments where I was making music and when I was on tour and when I was my busiest was when I was growing, she shared of the metaphorical album title. As I've gotten a little bit older, I realized it's actually been the moments that I've been able to tune out the noise and I've been able to be alone, really reflect and be more isolated where I've grown the most. So, it's the silence between songs and when the noise is turned off is when I feel like I've learned who I am the most.

Beer speaking about Silence Between Songs [6]

Music

Beer sent the album to American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey prior to its release. Beer stated in an interview that Del Rey's favorite track was the opening track of the album, "Spinnin". Beer also revealed that the album is influenced by some of her "idols" such as Tame Impala, American rock band The Beach Boys and American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. [7]

Release and promotion

Singles

The album's lead single "Reckless" was released on June 4, 2021. [8] The song peaked at number 38 on Billboard 's US mainstream Top 40, and is a pop song. The song was performed live at Beer's headlining tour The Life Support Tour as a part of the setlist.

The album's second single "Dangerous" was released on August 26, 2022. [9]

The album's third single "Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)" was released on October 14, 2022. [10]

The album's fourth single "Home to Another One" was released on June 2, 2023. [11]

The album's fifth single "Spinnin" was released on August 18, 2023, along with a music video. [12]

On October 18, the music video for the track "Sweet Relief" was released on the singer's official YouTube channel.

Tour

On October 9, 2023, Madison Beer announced The Spinnin Tour with the name referring to the album's fifth single. [13] The tour will take place in Europe and North America and will feature Polish singer Jann, and American singers Charlotte Lawrence and Upsahl as supporting acts. The tour marks her third headlining concert tour after The Life Support Tour in support of her debut album. The Spinnin Tour commenced on February 24, 2024, in Stockholm and conclude on June 13, 2024, in Los Angeles consisting of a total of 52 dates across Europe and North America.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [14]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Beats Per Minute 74% [16]
Clash 7/10 [17]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [1]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Silence Between Songs was met with generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on six reviews. [14] Poppie Platt of The Telegraph called it "vastly superior" to Life Support as it is "full of smooth, stylish pop songs just begging to become radio hits" and "seems like the album Beer has been wanting – and waiting – to make for a long, long time". [19] Lauren deHollogne of Clash characterized the songs as "carefully crafted compositions" with "magically soft harmonies" that "seem to have more of an actual purpose", and concluded that the album is a "record with a message that is so authentically her". [17]

The Line of Best Fit 's Sam Franzini wrote that much of the album is "gentle, unassuming pop" and while "there are some exciting ideas here", it gets too "bogged down by an odd reframing of the past" as "Beer spends too much time looking through rose-colored glasses, wondering how her story will be told, for it to be relatable". [1] Thomas Smith of NME called most of Silence Between Songs "a clear nod to Tame Impala's psych-rock as well as swooning '60s pop and rock" but stated that "there's one too many generic, string-laden ballads, and a stop-start feel to the record". [18]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Silence Between Songs
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Grammy Awards 2024 Best Immersive Audio Album Nominated [20]

Track listing

Silence Between Songs track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spinnin"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
2:46
2."Sweet Relief"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Lucy Healey
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
2:41
3."Envy the Leaves"
  • Beer
  • Dussolliet
  • Clampitt
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
3:19
4."17"
  • Beer
  • Dussolliet
  • Clampitt
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love [a]
3:36
5."Ryder"
  • Beer
  • Dussolliet
  • Clampitt
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
4:06
6."Nothing Matters But You"
  • Beer
  • Ball
  • Clampitt
2:45
7."I Wonder"
  • Beer
  • Ball
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
  • Beer
  • Ball
  • Clampitt
2:37
8."At Your Worst"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
2:58
9."Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You)"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
3:15
10."Home to Another One"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
2:29
11."Dangerous"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt [p]
  • Francies
  • One Love
3:47
12."Reckless"
  • Beer
  • Dussolliet
  • Clampitt [p]
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
3:23
13."Silence Between Songs"
  • Beer
  • Dussolliet
  • Clampitt
  • Sommers
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
2:29
14."King of Everything"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • One Love
4:28
Total length:44:47

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Silence Between Songs
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] 76
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [25] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [26] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [27] 74
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [28] 84
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [29] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [30] 39
French Albums (SNEP) [31] 94
Irish Albums (IRMA) [32] 59
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [33] 31
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [34] 68
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [35] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC) [36] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [37] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [38] 28
US Billboard 200 [39] 86

Release history

Release dates and formats for Silence Between Songs
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousSeptember 15, 2023
[40]

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