The Baby | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 28, 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 36:13 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Grand Jury | |||
Producer | Caleb Hinz, Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker, Lars Stalfors | |||
Samia chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Baby | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [2] |
musicOMH | [3] |
NME [4] | |
No Ripcord | 8/10 [5] |
ourculture | [6] |
Paste | 7.9/10 [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [8] |
Sputnikmusic | [9] |
The Baby is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Samia. It was released on August 28, 2020, via Grand Jury Music.
On April 29, 2020, Samia released the single "Is There Something in the Movies" along with a music video that featured Maya Hawke and Charlie Plummer alongside Samia. [10] [11]
The album was announced on June 24, 2020, along with the single "Fit N Full". [12] [13] "Big Wheel" and "Stellate" were released as a double single on July 22, 2020. [14] "Triptych", the final single, was released on August 25, 2020. [15]
On October 19, 2020, Samia released a full band version of "Is There Something in the Movies?".
On November 18, 2020, Samia released a music video for "Waverly", which starred Nick Cianci, Ethan Cohen and Olivia Nikkanen. [16]
On January 15, 2021, Samia released The Baby Reimagined, which consisted of covers and remixes of each of the songs from The Baby by fellow indie artists, including Palehound, Field Medic, Christian Lee Hutson, Briston Maroney and Bartees Strange among others. [17]
The Baby received positive reviews upon its release. Pitchfork gave The Baby a 7.9 out of 10. [18] Paste Magazine placed the album at number 43 on their list of the 50 Best Albums of 2020. [19]
All tracks are written by Samia Finnerty.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pool" | 4:29 |
2. | "Fit N Full" | 2:46 |
3. | "Big Wheel" | 3:15 |
4. | "Limbo Bitch" | 3:20 |
5. | "Stellate" | 4:09 |
6. | "Triptych" | 3:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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7. | "Does Not Heal" | 2:58 |
8. | "Waverly" | 2:49 |
9. | "Winnebago" | 2:44 |
10. | "Minnesota" | 3:01 |
11. | "Is There Something in the Movies?" | 3:30 |
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