The Caretaker (Half Waif album)

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The Caretaker
Half Waif - The Caretaker.png
Studio album by
Half Waif
ReleasedMarch 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
Length34:01
Label Anti-
Half Waif chronology
Lavender
(2018)		The Caretaker
(2020)

The Caretaker is the fourth studio album by American musician Nandi Rose Plunkett, under her stage name Half Waif. It was released on March 27, 2020, under Anti-. [1]

Contents

The first single from the album, "Ordinary Talk" was released on January 28, 2020. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Beats Per Minute 90% [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [7]
Paste 7.3/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8/10 [9]

The Caretaker was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 9 reviews. [3]

Track listing

The Caretaker track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Clouds Rest"2:19
2."Siren"3:15
3."Ordinary Talk"3:25
4."My Best Self"3:04
5."In August"3:45
6."Lapsing"2:39
7."Halogen 2"2:18
8."Blinking Light"3:15
9."Brace"3:37
10."Generation"2:50
11."Window Place"3:34
Total length:34:01

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References

  1. ↑ Torres, Eric (January 28, 2020). "Half Waif Announces New Album The Caretaker". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (January 29, 2020). "Half Waif announces new album The Caretaker, plus North American tour dates". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ Donelson, Macy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ McMullen, Chase (March 27, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ Gee, Chris (March 26, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Butchard, Skye (23 March 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ Freedman, Max (March 26, 2020). "Half Waif Scales Back on The Caretaker". Paste . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ Jagota, Vrinda (April 1, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 2, 2020.


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