This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)

This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
Studio album by Lambchop
Released	March 22, 2019
Recorded	January–July 2018
Studio	Battle Tapes, Nashville
Genre	Indietronica, electronica
Length	45:29
Label	Merge, City Slang
Lambchop chronology
Flotus (2016) This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) (2019) Trip (2020)

This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) is the thirteenth studio album by American band Lambchop, released on March 22, 2019. The album placed at No. 50 on Mojo 's albums of the year list. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10 [2]
Metacritic	82/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Exclaim!	8/10 [5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Music	[7]
Pitchfork	8.1/10 [8]
Uncut	[9]
Under the Radar	5/10 [10]

The album received largely positive reception. Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a score of 7.7/10 based on 15 ratings, while Metacritic gave the album a score of 82/100 based on 13 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew McCaughan & Kurt Wagner unless otherwise indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The New Isn’t So You Anymore"		5:18
2.	"Crosswords, or What This Says About You"		6:46
3.	"Everything for You"	Kurt Wagner	3:55
4.	"The Lasting Last of You"		6:08
5.	"The Air Is Heavy and I Should Be Listening to You"		7:40
6.	"The December-ish You"	Kurt Wagner	6:19
7.	"This Is What I Wanted to Tell You"		6:45
8.	"Flower"	Kurt Wagner	2:38

Personnel

Personnel differs between tracks but includes the group members of Lambchop.

• Roy Agee - Trombone
• Tony Crow - Piano, Electric piano
• Robbie Crowell - Horn
• Spencer Cullum - Steel guitar
• Jeremy Ferguson - Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer
• Jeremy Fetzer - Guitar
• Matthew McCaughan - Composer, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer
• Charlie McCoy - Harmonica, Vibraphone
• Joe Puleo - Vocal Samples
• Matt Swanson - Bass guitar
• Jacob Valenzuela - Trumpet
• Kurt Wagner - Composer, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals

References

1. "Mojo's 75 Best New Albums of the Year". Mojo . No. 315. 14 November 2019.
2. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
3. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop Reviews and tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
4. Deming, Mark. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) – Lambchop". AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
5. Falk, David (March 21, 2019). "Lambchop This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
6. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 22, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) review – growing experimental gracefully". The Guardian . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
7. James, Christopher (March 19, 2019). "Lambchop / This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". The Music . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
8. Rytlewski, Evan (March 28, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
9. Troussé, Stephen (March 26, 2019). "Lambchop – This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". Uncut . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
10. Michalik, Timothy (March 25, 2019). "Lambchop: This (is what I wanted to tell you) (Merge) Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved March 27, 2020.