This Is How You Smile

This Is How You Smile
This Is How You Smile
Studio album by Helado Negro
Released	March 8, 2019
Studio	411, Brooklyn, New York ; Heard City, Manhattan, New York ; CD Alley 2, Durham, North Carolina ; Molly & Keith's House; Island Universe Space; AIR Serenbe, Atlanta, Georgia
Length	40:55
Label	RVNG Intl.
Producer	Helado Negro
Helado Negro chronology

Last updated December 04, 2024

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10^[1]
Metacritic	82/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Exclaim!	8/10^[4]
Loud and Quiet	7/10^[5]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[6]
PopMatters	7/10^[7]
Spectrum Culture	^[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5^[9]
Uncut	7/10^[10]
Under the Radar	7.5/10^[11]

This Is How You Smile is the sixth studio album by American musician Helado Negro. It was released in March 2019 under RVNG Intl.

Critical reception

In a year-end essay for Slate , Ann Powers cited This Is How You Smile as proof that the album era format is not dead in 2019 but rather undergoing a "metamorphosis", with artists such as Negro utilizing the concept album through the culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives, which in this case is a "bilingual love letter to his family".^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roberto Carlos Lange

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Please Won't Please"	3:03
2.	"Imagining What to Do"	3:22
3.	"Echo for Camperdown Curio"	1:09
4.	"Fantasma Vaga"	4:23
5.	"Pais Nublado"	4:32
6.	"Running"	4:24
7.	"Seen My Aura"	4:08
8.	"Sabana de Luz"	3:16
9.	"November 7"	2:22
10.	"Todo Lo Que Me Falta"	4:35
11.	"Two Lucky"	3:53
12.	"My Name Is for My Friends"	1:38
Total length:		40:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes^[13] and AllMusic.^[14]

Roberto Carlos Lange – vocals, Casio MT-30, electric banjo, electronic percussion, classical guitar, electric guitar, Juno, Korg synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, noise, ondes, Roland Juno-6, vibraphone, field recording, recording, mixing, engineering
Adron – vocals
Raquel Berrios – vocals
Luis del Valle – vocals
Nene Humphrey – vocals
Ela Minus – vocals
Victoria Ruiz – vocals
Xenia Rubinos – vocals
Kristi Sword – echo, footsteps, whistle
Matthew Crum – guitar, bass
Keith Reynaud – guitar
Owen Stewart-Robertson – guitar
Jenn Wasner – guitar
Sufjan Stevens – piano
Bryan Abdul Collins – synthesizer
Chris Devoe – synthesizer
Oliver Hill – viola, violin
Jason Trammell – drums
Joe Westerlund – drums
Jason Nazary – drums
Jay Wynne – drums
Tim Barnes – percussion
Andy Stack – steel pan
Jason Ajemian – bass
Logan Coale – bass
Nick Sanborn – synthesizer arrangements, writer
Aquiles Navarro – trumpet
Angela Morris – saxophone
Nathaniel Morgan – saxophone
Jean Cook – field recording
Michael Kaufmann – field recording
Isaac Lekach – field recording
Matana Roberts – field recording
Matt Werth – field recording
Rachel Alina – mastering
Anna Grothe-Shive – photography
Will Work For Good – design
Michelle Grinser – lacquer cut

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References

↑ "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
↑ "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 10, 2019.
↑ Phares, Heather. "This Is How You Smile – Helado Negro". AllMusic . Retrieved December 12, 2019.
↑ Sylvester, Daniel (March 5, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 10, 2019.
↑ Rankine, Ollie (March 7, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved March 10, 2019.
↑ Torres, Eric (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 12, 2019.
↑ Ingalls, Chris (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro and the Gentle Urgency of 'This Is How You Smile'". PopMatters . Retrieved January 6, 2020.
↑ Stevens, Nathan (March 13, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
↑ Jrodriguez6. "Helado Negro – This Is How You Smile". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved March 12, 2019.
↑ Lewis, John (May 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Uncut (264): 29.
↑ Axeman, Stephen (March 4, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile (RVNG)". Under the Radar . Retrieved January 6, 2020.
↑ Powers, Ann (December 17, 2019). "The album is evolving". Slate . Retrieved September 15, 2020.
↑ This Is How You Smile (Liner notes). Helado Negro. RVNG Intl. 2019. RVNGNL54.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "This is How You Smile - Helado Negro | Credits". AllMusic. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

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[1] "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[2] "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[3] Phares, Heather. "This Is How You Smile – Helado Negro". AllMusic . Retrieved December 12, 2019.

[4] Sylvester, Daniel (March 5, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[5] Rankine, Ollie (March 7, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[pitchfork-review-6] Torres, Eric (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[7] Ingalls, Chris (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro and the Gentle Urgency of 'This Is How You Smile'". PopMatters . Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[8] Stevens, Nathan (March 13, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[9] Jrodriguez6. "Helado Negro – This Is How You Smile". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[10] Lewis, John (May 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Uncut (264): 29.

[11] Axeman, Stephen (March 4, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile (RVNG)". Under the Radar . Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[12] Powers, Ann (December 17, 2019). "The album is evolving". Slate . Retrieved September 15, 2020.

[liner_notes-13] This Is How You Smile (Liner notes). Helado Negro. RVNG Intl. 2019. RVNGNL54.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[14] "This is How You Smile - Helado Negro | Credits". AllMusic. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

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