Total Loss (album)

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Total Loss
Total Loss cover art.jpg
Studio album by
How to Dress Well
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
Genre Alternative R&B, ambient
Length42:15
Label Acéphale Records, Weird World
Producer How to Dress Well, Rodaidh McDonald, Forest Swords
How to Dress Well chronology
Love Remains
(2010)		Total Loss
(2012)		 "What Is This Heart?"
(2014)

Total Loss is the second studio album by American musician How to Dress Well. It was released in September 2012 on Acephale Records in North America and Weird World Records in other regions. [1] [2] The track "Cold Nites", which was co-written and co-produced by Forest Swords, was released as a single.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [3]
Metacritic 77/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Fact 4/5 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin 7/10 [13]
Uncut 8/10 [14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77% based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]

It was listed 33rd on Stereogum 's list of top 50 albums of 2012. [15] Pitchfork placed it at number 28 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2012. [16]

Accolades

Accolades for Total Loss
PublicationAccoladeRank
Beats Per Minute [17] Top 50 Albums of 2012
8
Consequence of Sound [18] Top 50 Albums of 2012
29
Exclaim! [19] Top 50 Albums of 2012
36
Fact [20] Top 50 Albums of 2012
6
The Line of Best Fit [21] Top 50 Albums of 2012
15
Pitchfork [22] Top 50 Albums of 2012
28
Under the Radar [23] Top 100 Albums of 2012
22

Track listing

Total Loss track listing
No.TitleLength
1."When I Was in Trouble"3:22
2."Cold Nites"3:38
3."Say My Name or Say Whatever"4:24
4."Running Back"3:17
5."& It Was U"3:04
6."World I Need You, Won't Be Without You (Proem)"2:48
7."Struggle"4:28
8."How Many?"5:02
9."Talking to You"4:14
10."Set It Right"4:46
11."Ocean Floor for Everything"3:12
Bonus 7" [24]
No.TitleLength
1."Again" (Janet Jackson cover)4:25
2."Blue Crystal Fire" (Robbie Basho cover)4:56
3."Set It Right" (a capella version)4:25

Charts

Chart performance for Total Loss
Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [25] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [26] 141
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [27] 35
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [28] 18

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