Tracer (album)

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Tracer
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Studio album by
Teengirl Fantasy
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
Genre Electronic
Length39:40
Label
Producer
  • Logan Takahashi
  • Nick Weiss
Teengirl Fantasy chronology
7AM
(2010)		Tracer
(2012)		8AM
(2017)

Tracer is the second studio album by American electronic music duo Teengirl Fantasy. It was released on R&S Records and True Panther Sounds on August 21, 2012. [1] It features vocal contributions from Kelela, Panda Bear, Laurel Halo, and Romanthony. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 8/10 [5]
Consequence of Sound B [6]
Fact 3/5 [2]
NME 7/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Resident Advisor 2.5/5 [10]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 7/10 [1]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Tracer received an average score of 71, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]

Sarah H. Grant of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of "B" and commented that "Teengirl Fantasy's interpretation of dance-pop through a technical EDM filter recalls Sonic Youth's re-interpretation of hardcore punk through indie rock." [6] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying, "If Tracer has significant replay value, it's for the parsing of the details of its light-filled surface, for the sounds themselves." [8] George Bass of Slant Magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a carefully balanced collage of experimental electronica and stylish vocal pop on which Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi display a technical prowess to match many of EDM's current stars". [11]

Blurt named it the 27th best album of 2012. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Logan Takahashi and Nick Weiss, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Orbit" 3:14
2."EFX" (featuring Kelela)
3:40
3."Eternal" 4:27
4."Pyjama" (featuring Panda Bear)
3:34
5."Mist of Time" (featuring Laurel Halo)
3:06
6."End" 4:08
7."Vector Spray" 4:04
8."Inca" 3:37
9."Do It" (featuring Romanthony)
4:37
10."Timeline" 5:20
Total length:39:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (August 23, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy, 'Tracer' (R&S/True Panther)". Spin . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Finlayson, Angus (August 24, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Fact . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Tracer by Teengirl Fantasy". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". AllMusic . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Rivers, Joe (August 15, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". Clash . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Grant, Sarah H. (August 21, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy – Tracer". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ Corner, Adam (August 16, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - 'Tracer'". NME . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Greene, Jayson (September 7, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Houle, Zachary (August 22, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". PopMatters . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Miller, Derek (September 14, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". Resident Advisor . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Bass, George (August 12, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Slant Magazine . Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ "2012 in Review: The Blurt Top 75 Albums". Blurt . Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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