Twentytwo in Blue

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Twentytwo in Blue
Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in Blue.png
Studio album by
Sunflower Bean
ReleasedMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
RecordedDecember 2016-December 2017 [1]
Genre
Length40:30
Label Mom + Pop Music
Lucky Number
Producer
  • Matthew Molnar
  • Jacob Portrait
Sunflower Bean chronology
Human Ceremony
(2016)		Twentytwo in Blue
(2018)
Singles from Twentytwo in Blue
  1. "I Was a Fool"
    Released: November 3, 2017
  2. "Crisis Fest"
    Released: January 12, 2018
  3. "Twentytwo"
    Released: February 23, 2018
  4. "Human For"
    Released: March 16, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B [5]
Clash 8/10 [6]
Consequence of Sound B [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Drowned in Sound 4/10 [9]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Paste 8/10 [12]
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [13]

Twentytwo in Blue is the second studio album by American indie rock band Sunflower Bean. It was released on March 23, 2018, under Lucky Number in the UK and Mom + Pop Music worldwide. [14]

Contents

Release

The first single "I Was A Fool" was released on November 3, 2017. [15] Guitarist Nick Kivlen explained the song "seemingly crept up from nowhere and into our practice space. It was a special moment between the three of us, Julia and I both improvised the lyrics."

The second single "Crisis Fest" was released on January 12, 2018, along with the announcement of their second album. [14] [1]

On February 23, 2018, the third single "Twentytwo" was released. [16]

The fourth single "Human For" was released on March 16, 2018. [17]

Critical reception

Twentytwo in Blue 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 78, based on 20 reviews. [4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 24 reviews. [2]

Tim Sendra from AllMusic said the band "don't pull any punches and the record has an immediate impact, both sonically and emotionally. About half the record sounds like the work of a road-tested, whip-smart rock & roll band," while noting the album fits "together perfectly; from the songs to the sounds to the performances, it's indie rock and pop at their thoughtful, searching, sweet, and punchy best." [3] Alex McLevy from The A.V. Club said the album is "tighter in execution, broader in scope, and more pop-focused in nearly every way. Taken as a collection, it sounds like a jukebox full of lost ’70s hits." [5] In a review published by Clash , Aurora Henni Krogh said "Sunflower Bean have found a maturity and a balance between lyrics and melody that infatuates. Though they sometimes still miss, 'Twentytwo In Blue' stakes out the loss of innocence that comes with growing up, and it does it beautifully." [6]

Accolades

Track listing

Twentytwo in Blue track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Burn It"4:18
2."I Was a Fool"3:33
3."Twentytwo"4:32
4."Crisis Fest"3:31
5."Memoria"3:42
6."Puppet Strings"4:00
7."Only a Moment"4:14
8."Human For"2:23
9."Any Way You Like"3:43
10."Sinking Sands"2:32
11."Oh No, Bye Bye"4:05

Charts

Chart performance for Twentytwo in Blue
Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 16
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [26] 5

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat(s)Catalog
WorldwideMarch 23, 2018Mom + PopCD, LPMP333
UKMarch 23, 2018Lucky NumberCD, LPLucky115

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