We're Not Here to Be Loved

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We're Not Here to Be Loved
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Studio album by
Fleshwater
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022
RecordedJuly 2021
Studio GodCity, Salem, Massachusetts
Genre
Length27:31
Label Closed Casket Activities
Producer Kurt Ballou
Fleshwater chronology
demo2020
(2020)		We're Not Here to Be Loved
(2022)		Sounds of Grieving
(2023)
Singles from We're Not Here to Be Loved
  1. "Kiss the Ladder"
    Released: October 6, 2022
  2. "The Razor's Apple"
    Released: October 21, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Boolin Tunes9.5/10 [1]
Brooklyn Vegan Positive [2]
Pitchfork 7.5 [3]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5 [4]

We're Not Here to Be Loved is the debut studio album by American rock band Fleshwater. Produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou, the album was released on November 4, 2022, through Closed Casket Activities.

Contents

Background

Fleshwater was formed in 2017 [5] by Anthony DiDio, Matt Wood, and Jeremy Martin of Vein.fm along with Marisa Shirar. [6] The band released a demo on February 21, 2020; the demo was re-released later that year on cassette with a cover of "Enjoy" by Björk as a bonus track. The demo became an underground hit on the Internet, with the song "Linda Claire" gaining over 1 million streams on Spotify. [7]

On October 6, 2022, the band released the single "Kiss the Ladder" and announced that their debut studio album would be released on November 4. [8] [9] The band released a second single, "The Razor's Apple," on October 21. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fleshwater, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baldpate Driver" 4:13
2."Closet" 2:02
3."The Razor's Apple" 3:11
4."Woohoo" 3:44
5."Linda Claire" 2:37
6."Kiss the Ladder" 1:17
7."Enjoy"
3:23
8."Backstairs Breathing" 1:56
9."Foreign" 5:05
Total length:27:31
Cassette edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Woohoo" (What If Mix)3:07
Total length:30:38

Personnel

Fleshwater
Additional

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References

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  2. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (November 4, 2022). "Album Reviews: Ezra Collective, Backxwash, R.A.P. Ferreira, more". Brooklyn Vegan . Retrieved January 12, 2023.
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