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"If I Could"
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The lead single from the album, "If I Could", was released in December 2014, and was premiered in publications such as Rolling Stone . [2] That month the album was made available for pre-order on American Laundromat Records, [2] with an announced release date for Whatever, My Love on February 17, 2015. [2] The album's single "Ordinary Guy" premiered on Consequence of Sound on January 14, 2015. [5]

The band announced they would tour the United States in support of the album throughout February, [2] as well as venues such as the Bowery Ballroom in New York City [6] and The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles in late March. [7]

Reception

Whatever, My Love
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Studio album by
the Juliana Hatfield Three
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)
Recorded2014
StudioNuthouse Recording, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre Alternative rock
Length39:32
Label American Laundromat Records
Producer Juliana Hatfield, Tom Beaujour
The Juliana Hatfield Three chronology
Become What You Are
(1993)		Whatever, My Love
(2015)
Singles from Whatever, My Love
  1. "If I Could"
    Released: December 11, 2014
  2. "Ordinary Guy"
    Released: January 14, 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In late December 2014, Stereogum named the album "one of their most anticipated albums of 2015," [9] and on January 4, 2015, Consequence of Sound named it "one of the 50 most anticipated albums of 2015." [4]

On January 9, 2015, Juliana Hatfield was featured on Nylon.com, who wrote that the upcoming album came off as "unforced, and with its sly lyrics and mega-hooky coffeehouse-grunge aesthetic." [10] When the album's single "Ordinary Guy" premiered on Consequence of Sound on January 14, 2015, the review stated "through distorted guitars and ferocious screams, Hatfield recalls all of the troubles that come with dating an addict. Though there’s no semblance of a happy ending to be found, Hatfield's honesty and poignancy are deeply romantic in their own right." [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Juliana Hatfield, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Invisible"4:31
2."Now That I Have Found You"3:24
3."Ordinary Guy"3:10
4."If Only We Were Dogs"3:30
5."I'm Shy"4:31
6."Dog on a Chain"2:10
7."If I Could"4:23
8."Push Pin"1:51
9."Blame the Stylist"2:52
10."I Don't Know What to Do with My Hands" (Hatfield, Matthew Caws)3:40
11."Wood"2:42
12."Parking Lots"2:50
Total length:39:22
LP-only bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Only in the Dark"3:08

Personnel

Release dates

DateRelease details
February 17, 2015 American Laundromat Records

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References

  1. 1 2 Beauchemin, Molly (December 11, 2014). "Juliana Hatfield Three Reunite, Announce Sophomore Album Whatever, My Love". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kreps, Daniel (December 11, 2014). "Juliana Hatfield Three Reunite for New Album 'Whatever, My Love'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Whatever, My Love". American Laundromat Records. February 17, 2015. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  4. 1 2 Roffman, Michael (January 4, 2015). "The 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  5. 1 2 Henry, Dusty (January 14, 2015). "The Juliana Hatfield Three premiere new song "Ordinary Guy" — listen". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Juliana Hatfield Three going on 'Become What You Are' 21st anniversary tour (dates)". Brooklyn Vegan . December 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  7. ↑ "The Juliana Hatfield Three Announce Winter 2015 Reunion Tour Dates". MXDWN. December 19, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  8. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Whatever, My Love – Juliana Hatfield / Juliana Hatfield Three". AllMusic . Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "The 101 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2015". Stereogum . December 22, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  10. ↑ Partridge, Kenneth (January 9, 2015). "juliana hatfield is through with '90s nostalgia". Nylon.com. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
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