Young Narrator in the Breakers

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Young Narrator in the Breakers
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Studio album by
Pavo Pavo
ReleasedNovember 11, 2016
Genre Indie Pop, Art Rock, Baroque Pop
Length42:14
Label Bella Union
Producer Dan Molad, Sam Cohen
Pavo Pavo chronology
Young Narrator in the Breakers
(2016)		 Mystery Hour
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Uncut 7/10 [3]
The Line of Best Fit8/10 [4]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
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Young Narrator in the Breakers is the debut studio album by Brooklyn-based indie pop band Pavo Pavo. The album was recorded in and around Brooklyn and released on November 11, 2016 on Bella Union. [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Young Narrator in the Breakers received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, which indicates "generally favorable reviews." [11]

Cameron Cook of Pitchfork praised the record, comparing vocalist Eliza Bagg to "a lovelorn alien reaching out from the farthest reaches of the galaxy," [12] while AllMusic selected it as an Album Pick and wrote, "Pavo Pavo have achieved a collection that eschews the obvious, being undoubtedly hip yet simultaneous geeky in its references, and the resulting work is a real gem." [13]

Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is a noted fan of the band and has featured their music in his blog. [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pavo Pavo.

No.TitleLength
1."Ran Ran Run"3:56
2."Annie Hall"3:10
3."Ruby (Let's Buy the Bike)"3:40
4."Wiserway"3:44
5."A Quiet Time with Spaceman Sputz"3:05
6."Somewhere in Iowa"3:48
7."Belle of the Ball"3:07
8."The Aquarium"3:49
9."No Mind"3:51
10."John (A Little Time)"3:11
11."Young Narrator in the Breakers"1:00
12."2020, We'll Have Nothing Going On"5:59
Total length:42:14

Personnel

Pavo Pavo
Additional personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers, Metacritic , Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Bemrose, Bekki. "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers", AllMusic , 18 November 2016. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers, Metacritic , Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Nash, Ed. "Pavo Pavo's debut is a love letter to music", Line of Best Fit , London, 16 November 2016. Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Cook, Cameron. "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers", Pitchfork , New York, 28 November 2016. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers, Metacritic , Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Dalton, Nick. "Perfect Pop with a Science Fiction Edge", Record Collector , December 2016. Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers, Metacritic , Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic. "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers - review", Financial Times , London, 18 November 2016. Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Pearis, Bill. "Pavo Pavo ready debut LP for Bella Union (listen), playing free Rough Trade show tonight, touring Europe, Brooklyn Vegan , New York, 1 November 2016. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers", Metacritic , Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
  12. ↑ Cook, Cameron. "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers", Pitchfork , New York, 28 November 2016. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Bemrose, Bekki. "Pavo Pavo, Young Narrator in the Breakers", AllMusic , 18 November 2016. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Krugman, Paul. "Friday Night Music: Pavo Pavo", New York Times , New York, 19 June 2015. Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
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