Cerulean (album)

Cerulean is the debut studio album by American electronic musician Baths. It was released on June 22, 2010 by Anticon.[3]

Cerulean
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
Genre
Length43:24
LabelAnticon
ProducerBaths
Baths chronology
Cerulean
(2010)
Pop Music/False B-Sides
(2011)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubA−[6]
BBC Music(favorable)[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
Exclaim!(favorable)[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Resident Advisor4/5[12]
The Skinny[13]
Spin6/10[14]

The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. The lead single "Maximalist" was premiered by Earmilk and later featured on Pitchfork.[15] Later in 2010, Pitchfork gave Cerulean an "Honorable Mention" in their countdown of the best albums of 2010.[16] The album was also named by The A.V. Club as the 21st best album of 2010.[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Apologetic Shoulder Blades"2:29
2."Lovely Bloodflow"3:35
3."Maximalist"3:19
4."♥"3:17
5."Aminals"3:18
6."Rafting Starlit Everglades"3:52
7."Hall"3:31
8."You're My Excuse to Travel"3:34
9."Rain Smell"4:23
10."Indoorsy"2:44
11."Plea"4:15
12."Departure"4:48
13."Thaumas" (bonus track)5:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic website.[18]

Musicians

  • Will Wiesenfield – performer
  • Mario Luna – guitar, vocals (track 7)

Technical personnel

Artwork

  • Jesselisa Moretti – artwork, design

References

  1. B Mcghee (July 16, 2010). "Baths - Cerulean". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. "Artist Tips: Geotic / Baths - XLR8R". XLR8R. October 3, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. Ellison, Kyle (September 7, 2010). "Interview - DiS meets Baths". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. "Cerulean by Baths reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. June 22, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Cerulean - Baths". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  6. Adams, Erik (December 21, 2010). "Baths: Cerulean". The A.V. Club.
  7. Diver, Mike (2010). "Baths - Cerulean - Review". BBC.
  8. Ellison, Kyle (July 30, 2010). "Baths - Cerulean". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  9. Hampson, Ashley (July 13, 2010). "Baths - Cerulean". Exclaim!.
  10. Cohen, Ian (July 9, 2010). "Baths: Cerulean". Pitchfork Media.
  11. Copplestone, Joe (July 1, 2010). "Baths: Cerulean". PopMatters.
  12. Willens, Max (September 1, 2010). "Baths - Cerulean". Resident Advisor.
  13. Skivington, Martin (August 16, 2010). "Baths – Cerulean". The Skinny.
  14. Hogan, Marc (June 22, 2010). "Baths, 'Cerulean' (Anticon)". Spin.
  15. ""Maximalist" | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  16. Neyland, Nick (December 15, 2010), "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention", Pitchfork Media, retrieved December 20, 2010
  17. "The best music of 2010", The A.V. Club, December 8, 2010, retrieved December 20, 2010
  18. "Cerulean - Baths". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.