French Exit (album)

French Exit is the debut studio album by American indie pop band TV Girl. It was self-released on June 5, 2014. The band describe the album's songs as "about lost lust, too much love and not enough."[1]

French Exit
Studio album by
TV Girl
ReleasedJune 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)
GenreIndie pop
Length40:43
LabelSelf-released
ProducerTV Girl
TV Girl chronology
Lonely Women
(2013)		 French Exit
(2014)		 Who Really Cares
(2016)

Background and recording

There were several songs recorded during the French Exit sessions that didn't make it into the final cut of the album; they were soon added to the The Night in Question: French Exit Outtakes EP. The album later received a huge impact in virality due to TikTok,[2] or the song "Lovers Rock" from the album particularly. "Lovers Rock" has over 537 million streams on Spotify.

The album cover is an edited photo taken from Mary Lee Gowland's 1969 poetry collection, Tender Bough. In the album’s liner notes, it is stated that the image was taken by Mary's father, Peter Gowland, and used as the album cover with her permission.[1]

Promotion

Tour

TV Girl has performed their songs from French Exit in various shows. In March 2020, the band announced, on their Instagram account, tour dates in support of the "six-and-a-half" year anniversary of French Exit, which would have started in April 23, 2020 and would have concluded in July 23, 2020.[3] All of the tour dates would later be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The band announced new tour dates for the French Exit 6.5 Year Anniversary tour, with Jordana as an opening act for some shows. The tour started in September 22, 2021 and concluded in December 18, 2021.[5]

Reception

French Exit was called "remarkably solid" by Bandwagon Magazine.[6]

The album was also referred as "refreshing, relaxing, and cynical" by KSUA Radio.[7] KRUI-FM described the album as one with "melodic hooks, prosaic lyrics, and innovative sampling".[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brad Petering, except "Daughter of a Cop" co-written by Mat Cothran.

French Exit track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pantyhose"2:57
2."Birds Don't Sing"3:29
3."Louise"3:14
4."Hate Yourself"3:33
5."The Getaway"3:44
6."Talk to Strangers"2:57
7."The Blonde"3:47
8."Daughter of a Cop"2:33
9."Lovers Rock"3:33
10."Her and Her Friend"3:29
11."Come When You Call"3:38
12."Anjela"3:44
Total length:40:43
Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
13."Girls Like Me"Non-album single2:36
14."Misery"The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle2:37
15."I Wonder Who She’s Kissing Now"The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle2:46
16."All a Dream"The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle3:11
17."Melanie"Lonely Women4:38
Total length:56:31

Sample credits

  • "Birds Don't Sing" contains samples of "Seven Minutes in Heaven", performed by the Poni-Tails.
  • "Lovers Rock" contains samples of "The Dance is Over", performed by the Shirelles.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of French Exit.[upper-alpha 1]

  • Brad Petering – vocals, songwriting, recording, production, mixing
  • Jason Wyman – recording, production, mixing, mastering
  • Mat Cothran – songwriting (track 8)
  • Dan Komin – bass and guitar (tracks 3 and 12)
  • Faith Harding – backing vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 8-9, 11)
  • Trung Ngo – additional vocals (tracks 2 and 4)
  • Ally Hasche – additional vocals (track 3)
  • Wyatt Harmon – additional vocals (track 11)
  • Madison Acid – artwork design
  • Peter Gowland – photography (used with permission from her daughter Mary Lee Gowland)

Charts
Chart performance for French Exit
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[10] 41

Notes
  1. In the free download of the album, on Bandcamp, contains a PDF of the liner notes.[1]

References
  1. "French Exit | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. "TV Girl just wants you to vibe". The Daily Cardinal. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. "Promotional Poster for French Exit 6.5 Year Anniversary Tour (circa 2020)". Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. "Obviously the decline of western civilization has put a damper on the much anticipated "French Exit" tour, which will not take place as scheduled. Trying to figure out a reschedule with more "official announcements" as they come in. Plz "bare with us" and take care". Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Instagram.
  5. "The tour is back on bb! Celebrating six-and-a-half beautiful years of French Exit all over these United States with the fabulous @jordananye opening and playing with the TV Girl Traveling All-Star Band! All previous tickets will be honored, which means a good deal of these shows are near sold out already. Run don't walk to secure your piece of history today! (Ticket links have been helpfully compiled over at our trusty tumblr: link in bio)". Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. Sheridan, Christopher (September 12, 2014). "Album Review: Tv Girl – French Exit". Bandwagon Magazine. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. "Album Review: French Exit". KSUA Radio. January 15, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. Moore, Grace (26 September 2018). "Innovation in an Undefinable Genre: TV Girl's "French Exit"". KRUI FM. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  9. "TV Girl − French Exit (2015, CD)". Discogs. 28 January 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  10. "2023 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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