Guilt Trips

Guilt Trips is the first solo studio album by Canadian DJ/producer Ryan Hemsworth.[1] It was released on Last Gang Records on October 22, 2013.[2][3] Music videos were created for "Against a Wall"[4] and "One for Me".[5] The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.[6]

Guilt Trips
Studio album by
Ryan Hemsworth
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
GenreElectronic
Length36:06
LabelLast Gang Records
ProducerRyan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth chronology
Distorted
(2011)		 Guilt Trips
(2013)		 Alone for the First Time
(2014)

Production

Most of the album was recorded on Hemsworth's laptop computer in airports and hotels while he was on tour.[1] It features guest appearances from Sinead Harnett, Lofty305, Baths, Tinashe, Haleek Maul, and Kitty.[7]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Readerfavorable[10]
Consequence of SoundC+[11]
Exclaim!8/10[12]
Fact4/5[13]
NME8/10[14]
NowNNN[15]
Pitchfork7.4/10[16]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[17]
The Varsityfavorable[18]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Guilt Trips received an average score of 77, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a soft, serene, and inspired debut."[9] Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, commenting that "Guilt Trips is as unclassifiable as it is dazzling, a fine debut from an artist who continues to progress."[12] Miles Raymer of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "Like his DJ sets, Guilt Trips is all over the place genre-wise, but it never feels dilettantish."[16]

Exclaim! placed the album at number 8 on its year-end list of the "Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums".[19]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Small + Lost" (featuring Sinead Harnett)2:33
2."Against a Wall" (featuring Lofty305)4:33
3."Weird Life"4:02
4."Still Cold" (featuring Baths)2:02
5."Avec Vous"3:38
6."Happiness & Dreams Forever"1:42
7."Yaeko Mitamura Is Lonely"3:40
8."Ryan Must Be Destroyed"4:29
9."One for Me" (featuring Tinashe)3:30
10."Day/Night/Sleep System" (featuring Haleek Maul and Kitty)5:51
Total length:36:06

References
  1. Mertens, Max (November 6, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth Is Getting the Hang of the DJ Lifestyle". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. Barretto, Clyde (October 16, 2013). "Listen To Ryan Hemsworth 'Guilt Trips' (Full Album Stream)". Prefix. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. Zeichner, Naomi (October 22, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth f. Sinead Harnett, "Small + Lost" MP3". The Fader. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. Sargent, Jordan (October 3, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth's 'Against a Wall' Video Stars a Girl and Her Cat". Spin. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. Martins, Chris (June 12, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth and Tinashe Make the 'Most Boring Video Possible' and It's Beautiful". Spin. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. Thiessen, Brock (March 29, 2014). "Arcade Fire, Drake, Ryan Hemsworth Take Home Early Junos". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  7. Carlick, Stephen (November 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Success IRL (Page 2)". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. "Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  9. Jeffries, David. "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  10. Raymer, Miles (October 21, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth's cleaned-up, poppy Guilt Trips and 15 more record reviews". Chicago Reader. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  11. Madden, Mike (October 23, 2013). "Album Review: Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  12. Carlick, Stephen (October 19, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  13. Kelly, Chris (October 25, 2013). "Guilt Trips". Fact. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. Hutchinson, Kate (October 18, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - 'Guilt Trips'". NME. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  15. Boles, Benjamin (October 24, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips (Last Gang)". Now. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  16. Raymer, Miles (October 24, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  17. Ryce, Andrew (November 13, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  18. Przybyslawski, Corinne (October 20, 2013). "Album Review: Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth". The Varsity. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  19. "Exclaim!'s Best of 2013: Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums". Exclaim!. December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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