Hayday (album)

Hayday is a 2021 studio album by American indie rock band Feeble Little Horse, their first full-length album and their first with vocalist Lydia Slocum.[2] The album was recorded as Slocum joined[1] and received positive attention from critics, especially for the track "Chores",[3] leading to the group signing with Saddle Creek Records, which would re-release Hayday in 2022.[4]

Hayday
A grainy photo montage of a house overlooking a field
Studio album by
Feeble Little Horse
ReleasedOctober 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)
Recordedmid-2021[1]
StudioJake Kelley and Ryan Walchonski's apartment, South Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
GenreIndie rock
Length20:57
LanguageEnglish
LabelJulia's War
ProducerSeb Kinsler
Feeble Little Horse chronology
Modern Tourism
(2021)		 Hayday
(2021)		 Girl with Fish
(2023)

Reception

Abby Jones of Pitchfork rated Hayday 7.4 out of 10, calling it "a relentless, intentionally chaotic document of twentysomething existential dread", praising vocalist Lydia Slocum's lyrics in particular.[5] Writing for Stereogum, Eli Enis considers this release "an enormous leap forward" in the band's sound from their debut EP Modern Tourism.[2] In a feature on the band for Paste Devon Chodzin wrote that this album has "screeching earworms made the band unforgettable".[3] "Chores" was highlighted by The New York Times, where critic Lindsay Zoladz writing that the band knows "exactly how much noise belongs in their noise-pop" and calls Slocum's vocals charismatic.[6] Marissa Lorusso of NPR stated that this song "radiates a deliciously over-it energy" with lyrics about a break-up that Slocum went through.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Jake Kelley, Seb Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Ryan Walchonski.

  1. "Worth It (Intro)" – 1:14
  2. "Termites" – 2:39
  3. "Chores" – 2:23
  4. "Tricks" – 2:58
  5. "Too Much" – 0:44
  6. "Sherman's Last Ride" – 0:17
  7. "Picture" – 2:05
  8. "You Got It Babe" – 0:50
  9. "Kennedy" – 2:23
  10. "Drama Queen" – 2:29
  11. "Grace (Outro)" – 3:04

Bonus tracks on 2022 Saddle Creek re-release

  1. "Dog Song 2" – 2:11
  2. "Termites" (Full Body 2 Remix) – 3:07

Personnel

Feeble Little Horse

  • Jake Kelley – drums, artwork, recording, mixing
  • Seb Kinsler – guitar, vocals, recording, mixing, production
  • Lydia Slocum – vocals, artwork, recording, mixing
  • Ryan Walchonski – guitar, vocals, recording, mixing

Additional personnel

  • Benito Countouris – drum recording
  • Full Body 2 – remixing
  • Dylan Wall – mastering

See also

References
  1. Fair, Meg (May 10, 2023). "Meet Feeble Little Horse, the Young Noise-Pop Band Repping Pittsburgh DIY". Rising. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. Enis, Eli (December 5, 2022). "Band To Watch: Feeble Little Horse". Band to Watch. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. Chodzin, Devon (June 9, 2023). "On Girl With Fish, feeble little horse Are Covert Poptimists". Music > Features. Paste. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. Sullivan, Samantha (December 22, 2022). "Feeble Little Horse's dizzying journey beyond the world of DIY". Artists. WXPN. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  5. Jones, Abby (November 16, 2022). "Feeble Little Horse: Hayday". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  6. Zoladz, Lindsay (October 28, 2022). "Rihanna Inches Back to Music, and 8 More New Songs". The Playlist. The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. Lorusso, Marissa (October 25, 2022). "feeble little horse, 'Chores'". #NowPlaying. NPR. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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