I Love You Like a Brother

I Love You Like a Brother is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Alex Lahey. It was released on 6 October 2017 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Charts.

I Love You Like a Brother
Studio album by
Alex Lahey
Released6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Length35:52
LabelAlex Lahey, Nicky Boy Records
ProducerOscar Dawson
Alex Lahey chronology
B-Grade University
(2016)		 I Love You Like a Brother
(2017)		 The Best of Luck Club
(2019)
Singles from I Love You Like a Brother
  1. "Every Day's the Weekend"
    Released: 28 July 2017
  2. "Lotto in Reverse"
    Released: 30 August 2017[1]
  3. "I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself"
    Released: 15 September 2017[2]
  4. "There's No Money"
    Released: 17 November 2017[3]
  5. "I Love You Like a Brother"
    Released: 18 March 2018[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year80/100[5]
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[6]
Metacritic80/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[8]
The Music[9]
NME[10]
No Ripcord[11]
Pitchfork7.6/10[12]
PopMatters8/10[13]
SoundBlab7/10[14]
Spectrum Culture[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald[16]
Under the Radar8/10[17]

At the J Awards of 2017, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[18]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Lahey; "Awkward Exchange" co-written with Sam Telford and Sam Scott

No.TitleLength
1."Every Day's the Weekend"3:10
2."I Love You Like a Brother"2:50
3."Perth Traumatic Stress Disorder"2:15
4."I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself"3:46
5."Backpack"3:59
6."Awkward Exchange"3:51
7."I Want U"3:48
8."Lotto in Reverse"4:00
9."Let's Call It a Day"4:19
10."There's No Money"3:54

Personnel

Musicians

  • Alex Lahey – vocals, guitar, keys, alto saxophone, bass guitar, marimba, tubular bells, glockenspiel, xylophone, programming, timpani, vibraphone
  • Samuel Humphrey – guitar
  • Jonathan Skourletos – bass guitar
  • Oscar Dawson – guitar, keys, percussion, background vocals, producer, engineer
  • Ali Barter – background vocals
  • Bec Sandridge – background vocals
  • Oliver Whitehead – tenor saxophone
  • Darcie Foley – trombone
  • Liam McGorry – trumpet

Additional personnel

  • Aaron Dobos – engineer
  • Matt Redlich – mastering
  • Giulia Giannini McGauran – front cover image
  • Felicity Case-Mejia – cover design

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 15

References
  1. "First Listen: Alex Lahey's "Lotto In Reverse" is her heaviest track yet". ABC. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "First listen: Alex Lahey "I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself"". ABC. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "Alex Lahey recorded a solo version of "There's No Money" plays NYC tonight". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Alex Lahey - I Love You Like a Brother (Official Video)". YouTube. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Alex Haley – I Love You Like A Brother". Album of the Year. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. "I Love You Like A Brother by Alex Haley". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. Hunt, El. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. Isaacs, Lewis (3 October 2017). "Alex Lahey – I Love You Like A Brother". The Music. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. Smith, Thomas (5 October 2017). "Alex Lahey – 'I Love You Like A Brother' Review". NME. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. Marvilli, Joe (23 October 2017). "Alex Lahey: I Love You Like a Brother". No Ripcord. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. Hogan, Marc (9 October 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. Laird, Christopher (2 October 2017). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  14. Ricciutti, Steve (30 September 2017). "Alex Lahey – I Love You Like a Brother". SoundBlab. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. Rindner, Grant (9 October 2017). "Alex Lahey: I Love You Like a Brother". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  16. "Music reviews: Alex Lahey, Miley Cyrus, Kamasi Washington, Neil Finn and more". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  17. Stanley, Laura (4 October 2017). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  18. "The J Award 2017". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  19. "Australiancharts.com – Alex Lahey – I Love You Like A Brother". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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