Structure (Water from Your Eyes album)

Structure is a 2021 studio album by American indie pop band Water from Your Eyes. The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Structure
A graphic of a man crouching on the floor and raising his fists above his head
Studio album by
Water from Your Eyes
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)
Recorded2020
GenreIndie pop[1]
Length34:09
LanguageEnglish
LabelWharf Cat Records
ProducerNate Amos
Water from Your Eyes chronology
33:44
(2020)		 Structure
(2021)		 Everyone's Crushed
(2023)

Recording and release

“Structure is the first album we’ve ever been entirely happy with. We think it successfully captures the odd juxtaposition of seriousness and lightheartedness that’s always been at the core of Water From Your Eyes. The album consists of two matching halves, each being a ‘movie’ song, followed by a banger, followed by a spoken word piece, followed by a version of ‘Quotations.’ The whole Structure concept is a funny but functional working mechanism.”

—Nate Amos on recording Structure[2]

Recording for this album was completed immediately before the COVID-19 pandemic and coincided with the two musicians from Water from Your Eyes ending a romantic relationship.[3] The songs on the recording are arranged in a deliberate pattern, inspired by Scott Walker's Climate of Hunter.[4]

Reception

In Paste, Max Freedman scored this album a 7.8 out of 10, stating that this release "finds the band in its catchiest state yet" and characterizing the work "as though Amos and Brown are saying that both sides of the coin have equal weight, that all the pieces of their increasingly complex and exciting puzzle are just as important as one another".[5] Phillipe Roberts of Pitchfork Media rated this album an 8.0 out of 10, calling the music "cryptic indie pop that hits like a sugar rush" and praising the ability of the band to balance nonsense and sincerity.[1]

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Nate Amos and Rachel Brown, except where noted.

  1. "When You’re Around" (lyrics: Amos) – 3:35
  2. "My Love’s" – 6:49
  3. "You’re the Embers" – 0:33
  4. "Quotations" – 7:06
  5. "Monday (lyrics: Amos) – 3:30
  6. "Track Five" – 5:54
  7. "You’re the Watching Fly" – 0:30
  8. "“Quotations”" – 6:16

Personnel

Water from Your Eyes

  • Nate Amos – instrumentation, production
  • Rachel Brown – vocals, artwork

Additional personnel

  • Arthur Grunenberg – illustration
  • Matt Norman – horn
  • Dan Walker – mastering

See also

References
  1. Roberts, Phillipe (September 3, 2021). "Water from Your Eyes: Structure Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. Rettig, James (August 27, 2021). "The Story Behind Every Song On Water From Your Eyes' New Album Structure". Footnotes. Stereogum. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. DiBlasi, Loren (August 24, 2021). "They Broke Up, But Then This Brooklyn Post-Punk Duo Made 'Structure' From Chaos". Music Features. NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. Willems, Jasper (August 31, 2021). "Water From Your Eyes on "Structure": Songs as Sensations". Interviews. Under the Radar. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. Freedman, Max (August 26, 2021). "Water from Your Eyes Are Peaking on Structure". Music > Reviews > Water from Your Eyes. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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