Relayted
Studio album by
Gayngs
ReleasedMay 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
GenreIndie rock,[1] soft rock[2]
Length55:00
LabelJagjaguwar
ProducerRyan Olson
Gayngs chronology
Relayted
(2010)		 Affiliyated
(2011)

Relayted is the first studio album by Minneapolis indie rock collective Gayngs.[3] It was released via Jagjaguwar on May 11, 2010.[4] Inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not in Love", every song on the album was recorded at 69 BPM.[5] On May 14, 2010, the album release show was held at First Avenue.[6] The album peaked at number 27 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[7] As of 2011, it has sold 13,000 copies.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The A.V. ClubB+[10]
BBC Musicfavorable[11]
The Guardian[12]
MusicOMH[13]
NME9/10[14]
Pitchfork6.5/10[15]
PopMatters[16]
The Skinny[17]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Relayted received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

Steven Hyden of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B+, calling it "a record fueled by the soft-rock solipsism of 10cc and loads of antidepressants."[10] Barry Nicolson of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Dipping its toe in everything from soft-rock to hip-hop to R&B and sixties soul, the songs all manage the trick of sounding roughly the same, completely unique, and uniformly superb."[17]

NME placed Relayted at number 13 on the "75 Best Albums of 2010" list.[18] Pitchfork placed "The Gaudy Side of Town" at number 99 on the "Top 100 Tracks of 2010" list.[19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Gaudy Side of Town"7:07
2."The Walker"4:50
3."Cry" (Godley & Creme)5:22
4."No Sweat"6:05
5."False Bottom"2:54
6."The Beatdown"3:00
7."Crystal Rope"3:24
8."Spanish Platinum"4:22
9."Faded High"7:28
10."Ride"3:49
11."The Last Prom on Earth"6:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Justin Vernon – vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9), Rhodes piano (8), mixing
  • Zach Coulter – human beatbox (1), vocals (1, 3, 7, 10), keyboards (1, 4, 11), piano (4), guitar (6)
  • Michael Lewis – saxophone (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
  • Phil Cook – electric piano (1), vocals (3), guitar (3), keyboards (4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
  • Brad Cook – bass guitar (1, 7, 9, 11)
  • James Buckley – phone call (1), organ (5), bass guitar (11)
  • Joe Westerlund – drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), vocals (8)
  • Ivan Howard – vocals (2, 9, 11), piano (6)
  • Nick Ryan – guitar (2, 8)
  • Shön Troth – slide guitar (2, 6, 7)
  • Jake Luck – keyboards (2, 7, 9), organ (4), trumpet (5)
  • Nate Vernon – gun (2)
  • Amish Kids – chainsaw (2)
  • Danny Krzykowski – guitar (3)
  • Grant Cutler – vocals (3)
  • Maggie Morrison – vocals (3, 9, 11), electric piano (10)
  • Adam Hurlbert – bass guitar (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards (5)
  • Xander – piano (4)
  • Channy Moon Casselle – vocals (4, 6, 9)
  • Maggie Wander – vocals (4, 9)
  • LeRon – vocals (4)
  • Joe Mabbott – vocals (5)
  • Mike Noyce – vocals (6, 9)
  • Katy Morley – vocals (9)
  • Ryan Olson – bass guitar (7, 11), programming, sequencing, arrangement
  • Bruce Templeton – mastering
  • Michael Gaughan – painting
  • Eric Carlson – logo
  • Daniel Murphy – layout

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 27

References

  1. 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason (May 20, 2011). "Bon Iver: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ Reilly, Dan (September 30, 2016). "Justin Vernon's 11 Best Non-Bon Iver Songs & Guest Appearances". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (May 25, 2010). "GAYNGS Count Prince Among Their Fans, Set Up for North American Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (February 19, 2010). "Bon Iver, Megafaun, P.O.S. Guest on GAYNGS' Jagjaguwar Debut". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Denney, Alex (May 7, 2010). "Hot Dayte: Sex, Friends & Keeping It 69 Smooth - A Gayngs Interview". The Quietus. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Marsh, Steve (May 17, 2010). "Live: Gayngs' First Show, The Last Prom on Earth". The Fader. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Gayngs: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Relayted - Gayngs". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Relayted - Gayngs". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Hyden, Steven (May 11, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (May 14, 2010). "BBC - Music - Review of Gayngs - Relayted". BBC Music. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (December 9, 2010). "Gayngs: Related - review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (May 17, 2010). "Gayngs - Relayted". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ Thronton, Anthony (May 13, 2010). "Album Review: Gayngs - 'Relayted' (Jagjaguwar)". NME. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ Patrin, Nate (May 6, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ Copplestone, Joe (May 18, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  17. 1 2 Nicolson, Barry (May 3, 2010). "Gayngs - Relayted". The Skinny. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ "75 best albums of 2010". NME. November 22, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 (Page 1 of 10)". Pitchfork. December 13, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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