| Sam Baker's Album | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 28, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop | |||
| Length | 39:45 | |||
| Label | Brainfeeder | |||
| Producer | Samiyam | |||
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Sam Baker's Album is a studio album by American hip hop producer Samiyam. It was released through Brainfeeder on June 28, 2011.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| BBC | favorable[3] |
| Beats Per Minute | 73%[4] |
| Fact |    [5] |
| NME | 6/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[7] |
| Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| XLR8R | 6/10[10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Sam Wiseman of The Skinny gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that "Sam Baker's Album works within a fairly narrow set of methodological constraints, but within those, it demonstrates impressive ingenuity."[9] Laurent Fintoni of Fact described it as "the best possible showcase of Samiyam's incredible talent when it comes to swung, synth-heavy music production."[5] Glenn Jackson of XLR8R wrote, "All in all, most every cut on Sam Baker's Album is solid in its own right, but maybe 40 minutes is just too much, considering that the lines which box in the instrumental hip-hop genre become only more clear as the album pushes on."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Escape" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Bedtime" | 1:21 |
| 3. | "Pressure" | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Bricks" | 1:41 |
| 5. | "Already" | 1:44 |
| 6. | "Frosting Packets" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Kitties" | 1:14 |
| 8. | "Where Am I" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Cushion" | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Turtles" | 1:27 |
| 11. | "My Buddy" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "No Dinner" | 1:30 |
| 13. | "Understanding" | 2:46 |
| 14. | "Wonton Special" | 1:49 |
| 15. | "Taco Delay" | 1:56 |
| 16. | "Lifesized Stuffed Animal" | 2:55 |
| 17. | "Sometimes" | 3:31 |
References
- ↑ "Samiyam drops new album on Brainfeeder". Fact. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- 1 2 "Sam Baker's Album - Samiyam". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Power, Chris (2011). "Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album - Review". BBC. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ↑ Joyce, Colin (August 5, 2011). "Samiyam Sam Baker's Album". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- 1 2 Fintoni, Laurent (June 29, 2011). "Samiyam: Sam Baker's Album". Fact. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ↑ Brailey, Louise (June 21, 2011). "Album Review: Samiyam - 'Sam Baker's Album'". NME. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 20, 2011). "Samiyam: Sam Baker's Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ↑ Ryce, Andrew (July 15, 2011). "Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- 1 2 Wiseman, Sam (June 2, 2011). "Samiyam – Sam Baker's Album". The Skinny. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- 1 2 Jackson, Glenn (June 29, 2011). "Samiyam: Sam Baker's Album". XLR8R. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
External links
- Sam Baker's Album at Discogs (list of releases)