| Son Little | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Soul, blues | |||
| Length | 42:54 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Son Little | |||
| Son Little chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| NPR | favorable[3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [5] |
Son Little is the first studio album by American soul musician Son Little.[6] It was released on Anti- on October 16, 2015.[6] It is a follow-up to his 2014 EP, Things I Forgot.[6]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Mark Deming of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Sometimes troubling, frequently joyous, and always articulate and thoroughly individual, Son Little's cross-genre shape-shifting reveals more compelling nuances with each listen, and this is one of the most interesting and rewarding debuts of 2015."[2]
American Songwriter placed "Go Blue Blood Red" at number 46 on its list of the "Top 50 Songs of 2015".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Gone" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Nice Dreams" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Your Love Will Blow Me Away When My Heart Aches" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Toes" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Carbon" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Lay Down" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Doctor's In" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "O Mother" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Go Blue Blood Red" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Loser Blues" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "The River" | 4:34 |
| 12. | "About a Flood" | 3:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Wanted To" | 2:31 |
| 14. | "Cross My Heart" | 3:55 |
| 15. | "Real Goodbye" | 2:56 |
References
- 1 2 "Son Little by Son Little". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Son Little - Son Little". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Jim (October 7, 2015). "Review: Son Little, 'Son Little'". NPR. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Horowitz, Steve (November 23, 2015). "Son Little: Son Little". PopMatters. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Delaney, Colin (November 6, 2015). "Shortlist album reviews: Son Little, Metric, Linsey Pollak, Heath Cullen, Silversun Pickups". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Adams, Gregory (August 11, 2015). "Son Little Details Self-Titled Debut LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Deusner, Stephen (December 10, 2015). "American Songwriter's Top 50 Songs of 2015 (1/5)". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
External links
- Son Little at Discogs (list of releases)