Stranger Me
Studio album by
Amy LaVere
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
LabelArcher
Producer
  • Craig Silvey
  • Ward Archer
Amy LaVere chronology
Anchors and Anvils
(2007)		 Stranger Me
(2011)		 Runaway's Diary
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[1]
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blurt8/10[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
Paste8.9/10[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]

Stranger Me is the third studio album by American musician Amy LaVere. It was released in July 4, 2011 by Archer Records.[8]

Production

Stranger Me was recorded and mixed at Music + Arts Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and at The Garden Studio in London, England, with producer Craig Silvey.[9]

Critical reception

Stranger Me was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78 based on 9 reviews.[2] At AnyDecentMusic?, the release was given a 7.2 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Hal Horowitz wrote "Stranger Me is not only a logical title but a demanding and surprisingly successful experiment that challenges both LaVere and the listener, pushing her into edgy, clearly non-commercial areas."[3] Steve Pick of Blurt wrote "LaVere's vocals are deceptively lightweight. Her voice is high and thin, but she phrases eloquently and conveys a wide range of emotional conviction throughout all her work."[4] At Paste, Stephen Deusner said LaVere's release is a "well-rounded album."[6]

Track listing

Stranger Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Damn Love Song"
  • Amy LaVere
  • David Brookings
5:12
2."You Can't Keep Me"Amy LaVere3:07
3."Red Banks"Kristi Witt3:29
4."A Great Divide"
3:11
5."Often Happens"Amy LaVere3:37
6."Lucky Boy"Jimbo Mathus3:38
7."Tricky Heart"Amy LaVere4:45
8."Stranger Me"Amy LaVere4:45
9."Candle Mambo"Captain Beefheart4:07
10."Cry My Eyes Out"Amy LaVere4:37
11."Let Yourself Go (Come On)"Bobby Charles4:55

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Horowitz, Hal. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Pick, Steve (July 25, 2011). "Blurt Review". Blurt. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ Young, Alex (August 1, 2011). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Deusner, Stephen (July 18, 2011). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (August 24, 2011). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Stranger Me by Amy LaVere". Apple Music. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Stranger Me details". Archer Records. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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