Where We Were Together
Studio album by
Say Sue Me
ReleasedApril 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
GenreIndie rock, jangle pop
Length45:20
LabelDamnably
Say Sue Me chronology
We've Sobered Up
(2014)		 Where We Were Together
(2018)		 The Last Thing Left
(2022)
South Korean version cover
South Korean version cover
South Korean version cover[1]

Where We Were Together is the second studio album by South Korean indie rock band Say Sue Me. The album was released on 13 April 2018 through Damnably.[2]

Background

Following the release of his first album We've Sobered Up, Say Sue Me signed with the British label Damnably. They supported a tour of Otoboke Beaver.[3] The band's drummer Kang Semin had to leave the band due to a serious injury, and new drummer Kim Changwon joined the band.[4] After the new drummer joined, the band restarted recording their second album.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Independent[7]
Paste8.8/10[8]
Pitchfork6.8/10[9]

Where We Were Together was well received by music critics. On review aggregator website, Metacritic, Where We Were Together received an average rating of 80 out of 100 based on five professional critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Ben Salmon of Paste reviewed "Where We Were Together is the peak on an album packed with high points from a band poised for a serious breakthrough."[8] Steven Arroyo of Pitchfork described the album as "It’s a convincing demolition of the argument that Say Sue Me can’t be anything other than gentle, and a persuasive case that they should be other things more often."[9]

Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic Favorite indie pop and indie rock albums of 2018 N/A [10]
Music Y The Best Albums of 2018 4 [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Let It Begin"5:37
2."But I Like You"4:11
3."Old Town"3:53
4."Ours"3:40
5."Funny and Cute"3:37
6."I Just Wanna Dance"2:12
7."B Lover"2:54
8."After Falling Asleep"3:49
9."Here"4:11
10."About the Courage to Become Somebody's Past"3:40
11."Coming to the End"7:36
Total length:45:20

References

  1. ↑ "Where We Were Together 세이수미". Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ↑ Lee, Sohee (2018-04-17). "[이기자Pick] 영준·서로의 서로·세이수미, 마음을 껴안는 앨범들". Herald Corperation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 1 2 Kim, Minkyoo (2018-06-15). "해외에서 더 인기인 '세이수미'". GQ Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ↑ Lee, Sohee (2018-04-02). "[B레이더] '세이수미' 들으러 바다에 가자". Herald Corperation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. 1 2 "WHERE WE WERE TOGETHER by Say Sue Me". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ↑ Sendra, Tim. Where We Were Together – Say Sue Me at AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  7. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (2018-04-11). "Album reviews: Cardi B, John Prine, Tinashe, Laura Veirs, Say Sue Me, Josh T Pearson". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  8. 1 2 Salmon, Ben (2018-04-09). "Say Sue Me: Where We Were Together". Paste. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  9. 1 2 Arroyo, Steven (2018-04-12). "Say Sue Me : Where We Were Together". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  10. ↑ "FAVORITE INDIE POP AND INDIE ROCK ALBUMS". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  11. ↑ "세이수미 (Say Sue Me) 『Where We Were Together』". Music Y. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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