Real (Lydia Loveless album)
| Real | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Lydia Loveless | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Columbus, Ohio | |||
| Genre |
Singer-songwriter Pop/Rock Alternative country Americana | |||
| Length | 38:49 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
| Producer |
Lydia Loveless Joe Viers | |||
| Lydia Loveless chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| AV Club | A-[3] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[4] |
| The Boston Globe | 8/10[5] |
Real is the fourth studio album by American musician Lydia Loveless. It was released on August 19, 2016 by Bloodshot Records.[6]
Background
The record is a continued collaboration (after two records and one EP) between Loveless and engineer Joe Viers, who recorded the record at Viers' Grove City, Ohio Sonic Lounge Studios.[7]
Critical reception
Real was featured as part of NPR Music's First Listen series.[8]
Writing for Exclaim!, Sarah Green hailed Loveless' "flickering, torchy voice".[4]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 47[9] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Lydia Loveless.
| Real (CD, LP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Same to You" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Longer" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "More Than Ever" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Heaven" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Out On Love" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Midwestern Guys" | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Bilbao" | 4:50 |
| 8. | "European" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Clumps" | 2:00 |
| 10. | "Real" | 4:14 |
References
- ↑ "Real - Lydia Loveless". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Deming, Mark (19 August 2016). "Real - Lydia Loveless". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ Zaleski, Annie (19 August 2016). "Lydia Loveless' Real is an adventurous, brutally honest sucker punch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- 1 2 Greene, Sarah (17 August 2016). "Lydia Loveless - Real". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Munro, Stuart (18 August 2016). "Lydia Loveless takes a long, honest look at relationships on 'Real' - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ DeVille, Chris (1 June 2016). "Lydia Loveless – "Longer" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lydia Loveless - The Making of 'Real' (New Album 8/19/16)" (Video). Bloodshot Records. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ Hight, Jewly (11 August 2016). "First Listen: Lydia Loveless, 'Real'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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