Hardly Electronic

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Hardly Electronic
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)
Length53:57
LabelMerge
The Essex Green chronology
Cannibal Sea
(2006)
Hardly Electronic
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt[3]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
Paste8.3/10[5]

Hardly Electronic is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band The Essex Green. It was released on June 29, 2018 under Merge Records.[6]

Critical reception[edit]

Hardly Electronic 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 75, based on 7 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.[7]

Track listing[edit]

Hardly Electronic track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sloane Ranger"4:02
2."The 710"3:45
3."Don't Leave It in Our Hands"4:20
4."In the Key of Me"3:50
5."Modern Rain"4:11
6."Catatonic"3:37
7."Patsy Desmond"4:16
8."Bye Bye Crow"2:44
9."Waikiki"2:49
10."January Says"4:23
11."Slanted by Six"3:38
12."Smith & 9th"3:30
13."Another Story"4:12
14."Bristol Sky"4:40

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelly, Jennifer. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Pearson, Luke (June 26, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Salmon, Ben (July 6, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (April 17, 2018). "The Essex Green Announce First Album in 12 Years, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 21, 2020.