New View (Eleanor Friedberger album)
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| Studio album by Eleanor Friedberger | ||||
| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Frenchkiss | |||
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New View is the third studio album by American indie rock musician Eleanor Friedberger, released on January 22, 2016 on Frenchkiss Records. Regarding the album, Friedberger noted: "I hope that this album just sounds like an adult woman who’s OK, as boring as that sounds! I don’t want to sound like I’m miserable, [like] I’m angry, I’m hurt.”[1]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| The Guardian |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[5] |
New View received widely positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 80, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable review".[2] In a positive review for The Guardian, Tim Jonze praised Friedberger's lyrics and arrangements, writing: "[Her] offbeat delivery and lyrical quirks (“I’m opening a tree museum / It’s my new hobby,” she sings on Open Season; “And even if you had a twin / I wouldn’t notice her or him” is the touching sentiment of All Known Things) seem to balance nicely with this straightening out of the musical backdrop."[4] Writing for Pitchfork, Hazel Cills also praised the album, writing: "At times New View can seem like a concept record detailing Friedberger's ambivalence about her main gift: spinning fragile memories and feelings into accessible songs."[5] In a mostly positive review for The A.V. Club, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky wrote: "New View's songs feel more homebody-comfortable than anything she’s recorded before. It’s keenly observed, totally genuine, and eminently listenable, though one can’t help but miss the choppy energy and anxious undercurrents of Personal Record".[3]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Uncut | Top 75 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 35[6] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Eleanor Friedberger.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "He Didn't Mention His Mother" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Open Season" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Sweetest Girl" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Your Word" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Because I Asked You" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Never is a Long Time" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Cathy With the Curly Hair" | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Two Versions of Tomorrow" | 5:46 |
| 9. | "All Known Things" | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Does Turquoise Work?" | 2:28 |
| 11. | "A Long Walk" | 5:49 |
Total length: |
45:10 | |
References
- ↑ Hoby, Hermione (2016-01-19). "Eleanor Friedberger: 'I had a hard time imagining myself standing onstage not being young and beautiful'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 "Reviews for New View by Eleanor Friedberger". Metacritic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (2016-01-22). "New View - Eleanor Friedberger". avclub.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 Jonze, Tim (2016-01-21). "Eleanor Friedberger: New View review – growing up and straightening out". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 Cills, Hazel (2016-01-20). "Eleanor Friedberger: New View". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Top 75 Albums of 2016". Uncut. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.