Bad Vibes (Shlohmo album)
| Bad Vibes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 9, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 57:45 | |||
| Label | Friends of Friends | |||
| Producer | Shlohmo | |||
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Bad Vibes is the debut studio album by American electronic musician Shlohmo. It was released through Friends of Friends on August 9, 2011.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 83%[3] |
| CMJ | favorable[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[5] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[6] |
| Fact |   [7] |
| Filter | 84%[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[9] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[10] |
| Spin | 7/10[11] |
| XLR8R | 7.5/10[12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]
David Dacks of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, describing Shlohmo as "a master sound artist with funky, song-oriented underpinnings making it all sound relevant."[6] Ari Lipsitz of CMJ commented that the album is "more melodic and less frenzied" in comparison with Flying Lotus' work.[4]
LA Weekly placed the album at number 6 on the "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011" list.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Feelings" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Places" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Anywhere but Here" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "It Was Whatever" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Parties" | 5:24 |
| 6. | "Just Us" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Sink" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "I Can't See You I'm Dead" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Trapped in a Burning House" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Get Out" | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Your Stupid Face" | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Seriously" | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Same Time" | 5:45 |
References
- ^ Weiss, Jeff (April 3, 2013). "Shlohmo Is Blowing Up Before Our Eyes". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Bad Vibes - Shlohmo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Will (August 15, 2011). "Album Review: Shlohmo - Bad Vibes". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ a b Lipsitz, Ari (August 12, 2011). "Review: Shlohmo - Bad Vibes (Friends Of Friends)". CMJ. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Choudhery, Mohammad (September 2, 2011). "Album Review: Shlohmo – Bad Vibes". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ a b Dacks, David (August 22, 2011). "Shlohmo - Bad Vibes - Dance & Electronic Reviews". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Toland, Justin (August 4, 2011). "Shlohmo: Bad Vibes". Fact. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Rondeau, Bernardo (August 17, 2011). "FILTER Magazine - Reviews - Shlohmo". Filter. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Patrin, Nate (August 11, 2011). "Shlohmo: Bad Vibes - Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (September 2, 2011). "RA Reviews: Shlohmo - Bad Vibes (Album)". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Young, Jon (August 9, 2011). "Shlohmo, 'Bad Vibes'". Spin. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Fallon, Patric (August 9, 2011). "Bad Vibes". XLR8R. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011". LA Weekly. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2019.