Just to Feel Anything
| Just to Feel Anything | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | June 2012 | |||
| Studio | Tangerine Sound, Akron, Ohio | |||
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| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | Editions Mego | |||
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Just to Feel Anything is a studio album by American instrumental band Emeralds. It was released on Editions Mego in 2012.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Beats Per Minute | 72%[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[5] |
| The Phoenix | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, writing: "The amped-up chiptunes and film score moments are interesting enough, but the band sound their best when expanding on the lush tones and tension-laden improvisations they've been working on since the beginning."[2] Mike Diver of BBC called the album "another essential Emeralds acquisition."[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Before Your Eyes" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Adrenochrome" | 6:10 |
| 3. | "Through & Through" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Everything Is Inverted" | 6:34 |
| 5. | "The Loser Keeps America Clean" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Just to Feel Anything" | 8:53 |
| 7. | "Search for Me in the Wasteland" | 8:11 |
| Total length: | 42:11 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Mark McGuire – music, mixing, photography
- Steve Hauschildt – music, mixing, photography
- John Elliott – music, mixing
Technical personnel
- Andrew Veres – recording, mixing
- James Plotkin – mastering
- Mark Fell – artwork, typography
- Michael Pollard – layout assistance
References
- ^ a b "Just To Feel Anything by Emeralds". Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "Emeralds - Just To Feel Anything". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Becker, Josh (November 13, 2012). "Album Review: Emeralds – Just To Feel Anything". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Roffman, Michael (November 5, 2012). "Album Review: Emeralds – Just To Feel Anything". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Storring, Nick (November 6, 2012). "Emeralds Just To Feel Anything". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Walsh, Michael C. (November 7, 2012). "Emeralds | Just To Feel Anything". The Phoenix. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Masters, Marc (November 5, 2012). "Emeralds: Just to Feel Anything". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Fenwick, Tom (November 25, 2012). "Emeralds: Just to Feel Anything". PopMatters. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (November 9, 2012). "Emeralds, 'Just To Feel Anything' (Editions Mego)". Spin. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Parker, James. "Emeralds - Just to Feel Anything". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Diver, Mike (2012). "Emeralds - Just to Feel Anything". BBC. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
External links
- Just to Feel Anything at Discogs (list of releases)