''Pastlife'' is the second studio album by American indie rock musician Jackson Phillips, under the name Day Wave. The album was released on June 24, 2022 through PIAS Recordings. Four singles were released ahead of the album: "Before We Knew", "Where Do You Go", "Pastlife", and "Loner".

Critical reception

''Pastlife'' received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. In a positive review, Brady Brickner-Wood, writing for '' Pitchfork'' described the album as "characteristically crisp, concise guitar pop". Brickner-Wood further said of ''Pastlife'' that it "is a coming-of-age album for 30-year-olds, concerned with newfound commitments and misbegotten ambitions". Timothy Monger, writing for

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, gave ''Pastlife'' a three-star rating saying that "despite a handful of pretty melodies and a yawning sense of melancholia, ''Pastlife'' is rather unassuming, passing by in an affable 30 minutes of chiming guitars, burbling synths, and hushed introspection. If anything, it is a little smaller in scope than Day Wave's earlier releases, though painted with the same palette of sounds and moods". In a staff review for ''

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'', the album was described Phillips as "happy retreading the unambitious pleasantries of mid-2010’s bedroom-drem".

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Discogs release, 23680892, Pastlife, type=album 2022 albums PIAS Recordings albums Day Wave albums