''Record'' is the fifth solo studio album by English singer and songwriter
Tracey Thorn. It was recorded by Thorn with producer
Ewan Pearson and a number of backing musicians, including singers
Shura and
Corinne Bailey Rae, drummer
Stella Mozgawa, bassist
Jenny Lee Lindberg, and guitarist
Jono Ma
Jono may refer to:
Places
*Jōno Station (JR Kyushu), a railway station in Kokura Minami-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan
* Jōno Station (Kitakyushu Monorail), a Monorail station in Japan
Fictional characters
* Jono (''Star Trek'')
* Jono (''Hollyoaks ...
. The album released by
Merge Records on 2 March 2018 to mostly positive reviews from critics.
Critical reception
Writing for ''
Pitchfork'', music journalist Laura Snapes described ''Record'' as "one of the defining albums of
horn's38-year career",
while ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its co ...
'' critic
Rob Sheffield said "Thorn's Synth-Pop 'Record' Delivers Sisterly Passion, Wry Wisdom".
wrote in his review for ''
Vice'': "Calm, deliberate, undemonstrative, Thorn is a singer some find magical and others prosaic. I've always tended other, but when a 55-year-old wife and mother claims she's recorded 'nine feminist bangers,' I pay attention. And these definitely work up some fairy dust. The beats evoke without mimicking the subtle electro-dance of Thorn and her beatmaking husband
Ben Watt's 20th-century band,
Everything but the Girl, and in her undemonstrative way, she sequences the catchiest tracks last
Face' and 'Dancefloor'.
Track listing
Charts
References
External links
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2018 albums
Tracey Thorn albums
Synth-pop albums by English artists
Merge Records albums