''Tourist in This Town'' is the debut solo album by Allison Crutchfield, a former member and co-founder of the bands

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and

Swearin' Swearin' is a Philadelphia-based musical group made up of singer/guitarist Allison Crutchfield, singer/guitarist Kyle Gilbride, bassist Keith Spencer and drummer Jeff Bolt. They released two albums and an EP. The band split in 2015 and Crutchfield ...

. It was released on January 27, 2017 on

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, and produced by

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Critical reception

''Tourist in This Town'' received mostly favorable reviews from music critics; according to review aggregator website

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, it has a score of 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim" from critics. One of these favorable reviews was written by Pitchfork's Jazz Monroe, who gave the album a score of 7.8 out of 10, writing that it "channels the kind of late-80s synth pop that jettisoned style in favor of vastness and grace—skyline synths pirouette, vocals implore, pensive guitars sporadically erupt."

Track listing

# Broad Daylight – 3:30 # I Don’t Ever Wanna Leave California – 2:24 # Charlie – 2:30 # Dean’s Room – 4:16 # Sightseeing – 4:38 # Expatriate – 2:30 # Mile Away – 3:57 # The Marriage – 0:55 # Secret Lives and Deaths – 3:20 # Chopsticks on Pots and Pans – 4:28

Personnel

*Sam Cook–Parrott – bass, guitar, vocals *Allison Crutchfield – arranger, guitar, piano, primary artist, producer, synthesizer, vocals * Katie Crutchfield – vocals *Joey Doubek – drums, percussion *Maggie Fost – design *Maria Rice – assistant mastering engineer *Jesse Riggins – photography *Jeff Zeigler – drum programming, engineer, mastering, producer, synthesizer

References

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