''Guilt Trips'' is the first solo studio album by Canadian DJ/producer

Ryan Hemsworth Ryan Hemsworth (born 23 April 1990) is a Canadian record producer and DJ. He specialises in electronic music and sampling. He has produced tracks for Tinashe, Tory Lanez, Mitski, and E-40. Biography Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hemsworth a ...

. It was released on

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on October 22, 2013. Music videos were created for "Against a Wall" and "One for Me". The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.

Production

Most of the album was recorded on Hemsworth's laptop computer in airports and hotels while he was on tour. It features guest appearances from Sinead Harnett, Lofty305, Baths,

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, and Kitty.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Guilt Trips'' received an average score of 77, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". David Jeffries of

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gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a soft, serene, and inspired debut." Stephen Carlick of ''

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'' gave the album an 8 out of 10, commenting that "''Guilt Trips'' is as unclassifiable as it is dazzling, a fine debut from an artist who continues to progress." Miles Raymer of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "Like his DJ sets, ''Guilt Trips'' is all over the place genre-wise, but it never feels dilettantish." ''Exclaim!'' placed the album at number 8 on its year-end list of the "Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums".

Track listing

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guilt Trips 2013 albums Ryan Hemsworth albums Last Gang Records albums Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year albums