Music for Tourists
Music for Tourists | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 23 January 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2005[1] | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Label | Absolutely Kosher | |||
Producer | Duncan Sheik | |||
Chris Garneau chronology | ||||
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Music for Tourists is an indie pop album by Chris Garneau. It was released in the year of 2007 on January 23 on the Absolutely Kosher record label.
Recording
[edit]After playing in Brooklyn for some time, Garneau was recommended to record company Absolutely Kosher by Jamie Stewart, whose band Xiu Xiu was on that label.[2] According to Garneau the album took around two years to record before it was released, as producer Duncan Sheik was very busy and there was a lot of downtime during recording.[1]
Release
[edit]The album was released on January 23, 2007 and failed to chart in the US.[2] The release was followed by a tour that visited most of the UK and the US in 2007, as well as a few locations in France in 2008.[3]
Garneau said that he chose the 'cartoon-esque' cover art instead of a photo of himself because he wanted to keep it "kind of light".[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Pitchfork Media | (2.3/10)[5] |
PopMatters | (4/10)[6] |
Radar Online | [7] |
Stylus Magazine | B+[8] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [9] |
The response by critics was generally negative. Mark Hogan of Pitchfork Media was particularly critical, calling the lyrics of "Black & Blue" 'just terrible'.[10] PopMatters' Joe Tacopino agreed, calling the album "lyrically atrocious".[11] Matt Thompson of Radar also criticised the lyrics, but concluded that the album wasn't bad.[12] Allmusic's Marisa Brown called it a "cumbersome affair", giving it a rating of 2.5 out of 5.[13]
Track listing
[edit]- "Castle-Time" – 3:58
- "Relief" – 3:45
- "Black & Blue" – 5:32
- "Saturday" – 2:21
- "So Far" – 4:23
- "First Place!!!" – 4:14
- "Hymn" – 1:40
- "Baby's Romance" – 4:37
- "Not Nice" – 5:31
- "Blue Suede Shoes" – 3:09
- "We Don't Try" – 3:41
- "Sad News" – 6:01
- "Halloween" – 4:52
- "Between the Bars" (Elliott Smith cover) – 3:05
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Narcissist Issue: Chris Garneau". queerty.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ a b "Chris Garneau chart history". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-05-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Past tours". Chris Garneau. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Radar review
- ^ Foley, Ryan (January 30, 2007). "Chris Garneau – Music for Tourists". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Tamec. "Chris Garneau – Music for Tourists". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Chris Garneau - Music for Tourists". Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Chris Garneau - Music for Tourists". Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Chris Garneau - Music for Tourists". Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Marisa Brown. "Chris Garneau - Music for Tourists". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-05.