There's Always Glimmer
| There's Always Glimmer | ||||
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| Released | July 27, 2018 | |||
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| Genre | Indie folk[1] | |||
| Length | 34:37 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Dalliance Recordings, Orindal Records | |||
| Producer | Gia Margaret | |||
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There's Always Glimmer is the first full-length studio album by American pianist Gia Margaret, released in 2018.
Reception
[edit]According to the review aggregator Metacritic, There's Always Glimmer received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from six critic scores.[2] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Chris Taylor rated this album an 8 out of 10, praising Margaret's vocals and stating that the album "isn’t perfect, but that's appropriate really: trying to sort out your feelings in trauma's wake never is".[3] Margaret Farrell of Pitchfork Media gave this album a 7.4 out of 10, writing that it is made up of "serene, perceptive storytelling" and that the singing "radiates nostalgia, but not longing".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Gia Margaret.
- "Groceries" – 3:35
- "Birthday" – 3:47
- "Figures" – 2:54
- "Smoke" – 3:48
- "Goodnight" – 2:55
- "In Normal Ways" – 2:52
- "Looking" – 3:24
- "For Flora" – 1:45
- "Sugar" – 2:15
- "Exist" – 2:45
- "Wayne" – 2:16
- "West" – 2:22
Personnel
[edit]- Gia Margaret – instrumentation, vocals, recording, mixing, production
- Bob Buckstaff – bass guitar on "Birthday" and "Goodnight"
- Chris Dye – drum production on "Exist"
- Scott Jacobson – guitar on "Exist", recording
- Jessica Jones – design
- Brendan Losch – guitar on "Birthday", backing vocals on "Birthday"
- John Morton – drums on "Birthday" and "Figures", backing vocals on "Birthday"
- Nicholas Papaleo – keyboards on "Birthday", "Goodnight", and "Exist"; bass guitar on "In Normal Ways" and "Exist"; recording; mixing
- Ivan Pyzow – trumpet on "Figures"
- Rand Renfrow – illustration
- Molly Rife – cello on "Smoke"
- Doug Saltzman – recording, mixing, drum production on "Smoke" and "West"
- Quinn Tsan – vocals on "Looking"
- Rachel Winslow – photography
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Howieson, Craig (June 11, 2020). "Gia Margaret takes a step back and lets her compositions speak volumes". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "There's Always Glimmer by Gia Margaret Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Chris (June 30, 2018). "Heartbreak goes beautifully unresolved on Gia Margaret's There's Always Glimmer". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Margaret (August 4, 2018). "Gia Margaret: There's Always Glimmer Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
External links
[edit]- There's Always Glimmer at Discogs (list of releases)
- There's Always Glimmer at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
