The Expanding Flower Planet

The Expanding Flower Planet
Studio album by Deradoorian
Released August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
Genre Alternative rock, experimental pop
Length 46:16
Label Anticon
Producer Angel Deradoorian, Kenny Gilmore
Deradoorian chronology
Mind Raft
(2009)		 The Expanding Flower Planet
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
Consequence of SoundB-[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
MusicOMH[7]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
The Skinny[10]
Spin6/10[11]

The Expanding Flower Planet is the first studio album by Deradoorian, a former member of Dirty Projectors.[12] It was released on Anticon on August 21, 2015.[13] Co-produced with Kenny Gilmore, it features contributions from Jeremy Hyman, Michael Lockwood, Niki Randa, and Arlene Deradoorian.[14] The title comes from a Chinese mandala tapestry that hung in Deradoorian's studio.[8]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Expanding Flower Planet received an average score of 78% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Alex McCown of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B, saying: "Despite most songs consisting of little more than a simple drum beat, bass, and some synths buffeting Deradoorian's soaring and layered vocal tracks, it wouldn't be accurate to call the arrangements spare."[3] Daniel Sylester of Exclaim! said: "On The Expanding Flower Planet, Deradoorian melds atmospheric dance beats with world music melodies, crafting a sound reminiscent of early Sinéad O'Connor."[5]

Daniel Paton of MusicOMH said, "Deradoorian has demonstrated here that she is a confident, mature and distinctive artist."[7] John Paul of PopMatters called it "a confident declaration of independence from a vital artist operating at the top of her creative game."[9]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "A Beautiful Woman"   3:31
2. "Expanding Flower Planet"   4:26
3. "Violet Minded"   5:33
4. "Komodo"   4:38
5. "Your Creator"   5:40
6. "The Invisible Man"   4:54
7. "Dark Lord"   2:56
8. "Ouneya"   4:58
9. "The Eye"   3:36
10. "Grow"   6:04

References

  1. 1 2 "The Expanding Flower Planet by Deradoorian". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Deradoorian / Angel Deradoorian - The Expanding Flower Planet". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 McCown, Alex (August 21, 2015). "With a spacious solo debut, Deradoorian leaves her Dirty Projectors past behind". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (August 18, 2015). "Deradoorian – The Expanding Flower Planet". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Sylvester, Daniel (August 19, 2015). "Deradoorian - The Expanding Flower Planet". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mackay, Emily (August 30, 2015). "The Expanding Flower Planet: Deradoorian review – blossoming grooves". The Guardian. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Paton, Daniel (August 25, 2015). "Deradoorian – The Expanding Flower Planet". MusicOMH. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (August 20, 2015). "Deradoorian: The Expanding Flower Planet". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Paul, John (August 26, 2015). "Deradoorian: The Expanding Flower Planet". PopMatters. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Gordon, Andrew (August 26, 2015). "Deradoorian – The Expanding Flower Planet". The Skinny. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ Brodsky, Rachel (August 19, 2015). "Review: Deradoorian’s ‘The Expanding Flower Planet’ Needs Weeding". Spin. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ Brown, Harley (June 4, 2015). "Angel Deradoorian Announces Debut LP, ‘The Expanding Flower Planet’". Spin. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (June 4, 2015). "Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian announces debut album, shares “A Beautiful Woman” — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  14. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (June 4, 2015). "Angel Deradoorian (Dirty Projectors, Avey Tare) Announces Debut LP The Expanding Flower Planet". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 25, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.