Alone for the First Time

Alone for the First Time
Studio album by Ryan Hemsworth
Released November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
Genre Electronic, indie pop
Length 27:47
Label Last Gang Records, Secret Songs
Producer Ryan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth chronology
Guilt Trips
(2013)		 Alone for the First Time
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[2]
CMJfavorable[3]
Consequence of SoundB-[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
Pitchfork Media6.0/10[6]

Alone for the First Time is the second studio album by Canadian record producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records and Secret Songs on November 4, 2014.[7] Music videos were created for "Snow in Newark"[8] and "Too Long Here".[9]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alone for the First Time received an average score of 72% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Felicity Martin of Clash gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying: "It's a sad record, but one that envelops you in a warm hug, wipes your eyes and plays with your hair."[2] Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork Media said, "Alone for the First Time is the furthest he's pushed himself, and the growing pains on the album can be chalked up to the strain of trying new things, a kind of adolescent awkwardness that shows signs of maturing into something sophisticated and unique."[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Hurt Me"   3:29
2. "Walk Me Home" (featuring Lontalius) 3:43
3. "Snow in Newark" (featuring Dawn Golden) 4:03
4. "Blemish"   2:29
5. "Too Long Here" (featuring Alex G) 3:26
6. "Surrounded" (featuring Kotomi and Doss) 5:01
7. "By Myself" (featuring The GTW and Little Cloud) 5:31

References

  1. 1 2 "Alone For the First Time by Ryan Hemsworth". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Martin, Felicity (November 27, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time". Clash. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (November 6, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time". CMJ. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Staples, Derek (November 5, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth – Alone For The First Time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ Keating, Daryl (October 31, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth - Alone for the First Time". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Bromwich, Jonah (November 5, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth: Alone for the First Time". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (October 10, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth is Alone For The First Time". Resident Advisor. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (October 9, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth Details New LP, Shares “Snow In Newark” Video". CMJ. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ Golden, Zara (January 22, 2015). "Selfies Fight Back In Ryan Hemsworth And Alex G's "Too Long Here" Video". The Fader. Retrieved August 13, 2015.

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