Blue Film (album)
| Blue Film | ||
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| Studio album by Lo-Fang | ||
| Released | February 24, 2014 | |
| Recorded |
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| Genre | Indie pop | |
| Length | 42:12 | |
| Label | 4AD | |
| Producer | François Tétaz | |
| Singles from Blue Film | ||
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Blue Film is the debut studio album released by the American singer-songwriter Lo-Fang
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.1/10[5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
Background
I think a lot of my views of Cambodia came through in some of the songs that are a little bit more soulful. Something like Permutations or Look Away or #88… I think they have a connection to Cambodia. Even the melody does a bit. I think you hear a bit of that in the melody of the #88, for sure. But initially all the lyrics were written in Angkor Wat or in Siem Reap in Cambodia.
In 2011, Lo-Fang's friend Steve Adams, a director of photography for National Geographic Channel, gave him a free ticket and invited him along on a work trip to Cambodia where Lo-Fang wrote the song "#88".[7]
It took Lo-Fang three years to finish the album, from Cambodia, Tokyo, Bali, his parents' farmhouse in Maryland, to studios in London, Nashville and Los Angeles.[8][9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Look Away" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Boris" (cover) | 3:37 |
| 3. | "When We're Fire" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Light Year" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Blue Film" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Interlude" | 0:30 |
| 7. | "#88" | 6:48 |
| 8. | "Intro" | 0:25 |
| 9. | "Animal Urges" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Confusing Happiness" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "You're the One That I Want" (cover) | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Permutations" | 3:31 |
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 125 | |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 17 | |
References
- ↑ Carlin, Shannon (14 February 2014). "New Music to Know: Lo-Fang Finds His Center on Debut, ‘Blue Film’". radio.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Blue Film Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Blue Film - Lo-Fang". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ Gibbs, Thom (21 February 2014). "Lo-Fang – 'Blue Film'". NME. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ Kramer, Kyle (13 February 2014). "Lo-Fang: Blue Film". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ Houle, Zachary (12 March 2014). "Lo-Fang: Blue Film". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Lo-Fang: “I will not describe myself as a control freak”". Curious Animal Magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lo-Fang Delights Mercury Lounge Crowd on Saturday Night". The Bowery Presents. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lo-Fang, Lorde's Upcoming Tour Opener, Describes Wild Ride Toward First Album". Billboard.com. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lo-Fang – Blue Film" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lo-Fang - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2014.