Blue Songs (album)

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Blue Songs is the second studio album by American electronic music band Hercules and Love Affair, released on January 28, 2011 by Moshi Moshi Records. The album features guest appearances from Bloc Party's Kele Okereke on the song "Step Up," and also includes vocal contributions from Kim Ann Foxman, Aerea Negrot and Shaun Wright.[1] The song "It's Alright" is a cover of the Pet Shop Boys' 1988 song of the same name, originally recorded and released by Sterling Void and Paris Brightledge in 1987.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[3]
The A.V. Club B[4]
Drowned in Sound 7/10[5]
The Guardian 2/5 stars[6]
musicOMH 3.5/5 stars[7]
Pitchfork Media 6.6/10[8]
PopMatters 7/10[9]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[10]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[11]
Spin 7/10[12]

Blue Songs received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2] Barry Walters of Spin wrote that "Blue Songs' prevailing mood is deep indigo, not ultraviolet, yet that darkness heightens and complicates. By shunning regulation house fierceness, Butler and crew offer gentle nocturnal sacrament."[12]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Painted Eyes"   Andrew Butler 6:02
2. "My House"  
  • Butler
  • Roberto Gallegos
 4:52
3. "Answers Come in Dreams"  
  • Butler
  • Gallegos
 5:24
4. "Leonora"   Butler 4:32
5. "Boy Blue"   Butler 5:00
6. "Blue Songs"   Butler 5:38
7. "Falling"  
  • Butler
  • Gallegos
 4:54
8. "I Can't Wait"  
  • Butler
  • Kim Ann Foxman
 5:55
9. "Step Up"   Butler 4:04
10. "Visitor"  
  • Butler
  • Gallegos
 4:41
11. "It's Alright"  
  • Sterling Void
  • Paris Brightledge
 6:00
Total length:
 57:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blue Songs.[14]

Hercules and Love Affair
  • Andrew Butler – production
  • Kim Ann Foxman – performer, musician
  • Aérea Negrot – performer, musician
  • Mark Pistel – additional production, co-production, mixing (track 8); performer, musician
  • Shaun J. Wright – performer, musician
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 57
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 79
German Albums Chart[17] 75
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 89
UK Albums Chart[19] 105
US Dance/Electronic Albums[20] 25

Release history

Region Date Label
Germany[21] January 28, 2011 Cooperative Music
France[22] January 31, 2011
United Kingdom[23] Moshi Moshi
Italy[24] February 8, 2011 Cooperative Music
Australia[25] February 18, 2011 Moshi Moshi
United States[13] August 16, 2011

References

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