| Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2018 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:56 | |||
| Label | Joyful Noise Recordings | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Swamp Dogg chronology | ||||
| ||||
Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune is a studio album by Swamp Dogg. It was released via Joyful Noise Recordings on September 7, 2018.[1] It peaked at number 7 on the BillboardHeatseekers Albums chart,[2] as well as number 28 on the Independent Albums chart.[3]
Swamp Dogg – Lonely from Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune out September 7th on Joyful Noise Madame Gandhi – Top Knot Turn Up out now Patrick Watson – Melody Noir out now on Domino Black Belt Eagle Scout – Soft Stud from Mother of My Children out September 14 th on Saddle Creek Sextile – Paradox from 3 EP out September 14th on Felte. Sometimes it's hard to tell if Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune is meant to be some sort of parody of current R&B production techniques, or a conscious effort to upturn Swamp Dogg's music and send it someplace no one would expect to find it.
Production[edit]
The album was inspired by Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak.[4] After Swamp Dogg and MoogStar recorded a rough version of the album, Ryan Olson and Justin Vernon spent several years 'refining, fine-tuning, and deconstructing' these recordings.[5] The album includes the cover versions of 'Answer Me, My Love'[6] and 'Star Dust'.[7] In a 2018 interview with Los Angeles Times, Swamp Dogg said, 'It's the best thing I've done since the '70s.'[8]
Music videos[edit]
Music videos were created for 'I'll Pretend',[9] 'Lonely',[10] 'Sex with Your Ex',[11] and 'Star Dust'.[12]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[13] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [14] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[15] |
| PopMatters | [16] |
| Rolling Stone | [17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 8 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[13]
Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote, 'with Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune, Swamp Dogg takes a very deep dive into the electronic side of contemporary pop, hip-hop, and R&B, and he predictably pushes it to the wall.'[14] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone wrote, 'On Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune's best songs, [Ryan] Olson's synth-heavy backdrops evoke the late Eighties, landing somewhere between early Chicago house music and twitchy hip-hop.'[17] Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that 'Swamp Dogg sets off into a bizarre, unsettled realm of computer-manipulated vocals and surreal, anything-can-happen electronic backdrops.'[18] Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork wrote, 'The experiment succeeds because Swamp Dogg delivers on all three aspects of his album title: the ecstasies of love, the misery of loss, and the way Auto-Tune can be used to magnify those feelings.'[15]
Mojo placed it at number 56 on the 'Top 75 Albums of 2018' list.[19]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Answer Me, My Love' |
| 2:53 | |
| 2. | 'Lonely' | MoogStar | 2:38 | |
| 3. | 'I'll Pretend' (featuring Guitar Shorty and Justin Vernon) |
| MoogStar | 4:24 |
| 4. | 'I'm Coming with Lovin' on My Mind' | Jerry Williams Jr. | 4:05 | |
| 5. | '$$$ Huntin' |
| 5:30 | |
| 6. | 'I Love Me More' |
| MoogStar | 4:31 |
| 7. | 'Sex with Your Ex' |
| 4:31 | |
| 8. | 'She's All Mind All Mind' |
| 4:32 | |
| 9. | 'Star Dust' | MoogStar | 3:48 | |
| Total length: | 35:56 | |||
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from liner notes.[20]
- Swamp Dogg – vocals, keyboards (1)
- MoogStar – production, vocals (1)
- Andrew Broder – production (1, 5, 7)
- Justin Vernon – messina (1–8), vocals (3), keyboards (4)
- Romain Bly – French horn (1, 7), arrangement (1, 7, 9)
- Alistair Sung – cello (1, 7, 9)
- Thora Margret Sveinsdottir – viola (1, 7, 9)
- Shelley Soerensen – violin (1, 7)
- Marlies von Gangelen – oboe (1, 7)
- Maaike van der Linde – flute (1, 7)
- Taskforce – production (1, 8)
- Amire Johnson – keyboards (1)
- Brian Nichols – keyboards (2, 5, 6)
- Erik Andersen – keyboards (2, 5)
- Lazerbeak – boom bap (2, 5)
- Jake Hanson – guitar (2, 6)
- Charles Hayes – saxophone (2, 8)
- Chris Bierden – bass guitar (2, 9)
- Ryan Olson – keyboard bass (3), bass guitar (6), piano (9)
- Bobby Raps – snare (3), handclap (7)
- Guitar Shorty – guitar (3), headphone bleed (3)
- Seth Rosetter – deep noise (3)
- Psymun – production (4, 5)
- Sen 09 – production (4)
- Elliot Kozel – keyboards (4)
- Morgan Whirledge – keyboards (4)
- Isaac Gale – bass guitar (4)
- V*agra – shaker (4)
- Chris Eagan – drums (5)
- Josh Berg – beat (6)
- Trever Hagen – production (7)
- Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar (7)
- Decarlo Jackson – bass guitar (7)
- Mark McGee – shaker (7)
- Drew Christopherson – hi-hat (9)
- Andre de Ridder – violin (9)
- Mayah Kadish – violin (9)
- David McMurry – photography
- Erik Madigan Heck – photography
- David J. Woodruff – layout
Chart history[edit]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] | 28 |
References[edit]
- ^Reed, Ryan (June 7, 2018). 'Cult Soul Singer Swamp Dogg Previews New LP with Eerie Bon Iver Duet'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^'Heatseekers Albums: The week of September 22, 2018'. Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^'Independent Albums: The week of September 22, 2018'. Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^Hight, Jewly (June 7, 2018). 'Swamp Dogg's 'I'll Pretend' Digs Into Auto-Tune's Soul, Featuring Justin Vernon'. NPR. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Bernstein, Jonathan (September 6, 2018). 'Inside Swamp Dogg's Existential Soul Opus'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Legaspi, Althea (July 18, 2018). 'Hear Swamp Dogg's New Rendition of Classic Song 'Answer Me, My Love''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Madden, Michael (November 12, 2018). 'The week's best concerts: Nov. 12-15'. City Pages. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Wood, Mikael (September 6, 2018). 'Swamp Dogg says nobody bought his last album. So he took a chance with his new one'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^'Swamp Dogg - I'll Pretend [feat. Bon Iver & Guitar Shorty] (Official Video)'. YouTube. June 7, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^'Swamp Dogg - Lonely (Official Video)'. YouTube. September 17, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^'Swamp Dogg - Sex With Your Ex (Official Video)'. YouTube. November 8, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^'Swamp Dogg - Star Dust (Official Video)'. YouTube. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ ab'Love, Loss and Auto-Tune by Swamp Dogg'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ abDeming, Mark. 'Love, Loss and Auto-Tune - Swamp Dogg'. AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ abDeusner, Stephen M. (September 10, 2018). 'Swamp Dogg: Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune'. Pitchfork. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Horowitz, Steve (September 7, 2018). 'Swamp Dogg Sings About 'Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune''. PopMatters. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ abLeight, Elias (September 7, 2018). 'Review: Swamp Dogg Sinks His Teeth Into Some Eighties Grooves on 'Love, Loss and Auto-Tune''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Pareles, Jon (September 5, 2018). 'Justin Vernon Joins Swamp Dogg and Big Red Machine to Wrestle With Love and Death'. The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Sacher, Andrew (November 19, 2018). 'MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2018'. BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune (CD liner notes). Swamp Dogg. Joyful Noise Recordings. 2018. JNR269.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^'Swamp Dogg Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^'Swamp Dogg Chart History (Independent Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune at Bandcamp
- Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune at Discogs (list of releases)
Comments are closed.