Bad Vibes (Shlohmo album)

Bad Vibes
Studio album by
Shlohmo
ReleasedAugust 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
GenreElectronic
Length57:45
LabelFriends of Friends
ProducerShlohmo
Shlohmo chronology
Bad Vibes
(2011) 		Dark Red
(2015)

Bad Vibes is the debut studio album by American electronic musician Shlohmo. It was released through Friends of Friends on August 9, 2011.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute83%[3]
CMJfavorable[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
Exclaim!favorable[6]
Fact[7]
Filter84%[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[10]
Spin7/10[11]
XLR8R7.5/10[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

David Dacks of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, describing Shlohmo as "a master sound artist with funky, song-oriented underpinnings making it all sound relevant."[6] Ari Lipsitz of CMJ commented that the album is "more melodic and less frenzied" in comparison with Flying Lotus' work.[4]

LA Weekly placed the album at number 6 on the "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011" list.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Big Feelings"3:30
2."Places"5:02
3."Anywhere but Here"3:37
4."It Was Whatever"4:04
5."Parties"5:24
6."Just Us"4:06
7."Sink"5:08
8."I Can't See You I'm Dead"4:40
9."Trapped in a Burning House"3:58
10."Get Out"4:36
11."Your Stupid Face"4:45
12."Seriously"3:10
13."Same Time"5:45

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Jeff (April 3, 2013). "Shlohmo Is Blowing Up Before Our Eyes". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Bad Vibes - Shlohmo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Ryan, Will (August 15, 2011). "Album Review: Shlohmo - Bad Vibes". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Lipsitz, Ari (August 12, 2011). "Review: Shlohmo - Bad Vibes (Friends Of Friends)". CMJ. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Choudhery, Mohammad (September 2, 2011). "Album Review: Shlohmo – Bad Vibes". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Dacks, David (August 22, 2011). "Shlohmo - Bad Vibes - Dance & Electronic Reviews". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  7. ^ Toland, Justin (August 4, 2011). "Shlohmo: Bad Vibes". Fact. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  8. ^ Rondeau, Bernardo (August 17, 2011). "FILTER Magazine - Reviews - Shlohmo". Filter. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  9. ^ Patrin, Nate (August 11, 2011). "Shlohmo: Bad Vibes - Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Ryce, Andrew (September 2, 2011). "RA Reviews: Shlohmo - Bad Vibes (Album)". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  11. ^ Young, Jon (August 9, 2011). "Shlohmo, 'Bad Vibes'". Spin. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Fallon, Patric (August 9, 2011). "Bad Vibes". XLR8R. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  13. ^ "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011". LA Weekly. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2019.