Look Around (Beat Happening album)

Look Around
Compilation album by
Beat Happening
Released20 November 2015[1]
Genre
Length77:03
LabelDomino

Look Around is a compilation album by indie rock band Beat Happening, released on 20 November 2015. The album is touted as a "career-spanning double album anthology", with track selections picked by the band.[1]

Background

The album was released as a double LP, CD, cassette, and a deluxe LP version with a bonus 7" of "Indian Summer" and "Foggy Eyes" on yellow vinyl.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork8.2/10[4]

In a review for AllMusic, Tim Sendra wrote, "between Johnson's deadpan vocal delivery, his lovingly crafted persona, and his creepy and humorous lyrics, Lewis' less theatrical, open-hearted singing and writing, and Lunsford's steady musicianship, the band formed the kind of complementary bond most bands would kill to have. Their pieces fit together perfectly and their songs are short bursts of pop music that at their best come as close to perfection as anybody's ever have".[3] Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy called the curation "perfect" and "a great primer" with "no major oversights or head-scratching inclusions".[4]

Track listing

Adapted from CD release.[5]

All tracks are written by Beat Happening

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Our Secret"Beat Happening2:47
2."Foggy Eyes"Beat Happening2:40
3."Bad Seeds"Beat Happening1:49
4."What's Important"Beat Happening2:00
5."Look Around"Beat Happening2:53
6."Bewitched"Jamboree3:05
7."In Between"Jamboree2:20
8."Indian Summer"Jamboree3:02
9."Other Side"Black Candy3:34
10."Black Candy"Black Candy2:56
11."Cast a Shadow"Black Candy2:28
12."Nancy Sin"Dreamy2:32
13."Knock on Any Door"Dreamy3:28
14."Left Behind"Dreamy2:51
15."Red Head Walking"Dreamy2:07
16."Fortune Cookie Prize"Dreamy3:45
17."Hot Chocolate Boy"Dreamy2:19
18."Pinebox Derby"You Turn Me On3:05
19."Tiger Trap"You Turn Me On6:51
20."Godsend"You Turn Me On9:25
21."Teenage Caveman"You Turn Me On4:34
22."Noise"You Turn Me On3:21
23."Angel Gone"Non-album single3:11
Total length:1:17:03

Personnel

Adapted from LP liner notes:

References

  1. ^ a b "Beat Happening - Look Around (CD)". Domino Music. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Beat Happening - Look Around (2015, Vinyl)". Discogs. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Look Around - Beat Happening". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Stosuy, Brandon. "Beat Happening - Look Around Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Beat Happening - Look Around (2015, Digisleeve, CD)". Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

Look Around at Discogs (list of releases)