Flower of Devotion

Flower of Devotion
Studio album by
Dehd
ReleasedJuly 21, 2020 (2020-07-21)
Length38:24
LabelFire Talk
ProducerDave Vettraino
Dehd chronology
Water
(2019) 		Flower of Devotion
(2020) 		Blue Skies
(2022)
Singles from Flower of Devotion
  1. "Letter"
    Released: October 10, 2019
  2. "Loner"
    Released: May 11, 2020[1]
  3. "Flood"
    Released: June 17, 2020[2]
  4. "Month"
    Released: July 8, 2020[3]

Flower of Devotion is the third studio album by American indie rock band Dehd. The album was released on July 21, 2020, through Fire Talk.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Beats per Minute75%[6]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[7]
Paste7.8/10[8]
Pitchfork8.3/10[9]
Q[10]
Under the Radar8/10[11]

Critical reception to Flower of Devotion was largely favorable, with commentators taking note of the album's more refined production. Scott Russell of Paste noted it "Dehd's best album to date, a significant upgrade on their sound that finds their Windy City DIY scene-honed amalgam of surf rock, shoegaze and dream pop at its most melodic and expressive."[8] Pitchfork's Steven Arroyo designated it with the publication's "Best New Music" tag, noting that "the Chicago DIY trio sound newly airy and lush, but no less direct and sincere. Their confidence in their concision is the best part."[9]

Accolades

Year-end lists

Critics' rankings for Flower of Devotion
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2020
48
[12]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2020
39
[13]
Pitchfork The 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020
—
[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Desire"3:14
2."Loner"3:12
3."Haha"2:11
4."Drip Drop"2:43
5."Month"3:03
6."Disappear"2:23
7."Flood"2:57
8."Letter"3:15
9."Nobody"2:47
10."No Time"3:03
11."Moonlight"3:24
12."Apart"2:26
13."Flying"3:46
Total length:38:24

References

  1. ^ Small, Samantha (May 11, 2020). "Dehd Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song "Loner"". Under the Radar. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (June 18, 2020). "Dehd Share New Song "Flood": Listen". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (July 8, 2020). "Dehd Grapples With Time on New Single "Month"". Paste. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Critic Reviews for Flower of Devotion". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Dehd – Flower of Devotion". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Mullineaux, Lauren (July 24, 2020). "Album Review: Dehd – Flower of Devotion". Beats per Minute. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Singh, Jay (July 14, 2020). "Chicago's Dehd level up on a tempestuous third outing". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Russell, Scott (July 15, 2020). "Dehd's Flower of Devotion Blooms Where It's Planted". Paste. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Arroyo, Steven (July 21, 2020). "Dehd: Flower of Devotion". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Dehd – Flower of Devotion". Q. August 2020. p. 105.
  11. ^ Small, Samantha (July 17, 2020). "Dehd – Flower of Devotion". Under the Radar. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Paste. 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ Hogan, Marc (December 8, 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "The 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020". Pitchfork. December 15, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.