Just to Feel Anything

Just to Feel Anything
Studio album by
Emeralds
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
RecordedJune 2012
StudioTangerine Sound, Akron, Ohio
Genre
Length42:11
LabelEditions Mego
Emeralds chronology
Does It Look Like I'm Here?
(2010) 		Just to Feel Anything
(2012)

Just to Feel Anything is a studio album by American instrumental band Emeralds. It was released on Editions Mego in 2012.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Beats Per Minute72%[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
The Phoenix[6]
Pitchfork5.9/10[7]
PopMatters6/10[8]
Spin7/10[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, writing: "The amped-up chiptunes and film score moments are interesting enough, but the band sound their best when expanding on the lush tones and tension-laden improvisations they've been working on since the beginning."[2] Mike Diver of BBC called the album "another essential Emeralds acquisition."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Before Your Eyes"4:05
2."Adrenochrome"6:10
3."Through & Through"4:39
4."Everything Is Inverted"6:34
5."The Loser Keeps America Clean"3:39
6."Just to Feel Anything"8:53
7."Search for Me in the Wasteland"8:11
Total length:42:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Emeralds

Technical personnel

  • Andrew Veres – recording, mixing
  • James Plotkin – mastering
  • Mark Fell – artwork, typography
  • Michael Pollard – layout assistance

References

  1. ^ a b "Just To Feel Anything by Emeralds". Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "Emeralds - Just To Feel Anything". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Becker, Josh (November 13, 2012). "Album Review: Emeralds – Just To Feel Anything". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Roffman, Michael (November 5, 2012). "Album Review: Emeralds – Just To Feel Anything". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Storring, Nick (November 6, 2012). "Emeralds Just To Feel Anything". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Walsh, Michael C. (November 7, 2012). "Emeralds | Just To Feel Anything". The Phoenix. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Masters, Marc (November 5, 2012). "Emeralds: Just to Feel Anything". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Fenwick, Tom (November 25, 2012). "Emeralds: Just to Feel Anything". PopMatters. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Sherburne, Philip (November 9, 2012). "Emeralds, 'Just To Feel Anything' (Editions Mego)". Spin. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Parker, James. "Emeralds - Just to Feel Anything". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Diver, Mike (2012). "Emeralds - Just to Feel Anything". BBC. Retrieved November 1, 2022.