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This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)

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This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019
RecordedJanuary–July 2018
StudioBattle Tapes, Nashville
GenreIndietronica, electronica
Length45:29
LabelMerge, City Slang
Lambchop chronology
Flotus
(2016)
This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
(2019)
Trip
(2020)

This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) is the thirteenth studio album by American band Lambchop, released on March 22, 2019. The album appeared 50th on the Mojo magazine's albums of the year list.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Music[7]
Pitchfork8.1/10[8]
Uncut[9]
Under the Radar5/10[10]

The album received largely positive reception. Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a score of 7.7/10 based on 15 ratings, while Metacritic gave the album a score of 82/100 based on 13 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Matthew McCaughan & Kurt Wagner unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The New Isn’t So You Anymore" 5:18
2."Crosswords, or What This Says About You" 6:46
3."Everything for You"Kurt Wagner3:55
4."The Lasting Last of You" 6:08
5."The Air Is Heavy and I Should Be Listening to You" 7:40
6."The December-ish You"Kurt Wagner6:19
7."This Is What I Wanted to Tell You" 6:45
8."Flower"Kurt Wagner2:38

Personnel

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Personnel differs between tracks but includes the group members of Lambchop.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Mojo's 75 Best New Albums Of The Year". Mojo (315). 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop Reviews and tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) – Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Falk, David (March 21, 2019). "Lambchop This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 22, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) review – growing experimental gracefully". The Guardian. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ^ James, Christopher (March 19, 2019). "Lambchop / This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". The Music. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (March 28, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Troussé, Stephen (March 26, 2019). "Lambchop – This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". Uncut. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Michalik, Timothy (March 25, 2019). "Lambchop: This (is what I wanted to tell you) (Merge) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Credits: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) - Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2020.