Freedom's Goblin

Freedom's Goblin
Studio album by
Ty Segall
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)
Recorded2017
Studio
Genre
Length74:48
LabelDrag City
Ty Segall chronology
Ty Segall
(2017) 		Freedom's Goblin
(2018) 		First Taste
(2019)

Freedom's Goblin is the tenth studio album by the American garage rock musician Ty Segall, released on January 26, 2018, on Drag City. The album is Segall's second to be recorded with his backing band The Freedom Band, formed during the recording of his previous album, Ty Segall.

At seventy-five minutes, the album is Segall's longest to date, exceeding 2014's Manipulator.

Writing and composition

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Regarding the album's varied aesthetic, Segall noted, "I'd say that the theme is the anti-theme, and the idea is to be free, hence the name Freedom's Goblin. I have made a lot of records that have had specific restrictions and confinements in the concept, but for this record the idea was that no idea is inappropriate, no space where we're going to record or create is wrong. The more far out, and the more free we get, the better things are."[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[3]
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundB+[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
Mojo[8]
NME[9]
The Observer[10]
Pitchfork8.1/10[11]
Q[12]
Record Collector[13]
The Times[14]
Uncut9/10[15]

The album received widespread positive reviews, with a score of 84 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ty Segall, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Fanny Dog"3:39
2."Rain"4:05
3."Every 1's a Winner" (Errol Brown)4:19
4."Despoiler of Cadaver"3:53
5."When Mommy Kills You"2:47
6."My Lady's on Fire"3:52
7."Alta"4:07
8."Meaning"3:07
9."Cry Cry Cry"3:12
10."Shoot You Up"3:20
11."You Say All the Nice Things"4:23
12."The Last Waltz" (Segall, Ben Boye, Charles Moothart, Emmett Kelly, Mikal Cronin)2:24
13."She"6:23
14."Prison"1:06
15."Talkin 3"2:02
16."The Main Pretender"3:00
17."I'm Free" (Segall, Kyle Thomas)2:43
18."5 Ft. Tall"4:34
19."And, Goodnight" (Segall, Moothart, Kelly, Cronin)12:03
Total length:74:48

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Ty Segall – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion (all tracks); electric guitar (tracks 1–8, 10–16, 18, 19), bass guitar (3, 4, 6, 8–12, 14–17), drums (9, 11, 14, 16), synthesizer (17)
  • Mikal Cronin – horn arrangements (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19), saxophone (1, 2, 6, 15, 16), vocals (1, 5, 7, 12, 13, 18)
  • Charles Moothart – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19), vocals (5, 12)
  • Emmett Kelly – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10, 12, 13, 18, 19), electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 7, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19)
  • Ben Boye – Rhodes (tracks 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15), piano (2, 5, 18), vocals (5, 7, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (6, 19), synthesizer (13)
  • David Levine – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2)
  • Nick Broste – trombone (tracks 1, 2)
  • Gerald Bailey – trumpet (tracks 1, 2)
  • Fred Armisen – percussion (track 3)
  • Savannah Macias – vocals (track 4)
  • Denée Segall – lead vocals (track 8)
  • Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (track 19)
  • Jason Yasinsky – trombone (track 19)
  • Marc Franklin – trumpet (track 19)

Technical

  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Steve Albini – recording (tracks 1–3, 6–8, 10, 18)
  • Ty Segall – recording (tracks 4, 5, 9, 14, 16, 17)
  • Facundo Bermudez – recording (tracks 12, 13, 15)
  • Lawrence ""Boo" Mitchell – recording (track 19)

Artwork

  • Ty Segall – collage, layout
  • Denée Segall – photography, layout

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 199
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 124
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 48
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 73
US Billboard 200[21] 117

References

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  1. ^ Cooley, Joshua (13 December 2021). "10 Perfect Garage Rock Albums With No Bad Songs". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Rachel, T. Cole (February 5, 2017). "Ty Segall on throwing all your old ideas out the window". The Creative Independent. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Freedom's Goblin by Ty Segall reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Freedom's Goblin by Ty Segall Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Freedom's Goblin – Ty Segall". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Clark, Tyler (January 28, 2018). "Ty Segall Goes Long and Gets Loopy on Freedom's Goblin". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Schulz, Cosette (January 24, 2018). "Ty Segall: Freedom's Goblin". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Perry, Andrew (March 2018). "Ty Segall: Freedom's Goblin". Mojo (292): 90.
  9. ^ Smith, Thomas (January 30, 2018). "Ty Segall – 'Freedom's Goblin' Review". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (January 28, 2018). "Ty Segall & Freedom Band: Freedom's Goblin review – beyond the garage". The Observer. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Berman, Stuart (January 26, 2018). "Ty Segall: Freedom's Goblin". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Harrison, Ian (March 2018). "Ty Segall: Freedom's Goblin". Q (382): 115.
  13. ^ Moores, JR (February 2018). "Ty Segall – Freedom's Goblin". Record Collector (476). Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (January 26, 2018). "Pop review: Ty Segall: Freedom's Goblin". The Times. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Bonner, Michael (March 16, 2018). "Ty Segall – Freedom's Goblin". Uncut. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ty Segall – Freedom's Goblin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ty Segall – Freedom's Goblin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ty Segall – Freedom's Goblin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  21. ^ "Ty Segall Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
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