Soil (album)
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Released | June 8, 2018 | |||
Length | 39:47 | |||
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Soil (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Serpentwithfeet. It was released on June 8, 2018, by Secretly Canadian and Tri Angle.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.2/10[2] |
Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 9/10[5] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 7/10[7] |
The Observer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[9] |
PopMatters | 10/10[10] |
Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[11] |
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Under the Radar | 8/10[13] |
Soil received widespread acclaim from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 87, based on 15 reviews.[3] Dmitry Teckel of Clash described the album as "magical" and called it "presents love as a great ritual of universal joy".[5] Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork said, "With soil, serpentwithfeet deeply engages with the complex membranes between the self and a loved one, the self and the world. Few albums attempt this much nuance in articulating love; Wise's success in his ambitions feels like a gift."[9] Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, commented that the album "captures a passionate, complex artist coming into his own."[4] Rachel Finn of DIY called the album as "a return to his roots and a celebration of finally having found his feet."[6] Katherine St. Asaph of Spin gave the album a positive review, calling the album was "full of subtleties: love lost, love mourned, love repurposed."[14] Comparing to his previous work blisters, Stephen Mayne of Under the Radar praised the album to have "richer, dense rhythms and surprising samples", commented that they "wrapped into sensuous tracks detailing love and loss."[13] A. Harmony of Exclaim! called the album as a "courageous effort where serpentwithfeet's bravery pays off."[7]
Accolades
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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The Atlantic | 23 Best Albums of 2018 | Unranked | |
BrooklynVegan | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 39 | |
Dazed | The 20 Best Albums of 2018 | 19 | |
Fact | The 50 Best Albums of 2018 | 12 | |
The Guardian | 50 Best Albums of 2018 | 45 | |
The New York Times (Jon Pareles) | The 28 Best Albums of 2018 | 3 | |
NPR Music | The 50 Best Albums of 2018 | 24 | |
PopMatters | 70 Best Albums of 2018 | 5 | |
20 Best Avant-Garde and Experimental Albums of 2018 | 8 | ||
Spin | 51 Best Albums of 2018: Staff Picks | 43 | |
Tiny Mix Tapes | Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018 | 20 | |
The Vinyl Factory | 50 Favourite Albums of 2018 | 33 |
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | A2IM Libera Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Outlier Album | Nominated | |||
Best R&B Album | Nominated |
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[28]
All tracks are written by Serpentwithfeet, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Whisper" |
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| 4:21 |
2. | "Messy" |
| 3:31 | |
3. | "Wrong Tree" | Serpentwithfeet | 3:43 | |
4. | "Fragrant" |
| 3:14 | |
5. | "Mourning Song" |
| 3:19 | |
6. | "Cherubim" |
| 3:38 | |
7. | "Seedless" |
| 3:29 | |
8. | "Invoice" |
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| 4:01 |
9. | "Waft" |
| 2:48 | |
10. | "Slow Syrup" |
| 3:20 | |
11. | "Bless Ur Heart" |
| 4:23 |
Notes
- All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.
References
[edit]- ^ Yoo, Noah (March 7, 2018). "serpentwithfeet Announces Debut Album soil, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "soil by serpentwithfeet reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Soil by Serpentwithfeet Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Soil – serpentwithfeet". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Teckel, Dmitry (July 3, 2018). "serpentwithfeet – soil". Clash. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Finn, Rachel (June 8, 2018). "serpentwithfeet – soil". DIY. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Harmony, A. (June 4, 2018). "serpentwithfeet: soil". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (June 10, 2018). "Serpentwithfeet: Soil review – raptures of a former choirboy". The Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Geffen, Sasha (June 14, 2018). "serpentwithfeet: soil Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Colin (June 8, 2018). "serpentwithfeet's 'soil' Is a Visionary Statement of Arrival, a Potent and Singular Masterpiece". PopMatters. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (June 13, 2018). "serpentwithfeet – soil". Resident Advisor. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (June 11, 2018). "Review: Serpentwithfeet's Electronic-Gospel-R&B LP 'Soil' Is Impossibly Contemporary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Mayne, Stephen (June 11, 2018). "serpentwithfeet: soil (Secretly Canadian/Tri Angle) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (June 19, 2018). "serpentwithfeet's Mystic soil Is a Triumph". Spin. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "The 23 Best Albums of 2018". The Atlantic. December 11, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018". BrooklynVegan. December 21, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "The 20 best albums of 2018". Dazed. December 5, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2018". Fact. December 13, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2018: the full list". The Guardian. December 21, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon (December 6, 2018). "The 28 Best Albums of 2018". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2018". NPR Music. December 4, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2018". PopMatters. December 20, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Harrison, A. Noah; Fitzgerald, Colin; Gruel, Todd B.; Stasis, Spyros (December 17, 2018). "The 20 Best Avant-Garde and Experimental Albums of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "51 Best Albums of 2018: Staff Picks". Spin. December 12, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "2018: Favorite 50 Music Releases". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 17, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Our 50 favourite albums of 2018". The Vinyl Factory. December 6, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Cirisano, Tatiana (March 28, 2019). "A2IM Reveals 2019 Libera Awards Nominees: Mitski, Bad Bunny, Snail Mail & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "soil - serpentwithfeet". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 2, 2019.