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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Irish Times[5]
Mojo[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media9.0/10[8]
Q[9]
Spin7/10[10]
Uncut[11]

Before Today is an album by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (the first time presented as a group), released on June 8, 2010, by 4AD.[12][13][14] The album contains several homages to vintage rock and roll songs, such as "Bright Lit Blue Skies" which was originally recorded by the Rockin' Ramrods in 1966, and "Beverly Kills," which draws heavily on Ago's 1982 track "For You." "Reminiscences" is an instrumental cover of an Ethiopian pop song, "I Remember a Man" by Yeshimebet Dubale.

In December 2010, Pitchfork Media named "Round and Round" the best song of 2010.[15] Pitchfork placed it at number 9 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".[16]

Exclaim! named "Before Today" the No. 15 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Exclaim! writer Dimitri Nasrallah said that "Before Today is a hard-earned victory lap for Pink, not only the most triumphantly realized album of his left-of-centre catalogue, but a much-needed second wind for an artist who very nearly finished off the decade as another minor curiosity in outsider-pop's long lineage."

The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by Pitchfork Media in August 2014.[17]

Additional information

The album's opening track, Hot Body Rub previously appeared (in an alternative version) on an EP Ariel Pink with Added Pizzazz, which was a collaboration between Vas Deferens Organization (as producers) and Ariel Pink who are friends to each other. VDO provided production for this track, as well as thanks to one of its members, Eric Lumbleau, Pink made friends with Gonzales family who appeared on it.[18]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hot Body Rub"2:26
2."Bright Lit Blue Skies"2:25
3."L'estat (Acc. to the Widow's Maid)"4:26
4."Fright Night (Nevermore)"3:35
5."Round and Round"5:08
6."Beverly Kills"3:56
7."Butt-House Blondies"3:27
8."Little Wig"5:46
9."Can't Hear My Eyes"3:19
10."Reminiscences"2:34
11."Menopause Man"4:00
12."Revolution's a Lie"3:49
Total length:44:48

Personnel

  • Chris Cohen – backing vocals
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Aaron González – bass guitar
  • Dennis González – trumpet
  • Stefan González – drums
  • Max "Sax" Kaplan – saxophone
  • Douglas Lee – artwork
  • Jim Lehnert – alto sax, baritone sax
  • Sunny Levine – producer, engineer
  • Eric Lumbleau – vocals
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer
  • Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – producer, engineer, mixing, music
  • Ariel Pink – lead vocals, guitar, farfisa organ
  • Tamara Cauble – violin
  • Aaron Sperske - Drums
  • Nedelle Torrisi – backing vocals
  • Christian Wright – mastering

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Before Today by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Before Today – Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Murray, Noel (June 8, 2010). "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Cragg, Michael (June 3, 2010). "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today". The Guardian. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Carroll, Jim (June 11, 2010). "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti". The Irish Times. Retrieved September 1, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today". Mojo (200): 93. July 2010.
  7. ^ Malone, Ailbhe (June 7, 2010). "Album review: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – 'Before Today' (4AD)". NME. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  8. ^ Richardson, Mark (June 7, 2010). "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  9. ^ "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today". Q (288): 136. July 2010.
  10. ^ Beta, Andy (June 8, 2010). "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, 'Before Today' (4AD)". Spin. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  11. ^ "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today". Uncut (158): 105. July 2010.
  12. ^ "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (new album / MP3)". < PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  13. ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Dombal, Ryan (2010-04-06). "Ariel Pink Announces New Album | News". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  15. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 | Features". Pitchfork. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  16. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features". Pitchfork. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  17. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9465-the-top-100-albums-of-2010-2014/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ Niklas Records, Jakub Krawczynski (2011, August). "Vas Deferens Organization and Brad Laner: Transcontinental Conspiracy presskit". Retrieved 09 September 2012.
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