Для = FOR
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| Released | June 22, 2018 | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | RVNG Intl. | |||
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Для = FOR is a 2018 studio album by Russian pop musician Kate NV.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86 (five reviews)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 6⁄10[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1⁄10[3] |
| PopMatters | 7⁄10[4] |
Для = FOR received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on five reviews.[1] Writing for Drowned in Sound, Max Pilley rated this release a 6 out of 10, praising individual tracks as well as Kate NV's live show, but writing that on this album "she retreats into a netherworld of amorphous, electronic filler, ruling herself out not just from crossover success but from most discerning interest".[2] Pitchfork Media's Kevin Lozano rated Для = FOR an 8.1 out of 10, calling the music "surreal, otherworldly, and playfully inscrutable", with an "almost a painterly way to how [Kate NV] organizes sound".[3] Adriane Pontecorvo of PopMatters rated this album a 7 out of 10, writing "Kate NV paints with weighty droplets, globs of synthesizer notes that evoke vintage Sesame Street segments and dilapidated music boxes even as their minimalism gives them a purely modern quality" and "it takes a close and discerning listen to pull apart the ways in which для FOR shows Kate NV's genius, but the time spent to do so is worthwhile".[4] In Resident Advisor, Paul Clarke characterizes this release as a "colourful world of marimbas, chimes and synths from an inventive Russian artist", writing that these "tracks bustle with so much life, and so many details, that they seem like animated vignettes".[5]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Kate Shilonosova, except lyrics on "Вас = YOU" adapted from a poem by Wassily Kandinsky.
- "Ухо = EAR" – 4:49
- "Два = TWO" – 1:37
- "Дуб = OAK" – 4:00
- "Как = HOW" – 4:27
- "Вас = YOU" – 3:46
- "Раз = ONE" – 2:50
- "Жук = BUG" – 4:16
- "Зря = SEE" – 4:59
- "Пес = DOG" – 3:28
- "Кто = WHO" – 3:11
Bonus track on Japanese edition
- "Дуб = Oak" (食品まつり A.k.a Foodman Remix) – 3:16
Personnel
[edit]- Kate NV – instrumentation, vocals
- Rachel Alina – mastering
- Yusuke Tatewaki – liner notes on the Japanese edition
- Will Work for Good – design
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "для FOR by Kate NV Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Pilley, Max (June 22, 2018). "Album Review: Kate NV – для FOR". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Lozano, Kevin (June 25, 2018). "Kate NV: для FOR Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Pontecorvo, Adriane (June 19, 2018). "Kate NV Presents Urban Moscow As Marked by Silence and Hushed Humanity on 'для FOR'". PopMatters. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Paul (July 14, 2018). "Kate NV – для FOR". Reviews · Albums. Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Для = FOR at Discogs (list of releases)
- Для = FOR at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
