Obscurities (Stephin Merritt album)
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| Released | August 23, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 38:12 | |||
| Label | Merge Records | |||
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Obscurities is a compilation album by Stephin Merritt, released in 2011 on Merge Records. It consists of B-sides, compilations cuts, and various other previously unreleased material.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[6] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A–[7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
On Metacritic, Obscurities has a score of 74 out of 100, indicating that it has received "generally favorable reviews" from critics.[1] The most positive review came from Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A– grade and wrote that he was "swept off [his] feet by Merritt thoughtfully intoning some little green men's "Song From Venus.""[7]
Track listing
- Forever and a Day
- Rats in the Garbage of the Western World
- I Don't Believe You
- Plant White Roses
- Rot in the Sun
- The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
- Yet Another Girl
- Scream ('Till You Make the Scene)
- The Song from Venus
- Beach-a-Boop-Boop
- When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There
- Take Ecstasy With Me
- When You're Young and in Love
- You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home
References
- ^ a b "Obscurities by Stephin Merritt". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher (23 August 2011). "Obscurities". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Weiss, Dan (5 September 2011). "Obscurities Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Obscurities Review". The A.V. Club. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Kane, Siobhan (2011-09-01). "Album Review: Stephin Merritt – Obscurities". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Ashman, Neil (2011-09-09). "Album Review: Stephin Merritt - Obscurities". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2011-08-23). "Fountains of Wayne/Stephin Merritt". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Paton, Daniel (2011-10-10). "Stephin Merritt - Obscurities". musicOMH. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Stosuy, Brandon (1 September 2011). "Obscurities Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Pan, Arnold (21 August 2011). "Obscurities Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Hermes, Will (2011-09-12). "Obscurities". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-09-10.