Jump to content

Hey Mami/Play It Right

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ojorojo (talk | contribs) at 20:20, 10 February 2017 (removed deprecated parameters). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

"Hey Mami/Play It Right"
Song

"Hey Mami"/"Play It Right" is a single by Sylvan Esso, issued as the lead single from the band's eponymous debut album. The A-side, "Hey Mami", is the album's opening track; while the B-side, "Play It Right", is the album's ninth track. It is the only single the band released on Trekky Records before they moved to Partisan Records.[2][1]

Critical reception

"Hey Mami"

"Hey Mami" has received positive reviews from critics. Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson of Here and Now chose it as a Song of the Week in March 2014.[3] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork said the song "succeeds in being a folk song in an ethnomusical sense".[4]

"Play It Right"

"Play it Right" has also received positive reviews from critics. BUST Magazine described the song as "two sounds and two souls coming together".[5] Bryan Parker of Pop Press International, while giving the parent album a middling rating, praised the song's production, calling it "hard-hitting" and "anthemic".[6]

Music video

No official music video was created for "Hey Mami"; however, the official music video for "Play It Right" was directed by the band and Remedy.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Sylvan Esso - Hey Mami / Play It Right (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Young, Robin; Hobson, Jeremy (March 24, 2014). "Song of the Week: Sylvan Esso's 'Hey Mami' - Here & Now". Here and Now. WBUR-FM. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sylvan Esso: Sylvan Esso - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. May 28, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso". BUST. July 17, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  6. ^ Parker, Bryan (May 16, 2014). "Album Review: Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso - Pop Press International". Pop Press International. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "Sylvan Esso - Play It Right (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. Partisan Records. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hey_Mami/Play_It_Right&oldid=764765217"