Jump to content

Momentary Lapse of Happily

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Momentary Lapse of Happily
A painting of orange mesh netting over a houseplant
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)
Genre
Length31:36
LanguageEnglish
LabelTiny Engines
Adult Mom chronology
Sometimes Bad Happens
(2014)
Momentary Lapse of Happily
(2015)
Soft Spots
(2017)

Momentary Lapse of Happily is the debut full-length studio album by American bedroom pop act Adult Mom, released by Tiny Engines on July 31, 2015.

Reception

[edit]

Pitchfork Media's Sasha Geffen rated this release a 6.8 out of 10, comparing it to Xiu Xiu, but "in a lighter, warmer cadence" and writing that the listener can feel diverse emotions including the anxiety of songwriter Stevie Knipe.[2] That outlet also published a review of the track "Survival" from this album, where Jenn Pelly favorably compares the song to Rilo Kiley and praises it for being politically conscious and "deceptively light" pop music.[3] RENALDO69 of Punknews gave Momentary Lapse of Happily 4 out of 5 stars, for having a "vast array of sounds and influences" and strong emotional lyrics.[1]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Stevie Knipe.

  1. "Be Your Own 3AM" – 2:12
  2. "Survival" – 2:48
  3. "2012" – 3:07
  4. "Told Ya So" – 2:37
  5. "Sorry I Was Sorry" – 2:23
  6. "Sun Theory" – 1:47
  7. "What's Another Lipstick Mark" – 1:58
  8. "Sincerely Yours, Truly" – 2:08
  9. "Laying on My Floor" – 2:04
  10. "Meg Ryan" – 2:26
  11. "Wake" – 2:50
  12. "When You Are Happy" – 2:52
  13. "Lose-Recover" – 2:23

Personnel

[edit]

Adult Mom

  • Bruce Hamilton – guitar
  • Steph Knipe – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • K. T. McManus – bass guitar
  • Jen Sinski – bass guitar, drums
  • Jack Tomascak – drums

Additional personnel

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b RENALDO69 (August 4, 2015). "Adult Mom – Momentary Lapse of Happily". Reviews. Punk News. Retrieved June 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Geffen, Sasha (July 8, 2015). "Adult Mom: Momentary Lapse of Happily Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Pelly, Jenn (May 21, 2015). "Adult Mom: 'Survival' Track Review". Tracks. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
[edit]