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Son Little (album)

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Son Little
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
GenreSoul, blues
Length42:54
LabelAnti-
ProducerSon Little
Son Little chronology
Things I Forgot
(2014)
Son Little
(2015)
New Magic
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NPRfavorable[3]
PopMatters[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald[5]

Son Little is the first studio album by American soul musician Son Little.[6] It was released on Anti- on October 16, 2015.[6] It is a follow-up to his 2014 EP, Things I Forgot.[6]

Reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Mark Deming of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Sometimes troubling, frequently joyous, and always articulate and thoroughly individual, Son Little's cross-genre shape-shifting reveals more compelling nuances with each listen, and this is one of the most interesting and rewarding debuts of 2015."[2]

American Songwriter placed "Go Blue Blood Red" at number 46 on its list of the "Top 50 Songs of 2015".[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gone"2:57
2."Nice Dreams"4:11
3."Your Love Will Blow Me Away When My Heart Aches"3:03
4."Toes"3:43
5."Carbon"2:36
6."Lay Down"3:48
7."Doctor's In"2:56
8."O Mother"3:12
9."Go Blue Blood Red"3:58
10."Loser Blues"4:10
11."The River"4:34
12."About a Flood"3:47
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Wanted To"2:31
14."Cross My Heart"3:55
15."Real Goodbye"2:56

References

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  1. ^ a b "Son Little by Son Little". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Son Little - Son Little". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Allen, Jim (October 7, 2015). "Review: Son Little, 'Son Little'". NPR. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Steve (November 23, 2015). "Son Little: Son Little". PopMatters. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Delaney, Colin (November 6, 2015). "Shortlist album reviews: Son Little, Metric, Linsey Pollak, Heath Cullen, Silversun Pickups". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Adams, Gregory (August 11, 2015). "Son Little Details Self-Titled Debut LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Deusner, Stephen (December 10, 2015). "American Songwriter's Top 50 Songs of 2015 (1/5)". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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