Life Is Not a Lesson
| Life Is Not a Lesson | ||||
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| Released | February 26, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 2020 | |||
| Studio | Kingston, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Indie rock • noise pop • power pop • synth pop • shoegaze • grunge • emo • post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 21:40 | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Ned Russin | |||
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| Singles from Life Is Not a Lesson | ||||
Life Is Not a Lesson is the second studio album by American rock musical project Glitterer, which was at the time the solo project of Ned Russin of the band Title Fight.[4] released by Anti-. The album has received positive reviews from critics and consists of shoegaze,[5][6] grunge,[5] and hardcore punk.[6]
Reception
[edit]Dave Beech of Clash Music scored this album a 7 out of 10, calling the music, "intense, claustrophobic and often cathartic".[5] In Kerrang!, Mischa Pearlman gave Life Is Not a Lesson a 3 out of 5, stating that the music act shows promise, but that this album needs more length and variation.[6] Spin's Danielle Chelosky characterized this release as "uncomfortable and eccentric" as well as "a hidden opportunity to start a conversation, and to invite others to inhabit Russin's space".[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bodies" | 1:48 |
| 2. | "Are You Sure?" | 1:46 |
| 3. | "Try Harder Still" | 2:24 |
| 4. | "Little Backward Glance" | 1:23 |
| 5. | "How a Song Should Go" | 1:18 |
| 6. | "The End" | 1:13 |
| 7. | "Didn't Want It" | 1:59 |
| 8. | "Indeed" | 1:27 |
| 9. | "Birdsong" | 1:28 |
| 10. | "I Made the Call" | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Fire" | 2:00 |
| 12. | "Life Is Not a Lesson" | 2:28 |
| Total length: | 21:40 | |
Personnel
[edit]Glitterer
- Ned Russin – instrumentation, vocals, recording, production
Additional personnel
- Susy Cereijo – photography
- Colin Gorman – drum recording, Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States
- Sarah King – vocals on "How a Song Should Go"
- Andrew Peden – artwork, layout
- Ruben Preciado – photography
- Arthur Rizk – maracas on "I Made the Call", mixing, mastering
- Ben Russin – drums, photography
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 9, 2020). "Glitterer Announces New Album 'Life Is Not A Lesson', Shares New Single "Are You Sure?"". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (January 13, 2021). "Glitterer Shares New Song "Didn't Want It"". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Helman, Peter (February 11, 2021). "Glitterer – "Life Is Not A Lesson"". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Glitterer". Spotify. Glitterer. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
Initially, and for some time, it was a solo project: a man and his laptop. ... Four records, including two full-length albums on Anti-, were released in that one-guy period. ... Ned Russin ... started Glitterer in 2017, about a year after his previous band, Title Fight, stopped touring.
- ^ a b c Beech, Dave (February 25, 2021). "Glitterer – Life Is Not A Lesson". Reviews. Clash Music. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Pearlman, Mischa (February 26, 2021). "Album review: Glitterer – Life Is Not A Lesson". Reviews. Kerrang!. ISSN 0262-6624. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Chelosky, Danielle (February 26, 2021). "Glitterer's Life Is Not a Lesson Is an Existential, Idiosyncratic Party". Reviews. Spin. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Life Is Not a Lesson at Discogs (list of releases)
- Life Is Not a Lesson at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Page from Anti-
- Ned Russin (Title Fight) discusses the influences on new Glitterer album 'Life Is Not A Lesson' at BrooklynVegan
