Temple (album)
| Temple | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 15, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Alternative folk, experimental pop | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
| Label | Ribbon Music | |||
| Producer | Thao Nguyen & Adam Thompson | |||
| Thao & the Get Down Stay Down chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10[6] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[2] |
| Uncut | 7/10[3] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[4] |
Temple is the fifth and final studio album by alternative folk band Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, released in May 2020. The album was mixed by Mikaelin Bluespruce and mastered by Heba Kadry.
The album's first single, "Phenom", was released with a music video created using Zoom and heralded as "the first great Zoom music video."[7]
Thao stated that the album addresses "the reservations that my family had about me being out publicly." She added, "Fear has been such an unfortunate and large presence in my career and in my life... But I'm just so glad to be out from under that."[8] Temple also features a strong hip hop influence.[9]
Track listing
[edit]- "Temple" – 4:10
- "Phenom" – 2:39
- "Lion on the Hunt" – 3:14
- "Pure Cinema" – 4:29
- "Marauders" – 3:29
- "How Could I" – 3:16
- "Disclaim" – 3:12
- "Rational Animal" – 4:19
- "I've Got Something" – 4:41
- "Marrow" – 3:29
Personnel
[edit]- Thao Nguyen – vocals, songwriter, producer
- Adam Thompson – composer, producer
- Mikaelin "Blue" BlueSpruce – mixing
- Beau Sorenson – recording engineer, mixing (1)
- Heba Kadry – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: Temple". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Forster, Tim (May 12, 2020). "Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Continue to Evolve on Temple but Lose Some of Their Zing". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: Temple". Uncut: 36. July 2020.
- ^ Moody, Mark (May 28, 2020). "Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: Temple". Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Reviews for Temple by Thao & the Get Down Stay Down". Metacritic. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Temple by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Kaufman, Sarah L. (April 22, 2020). "The first great Zoom music video has arrived". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Uitti, Jacob (May 12, 2020). "Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Ready for Temple". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Lukens, Jeremy (May 13, 2020). "Thao & the Get Down Stay Down's Temple Serves as Bold 'Experimental Alchemy' (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Interview with Nguyen from NPR
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