At Weddings
| At Weddings | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 10, 2018 | |||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Owen Pallett | |||
| Tomberlin chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 8/10[3] |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9.5/10[6] |
| Loud and Quiet | 7/10[7] |
| Paste Magazine | 8.5/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[9] |
| Sputnikmusic | [10] |
| The Skinny | [11] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[12] |
At Weddings is the debut studio album by American musician Tomberlin. It was released on August 10, 2018, under Saddle Creek Records.
Critical reception
At Weddings was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 14 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 17 reviews.[13]
Writing on behalf of AllMusic, Marcy Donelson said: "Tomberlin's brittle vocals are accompanied mainly by acoustic guitar with touches of keyboards and strings on an album that features performances by only the songwriter and producer Owen Pallett."[4] Chris Gee of Exclaim! explains how Tomberlin navigates her new release "with little more than guitar, keyboards and a reverberating soft power that meticulously frees herself from the burden of a defined path."[5] At The Line of Best Fit, Craig Howieson explains: "Guarded and beautifully measured, At Weddings has an absorbingly intimate quality. Lonesome reverberating guitars ricochet off the sparse percussion while tempered piano lines chime and assuage. Whether it be the swathes of white noise on "Tornado", the yowl of feedback on "Self-Help" or the rudimental piano line on sublime opener "Any Other Way" each embellishment hangs as if it were a carefully placed decoration. Above all of this Tomberlin's voice shines as the warm heart of the record."[6]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Stereogum | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 20 |
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| The Line of Best Fit | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 24 |
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Any Other Way" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Untitled 1" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Tornado" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "You Are Here" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "A Video Game" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "I'm Not Scared" | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Seventeen" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Self-Help" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Untitled 2" | 4:36 |
| 10. | "February" | 5:20 |
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References
- ^ "At Weddings by Tomberlin". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Monroe, Jeremy (August 22, 2018). "Tomberlin sifts through life's more challenging moments, offering catharsis on At Weddings". The 405. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Donelson, Macy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ a b Gee, Chris (August 8, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Howieson, Craig (July 26, 2018). "Tomberlin's At Weddings is a resoundingly beautiful debut". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Gatward, Tristan (August 10, 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Manno, Lizzie (August 10, 2018). "Tomberline: At Weddings". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Horn, Olivia (August 17, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Review: Tomberlin - At Wedding". Sputnikmusic.com. August 11, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Ogden, Chris (August 7, 2018). "Tomberlin Album Review". Theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Axeman, Stephen (November 13, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2018". Stereogum.com. December 4, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2018". Thelineofbestfit.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.