Loud City Song

Loud City Song
Studio album by Julia Holter
Released August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
Genre Avant-pop[1]
Length 44:40
Label Domino
Producer Cole M. Greif-Neill and Julia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Ekstasis
(2012)		 Loud City Song
(2013)		 Have You in My Wilderness
(2015)
Singles from Loud City Song
  1. "World"
    Released: May 22, 2013[2]
  2. "In the Green Wild"
    Released: August 1, 2013[3]

Loud City Song is the third studio album by the American musician Julia Holter. It was released on August 20, 2013, by Domino Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[4]
Metacritic88/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Irish Times[8]
Mojo[9]
NME9/10[10]
Pitchfork8.6/10[11]
PopMatters9/10[12]
Q[13]
Spin8/10[1]
Uncut9/10[14]

Loud City Song received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album has received an average score of 88, based on 30 reviews.[5] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "Loud City Song is Holter's most polished work to date, and another example of how she upholds and redefines what it means to be an avant-garde singer/songwriter."[6] Rob Hakimian of Beats Per Minute said, "Loud City Song is a true achievement from Julia Holter. Nary is there a hook on the album, but the richness and vividness that she brings to the songs musically and lyrically will hook you more effectively anyway."[15] Alex Robertson of Sputnikmusic stated, "This album is the sound of an excellent singer, songwriter, arranger, and, I'd argue, thinker translating those strengths into some of the most stirring music you'll hear this year. Loud City Song may not be loud, but the echo it makes is unforgettable."[16] Robin Smith of PopMatters stated, "It's an impressive record to listen to—the compositions are even more beautiful than Ekstasis, even though they're often more fragmented—but it's also a frightening depiction of what it feels like to have a whole population making you up in its head."[12] Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork stated, "Though it draws upon the distant past, Julia Holter's made a timeless people-watching soundtrack: an acutely felt ode to the mysteries of a million passersby, all the stars of their own silent musicals."[11]

Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound stated, "Loud City Song is a sightseeing trip with a person fully able to portray the objective beauty of the sights, as well as her own take on them."[17] Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian stated, "Barbara Lewis's soul classic "Hello Stranger" gets a chillout makeover, which doesn't quite work; but any faults are obliterated by the album's closer, "City Appearing"."[7] Laura Snapes of NME said, "This is wild music, a celestial cabaret that absorbs and unsettles."[10] Philip Sherburne of Spin stated, "Like Gigi herself, it is a work of perpetual self-invention, an extended state of becoming. Have pity on the inquisitory birds, because it's impossible to look away."[1]

Year-end lists

Publication Rank Ref.
Consequence of Sound
12
The Guardian
30
Mojo
47
Pitchfork
49
Sputnikmusic
1
The Wire
1

Track listing

All songs written by Julia Holter, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World" 4:52
2."Maxim's I" 6:07
3."Horns Surrounding Me" 4:46
4."In the Green Wild" 4:07
5."Hello Stranger"Barbara Lewis6:16
6."Maxim's II" 5:28
7."He's Running Through My Eyes" 2:18
8."This Is a True Heart" 3:30
9."City Appearing" 7:16
Total length:44:40

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 140
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 91
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 103
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] 19

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sherburne, Philip (August 19, 2013). "Julia Holter's Erudite Avant-Pop Epic 'Loud City Song' Will Beguile and Engulf You". Spin. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Young, Alex (May 22, 2013). "Julia Holter announces new album Loud City Song, streams first single "World"". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "In the Green Wild – Single by Julia Holter". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Loud City Song by Julia Holter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Reviews for Loud City Song by Julia Holter". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Loud City Song – Julia Holter". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Gibsone, Harriet (August 15, 2013). "Julia Holter: Loud City Song – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Lauren (August 16, 2013). "Julia Holter: Loud City Song". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Julia Holter: Loud City Song". Mojo (238): 94. September 2013.
  10. 1 2 Snapes, Laura (August 15, 2013). "Julia Holter – 'Loud City Song'". NME. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  11. 1 2 Zoladz, Lindsay (August 16, 2013). "Julia Holter: Loud City Song". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  12. 1 2 Smith, Robin (August 22, 2013). "Julia Holter: Loud City Song". PopMatters. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Julia Holter: Loud City Song". Q (327): 103. October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Julia Holter: Loud City Song". Uncut (196): 96. September 2013.
  15. ↑ Hakimian, Rob (August 28, 2013). "Album Review: Julia Holter – Loud City Song". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  16. ↑ Robertson, Alex (August 24, 2013). "Julia Holter – Loud City Song (album review 3)". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ Kivel, Adam (August 19, 2013). "Julia Holter – Loud City Song". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2013". Consequence of Sound. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Best albums of 2013". The Guardian. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  20. ↑ "MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2013 Unveiled". Mojo. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  21. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2013". Pitchfork. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ Spencer, Trey (December 18, 2013). "Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2013: 10-1". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  23. ↑ "The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2013". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Julia Holter – Loud City Song" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Julia Holter – Loud City Song" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Julia Holter – Loud City Song" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Julia Holter – Loud City Song". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Julia Holter – Loud City Song". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Julia Holter Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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