New View is the third studio album by American indie rock musician Eleanor Friedberger, released on January 22, 2016 on Frenchkiss Records. Regarding the album, Friedberger noted: "I hope that this album just sounds like an adult woman who’s OK, as boring as that sounds! I don’t want to sound like I’m miserable, [like] I’m angry, I’m hurt.”[1]
Critical reception
New View received widely positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 81, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable review".[2] In a positive review for The Guardian, Tim Jonze praised Friedberger's lyrics and arrangements, writing: "[Her] offbeat delivery and lyrical quirks (“I’m opening a tree museum / It’s my new hobby,” she sings on Open Season; “And even if you had a twin / I wouldn’t notice her or him” is the touching sentiment of All Known Things) seem to balance nicely with this straightening out of the musical backdrop."[4] Writing for Pitchfork, Hazel Cills also praised the album, writing: "At times New View can seem like a concept record detailing Friedberger's ambivalence about her main gift: spinning fragile memories and feelings into accessible songs."[5] In a mostly positive review for The A.V. Club, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky wrote: "New View's songs feel more homebody-comfortable than anything she’s recorded before. It’s keenly observed, totally genuine, and eminently listenable, though one can’t help but miss the choppy energy and anxious undercurrents of Personal Record".[3]
Accolades
Publication |
Accolade |
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Top 75 Albums of 2016 |
2016 |
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Track listing
All tracks written by Eleanor Friedberger.
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1. | "He Didn't Mention His Mother" | 4:00 |
2. | "Open Season" | 4:42 |
3. | "Sweetest Girl" | 3:01 |
4. | "Your Word" | 3:41 |
5. | "Because I Asked You" | 3:44 |
6. | "Never is a Long Time" | 3:26 |
7. | "Cathy With the Curly Hair" | 3:26 |
8. | "Two Versions of Tomorrow" | 5:46 |
9. | "All Known Things" | 5:07 |
10. | "Does Turquoise Work?" | 2:28 |
11. | "A Long Walk" | 5:49 |
Total length: | 45:10 |
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