Real (Lydia Loveless album)

Real
Studio album by Lydia Loveless
Released August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
Recorded Columbus, Ohio
Genre Singer-songwriter
Pop/Rock
Alternative country
Americana
Length 38:49
Label Bloodshot Records
Producer Lydia Loveless
Joe Viers
Lydia Loveless chronology
Somewhere Else
(2014)Somewhere Else2014		 Real
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA-[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Boston Globe8/10[5]

Real is the fourth studio album by American musician Lydia Loveless. It was released on August 19, 2016 by Bloodshot Records.[6]

Background

The record is a continued collaboration (after two records and one EP) between Loveless and engineer Joe Viers, who recorded the record at Viers' Grove City, Ohio Sonic Lounge Studios.[7]

Critical reception

Real was featured as part of NPR Music's First Listen series.[8]

Writing for Exclaim!, Sarah Green hailed Loveless' "flickering, torchy voice".[4]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
26[9]
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016

Track listing

All tracks written by Lydia Loveless.

Real (CD, LP)
No.TitleLength
1."Same to You"3:54
2."Longer"3:57
3."More Than Ever"3:34
4."Heaven"4:37
5."Out On Love"3:49
6."Midwestern Guys"3:04
7."Bilbao"4:50
8."European"4:47
9."Clumps"2:00
10."Real"4:14

References

  1. ↑ "Real - Lydia Loveless". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark (19 August 2016). "Real - Lydia Loveless". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (19 August 2016). "Lydia Loveless' Real is an adventurous, brutally honest sucker punch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 Greene, Sarah (17 August 2016). "Lydia Loveless - Real". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Munro, Stuart (18 August 2016). "Lydia Loveless takes a long, honest look at relationships on 'Real' - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ↑ DeVille, Chris (1 June 2016). "Lydia Loveless – "Longer" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lydia Loveless - The Making of 'Real' (New Album 8/19/16)" (Video). Bloodshot Records. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Hight, Jewly (11 August 2016). "First Listen: Lydia Loveless, 'Real'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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