Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Chapter 1: Snake Oil is the second studio album by American DJ and musician Diplo, under his moniker Thomas Wesley. It was released on May 29, 2020 under Columbia Records.[3]
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| Released | May 29, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 32:44 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Singles from Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil | ||||
The album features collaborations by Orville Peck, Noah Cyrus, Thomas Rhett and Young Thug.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 41/100[5] |
| Metacritic | 46/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 3/10[7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C-[8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 3/10[2] |
| MusicOMH |    |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[11] |
| DIY | |
Chapter 1: Snake Oil was met with generally mixed to negative 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 46, based on 9 reviews.[6]
Track listing
Adapted from Amazon[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" (featuring Orville Peck) |
| 1:37 | |
| 2. | "So Long" (with Cam) |
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| 2:52 |
| 3. | "Heartless" (featuring Morgan Wallen) |
|
| 2:49 |
| 4. | "Lonely" (with Jonas Brothers) |
|
| 2:19 |
| 5. | "Dance with Me" (with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug) |
|
| 2:50 |
| 6. | "Do Si Do" (with Blanco Brown) |
|
| 2:18 |
| 7. | "On Mine" (with Noah Cyrus) |
|
| 2:26 |
| 8. | "Real Life Stuff" (featuring Julia Michaels and Clever) |
|
| 3:13 |
| 9. | "Hometown" (featuring Zac Brown and Danielle Bradbery) |
|
| 3:36 |
| 10. | "Heartbreak" (with Ben Burgess) |
|
| 2:17 |
| 11. | "Heartless" (with Julia Michaels featuring Morgan Wallen) |
|
| 2:53 |
| 12. | "Old Town Road" (Diplo Remix) (with Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus) |
| 3:23 |
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 50 |
References
- Malone, Chris (May 29, 2020). "Diplo Goes Country (And Ditches His Stage Name) On New 'Snake Oil' Solo Album". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Caldas, Juliette (May 26, 2020). "Diplo fails to capitalise on any of country music's fusion momentum on his new conceptual outing". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Gregory, Al (April 19, 2020). "Diplo gets Orville Peck, Young Thug for new country album". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Richards, Will (April 19, 2020). "Diplo shares full details of country album as Thomas Wesley featuring Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Murray, Robin (May 27, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Johnson, Maura (May 28, 2020). "Snake Oil, Diplo's take on country music, is a bummer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Devlin, Ben (June 1, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- Cooper, Leonie (May 29, 2020). "Diplo – 'Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil' review: super-producer falls off the saddle". NME. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Blum, Dani (May 30, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- Wright, Lisa (May 29, 2020). "Album Review DIPLO - DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL". DIY. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- "Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil". Amazon. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- "Thomas Wesley, CNA". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- "Thomas Wesley, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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