Days Are Gone

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Days Are Gone
Studio album by Haim
Released September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
Recorded The Bank, Heavy Duty Studios (Burbank, California); Box Studios, Downtown Music Studios, Sear Sound (New York City, New York); Hyperion Sound, Vox Studios (Los Angeles, California); The Premises (London); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
Genre Pop rock, soft rock, R&B[1]
Length 44:14
Label Polydor
Producer James Ford, Ludwig Göransson, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid
Haim chronology

"iTunes Festival: London 2012"
(2012)		 "Days Are Gone"
(2013)
Singles from Days Are Gone
  1. "Forever"
    Released: October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
  2. "Don't Save Me"
    Released: November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)
  3. "Falling"
    Released: February 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
  4. "The Wire"
    Released: August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)

Days Are Gone is the debut studio album by American rock band Haim. It was released on September 27, 2013 by Polydor Records. The album includes the singles "Forever", "Don't Save Me", "Falling", and "The Wire".

Background

The three girls grew up in the San Fernando Valley, listening to the 1970s classic rock and Americana records of their music-loving parents. While they were still at school their parents formed a family band called Rockinhaim to play cover versions at local charity fairs, with Israeli-born father Mordechai ("Moti") on drums and mother Donna on guitar.[2][3][4] Danielle and Este were members of The Valli Girls,[5] an all-girl group "inspired by Pat Benatar, Blondie, Gwen Stefani, The Pretenders, and Queen" from Southern California that was signed to Columbia Records / Sony Records[6] and had a notable appearance on 2005 tween film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' soundtrack.[5] Their song "Valli Nation" by the "SoCal teen prodigies" appears on the 2005 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards soundtrack "alongside such pop superstars as Avril Lavigne, Alicia Keys, Simple Plan, (and) Good Charlotte."[7]

As they grew older, the girls became more interested in incorporating pop and contemporary R&B into their music. In 2006 they decided to form their own band. For the next five years, Haim played local venues, but did not take things further as all three sisters were busy with other projects. Este was studying at UCLA and graduated in 2010 with a degree in Ethnomusicology,[8] completed in just two years instead of the normal five.[9][4] Upon graduating from high school Danielle was asked to play drums for the opening act on one of Jenny Lewis's tours, which led to Lewis asking Danielle to be her guitarist on the following tour. The Strokes' singer Julian Casablancas came to see one of Lewis's shows on that tour, and he in turn asked Danielle to play guitar and percussion on his own solo tour.[2] She has also toured as part of Scarlet Fever, the all-female backing band for Cee-Lo Green.[4] It was after Danielle had played with other artists and Este had graduated that the sisters decided that they wanted pursue their career as Haim more seriously.[8] Youngest sister Alana spent one year in college before dropping out to join the band with her sisters.

Having played shows supporting artists such as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Henry Clay People and Kesha, Haim's first release was a three song EP titled Forever which was made available on February 10, 2012 as a free download on their website for a brief period. The EP received a lot of attention from the music press and the general public, and following a successful gig at the South by South West festival in March 2012[10] Haim signed a deal with Polydor Records in the UK in June 2012.[11] In July 2012 independent record label National Anthem released the Forever EP on 10" vinyl, containing the original three songs along with a fourth track, a remix of "Forever" by Dan Lissvik.[12] Following dates supporting Mumford & Sons on their "Gentlemen of the Road" tour in the US in August 2012,[13][14] Haim made their debut tour of the UK in November 2012[15] and then supported Florence and the Machine on their UK and Ireland tour in December 2012.[16][17]

Singles

"Forever" was released as the lead single from the album on October 12, 2012. The single has peaked to number 75 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Don't Save Me" was released as the second single from the album on November 8, 2012. The single has peaked to number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, the song has also peaked to number 66 in Australia, number 28 in Belgium and 70 on the Irish Singles Chart.

"Falling" was released as the third single from the album on February 12, 2013. The single has peaked to number 30 on the UK Singles Chart, the song has also peaked to number 86 in Australia.

"The Wire" was released as the fourth single from the album on August 9, 2013. The single has peaked to number 12 in Australia and number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100[18]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [19]
The A.V. Club A−[20]
Clash 7/10[21]
The Guardian [22]
The Independent [23]
NME 8/10[24]
Pitchfork Media 8.3/10[1]
Rolling Stone [25]
Slant Magazine [26]
Spin 8/10[27]

Upon its release, Days Are Gone received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 34 reviews.[18] Ann Powers from NPR stated "HAIM's thoughtful, playful music is good for the radio, good for rock, and good for music lovers of all ages who need to carve out a little space to dream."[28] Becca James of The A.V. Club gave the album a very positive review: "It could be an overstatement to say that if Days Are Gone is any indication of what's to come for Haim, the band is set."[20] Matt James of PopMatters complimented all overall production "It'd be hard to truly dislike Haim. They're an eminently likeable, albeit slightly kooky, trio whose story already bears the frisson of legend. Three multi-talented siblings—Danielle, Alana and Este—who were baptised in the dark arts of rock 'n' roll by their own parents" and added [...] "It's not revolutionary, life-changing 'high art' but right here, right now Haim's sassy, enthusiastic, 'one for all' joie de vivre feels freshly invigorating, infectious ...basically, a drop o' the good stuff."[29] Jon Caramanica of New York Times hailed the synthesized and the hooked production and compared the girls to the early years of Madonna, Pat Benatar, Sheena Easton and Laura Branigan: "There's the slightly sinister bubblyness of early Madonna, the erotic power of Pat Benatar, the breathlessness of Sheena Easton or Laura Branigan," and continued, "Haim lashes all of these together with force and glee, a rapturous throwback. “Days Are Gone” is as convincing as any major-label rock album this year, especially its first half, which is slick, confident and winningly breezy."[30] John Dolan of Rolling Stone awarded the album a three and-half-stars out of possible five "Their charming debut recalls the dancy side of Eighties Top 40 radio as an AstroTurf Eden of chewy synths, neon-cheese guitar quake and slick, airy melodies."[25]

In a less enthusiastic review, Andy Gill of The Independent gave the album three out of five stars, saying that the band has an "insubstantiality at their core."[23] Philip Matusavage of musicOMH gave a mixed review, commenting, "Stretched to album length, Haim's shtick grows repetitive and the music is too frequently solid rather than inspired".[31]

Accolades

Stereogum ranked Days Are Gone at number eight on their "The 50 Best Albums of 2013" list, stating: "On their debut album, [Haim] bring Stevie Nicks float, Michael Jackson glide, and Debbie Gibson twinkle to the table, subsuming them all into the massive force of their collective personality. They're not indie, but if they were, indie would be lucky to have them."[32]

Publication Rank List
American Songwriter 25 American Songwriter’s Top 50 Albums Of 2013[33]
The A.V. Club 2 The 23 Best Albums of 2013[34]
Complex 7 The 50 Best Albums of 2013[35]
Consequence of Sound 11 Top 50 Albums of 2013[36]
Gazeta Wyborcza 10 10 Best Foreign Albums of 2013[37]
Magnet 24 MAGNET's Top 25 Albums of 2013[38]
Mojo 43 MOJO's Top 50 Albums of 2013[39]
NME 25 NME's 50 Best Albums Of 2013[40]
Paste 10 The 50 Best Albums of 2013[41]
Pitchfork Media 17 The 50 Best Albums of 2013[42]
PopMatters 9 The 75 Best Albums of 2013[32]
Q 10 Q's 50 Albums of the Year[43]
Spin 4 SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2013[44]
Rolling Stone 31 50 Best Albums of 2013[45]
Stereogum 8 The 50 Best Albums of 2013[32]
Time Out 23 50 Best Albums of 2013[45]
Uncut 38 Uncut's Top 50 Albums of 2013[46]

Commercial performance

Days Are Gone entered the Billboard 200 at number six with first-week sales of 26,000 copies.[47] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 37,005 copies in its first week.[48] On October 25, 2013, the album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments of over 60,000 copies in the UK, and on December 27, 2013, was certified gold denoting shipments of over 100,000 copies.[49]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Falling"  Este Haim, Danielle Haim, Alana Haim, Morgan Meyn NaglerAriel Rechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:17
2. "Forever"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. HaimLudwig Göransson, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:05
3. "The Wire"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. HaimRechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:05
4. "If I Could Change Your Mind"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. Haim, James FordJames Ford D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 3:50
5. "Honey & I"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. HaimRechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:11
6. "Don't Save Me"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. HaimFord, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 3:51
7. "Days Are Gone"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. Haim, Jessie Ware, Tom HullRechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 3:33
8. "My Song 5"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. Haim, Ariel RechtshaidRechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 3:53
9. "Go Slow"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. HaimGöransson, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:17
10. "Let Me Go"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. HaimRechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:08
11. "Running If You Call My Name"  E. Haim, D. Haim, A. Haim, RechtshaidRechtshaid, D. Haim, A. Haim, E. Haim 4:04
Total length:
 44:14

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Days Are Gone.[52]

Haim
  • Este Haim – bass, percussion, production, vocals
  • Danielle Haim – drums, guitar, percussion, production, vocals
  • Alana Haim – guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, production, synthesizer, vocals
Additional personnel

  • Pierre Auroux – photography
  • Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
  • Tom Beard – photography
  • Delbert Bowers – mixing assistant
  • Will Canzoneri – clavinet, Rhodes
  • Martin Cooke – engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Dave Emery – mixing assistant
  • James Ford – guitar, keyboards, percussion, production
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineering
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
  • Ludwig Göransson – production
  • Bo Hill – assistant engineering
  • Heiko Huebschmann – mixing
  • Chris Kasych – engineering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Rich Morales – assistant mastering
  • Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards
  • Marek Polewski – design
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – additional engineering, additional production, backing vocals, engineering, guitar, mbira, noises, production, programming, Simmons, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineering
  • Nick Rowe – additional engineering
  • David Schiffman – engineering
  • Spike – mixing
  • Morgan Stratton – engineering
  • Geoff Swan – mixing assistant

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 1] 2
scope="row" Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 1] 44
scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 1] 9
scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 1] 72
scope="row" Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[ 1] 18
scope="row" Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[ 1] 32
scope="row" French Albums (SNEP)[ 1] 134
scope="row" German Albums (Media Control)[ 1] 30
scope="row" Irish Albums (IRMA)[ 1] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[53] 61
scope="row" New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] 12
scope="row" Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[ 1] 5
scope="row" Scottish Albums (OCC)[ 1] 2
scope="row" Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[ 1] 56
scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 1] 39
scope="row" Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] 35
scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[ 1] 1
scope="row" US Billboard 200[ 1] 6
scope="row" US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[ 1] 2
scope="row" US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[ 1] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Gold 100,000^
Australia (ARIA)[54] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label
Australia[55] September 27, 2013 Universal Music
Germany[56] Vertigo Berlin
Ireland[57] Polydor Records
United Kingdom[58] September 30, 2013
France[59] Mercury Records
United States[60] Columbia Records
Sweden[61] Universal Music
Italy[62] October 1, 2013
Japan[63] October 2, 2013

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