Evolve (Ani DiFranco album)
| Evolve | ||||
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| Studio album by Ani DiFranco | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2003 | |||
| Genre |
Indie rock Folk rock Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 57:29 | |||
| Label | Righteous Babe | |||
| Producer | Ani DiFranco | |||
| Ani DiFranco chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (63/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | (negative)[3] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[4] |
| Blender | [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable)[5] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[7] |
| PopMatters | (6/10)[1][8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Slant | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Evolve is the twelfth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album won DiFranco and Brian Grunert a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 2004.[12] This album is more eclectic and stylistically venturous than DiFranco's previous works, experimenting with styles such as jazz and funk.
Track listing
All songs by Ani DiFranco.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Promised Land" | 4:30 | |
| 2. | "In the Way" | 5:17 | |
| 3. | "Icarus" | 4:51 | |
| 4. | "Slide" | 3:50 | |
| 5. | "O My My" | 3:59 | |
| 6. | "Evolve" | 4:15 | |
| 7. | "Shrug" | 4:42 | |
| 8. | "Phase" | 3:42 | |
| 9. | "Here for Now" | 3:09 | |
| 10. | "Second Intermission" | 3:51 | |
| 11. | "Serpentine" | 10:26 | |
| 12. | "Welcome To:" | 4:57 |
| Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
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| 12. | "Your Next Bold Move (live version from the movie "Render")" | |||||||||
Personnel
- Ani DiFranco – guitar, piano, vocals
- Ravi Best – trumpet, vocals
- Shane Endsley – trumpet
- Daren Hahn – percussion, drums
- Todd Horton – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jason Mercer – bass
- Hans Teuber – clarinet, flute, saxophone, vocals
- Julie Wolf – organ, piano, vocals, clavinet, melodica, Fender Rhodes
Production
- Producer – Ani DiFranco
- Engineers – Andrew Gilchrist, Mark Hallman, Marty Lester
- Mixing – Ani DiFranco
- Mastering – Greg Calbi
- Design – Ani DiFranco
- Photography – Eric Frick
- Art direction – Brian Grunert
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 30 |
| 2003 | Top Independent Albums | 1 |
| 2003 | Top Internet Albums | 30 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ The A.V. Club review
- ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived March 21, 2003)
- ↑ Chicago Tribune review
- ↑ Drowned in Sound review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived October 2, 2007)
- ↑ Slant review
- ↑ "Ani DiFranco - Evolve". Uncut: 104. June 2003. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ↑ http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/evolve/grammy.asp Evolve Wins the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
External links
- Evolve at Metacritic
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