Obscurities (Stephin Merritt album)

Obscurities
Compilation album by Stephin Merritt
Released August 23, 2011
Genre Indie pop
Length 38:12
Label Merge Records
Stephin Merritt chronology

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Obscurities is a compilation album by Stephin Merritt released in 2011 on Merge Records, consisting of B-sides, compilations cuts, and various other previously unreleased material. According to Metacritic, it received generally positive reviews, with a weighted average of 74 out of 100.[1] The most positive review came from Robert Christgau, who wrote that he was "swept off [his] feet by Merritt thoughtfully intoning some little green men's "Song From Venus.""[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Spin [4]
The A.V. Club (B)[5]
Robert Christgau (A-)[2]
Pitchfork Media [6]
American Songwriter [7]
PopMatters [8]

Track listing

  1. Forever and a Day
  2. Rats in the Garbage of the Western World
  3. I Don't Believe You
  4. Plant White Roses
  5. Rot in the Sun
  6. The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
  7. Yet Another Girl
  8. Scream ('Till You Make the Scene)
  9. The Song From Venus
  10. Beach-a-Boop-Boop
  11. When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There
  12. Take Ecstasy With Me
  13. When You're Young and in Love
  14. You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Obscurities at Metacritic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "CG: Obscurities". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Monger, James Christopher (23 August 2011). "Obscurities". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Hogan, Marc (23 August 2011). "Obscurities by Stephin Merritt". Spin. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Obscurities Review". A.V. Club. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (1 September 2011). "Obscurities Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Weiss, Dan (5 September 2011). "Obscurities Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Pan, Arnold (21 August 2011). "Obscurities Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 November 2013.