Ratchet (album)

Ratchet
Studio album by Shamir
Released May 19, 2015
Genre Pop music, dance music, R&B, hip house, disco
Label XL
Producer Nick Sylvester[1]
Shamir chronology
Northtown (2014) Ratchet
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Pitchfork[3]

Ratchet is the 2015 debut studio album by American singer, songwriter Shamir, released on May 19, 2015 on XL Recordings.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

The debut single from the album, "Call It Off", was released in March 2015 while the album itself was released on May 19, 2015.[13] The music video for "Call It Off" was produced and released as part of the 2015 YouTube Music Awards.[14]

The album's second single, "Darker", was released in May 2015.[15][16][17]

"On the Regular" is also included on the album.[1]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
Spin The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015

Track listings

  1. Vegas (4:16)
  2. Make a Scene (2:52)
  3. On the Regular (2:58)
  4. Call It Off (2:50)
  5. Hot Mess (4:29)
  6. Demon (3:40)
  7. In for the Kill (3:18)
  8. Youth (4:38)
  9. Darker (3:58)
  10. Head in the Clouds (5:02)
  11. KC (Bonus) (3:47)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lathan, Ryan (May 20, 2015). "Ratchet". PopMatters.
  2. ↑ Exposito, Suzy (May 19, 2015). "Ratchet". Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ Mistry, Anupa (May 18, 2015). "Ratchet". Pitchfork Media.
  4. ↑ St. John, Colin (May 13, 2015). "Five reasons to love Shamir; Get to know the ascendant pop star before he blows up.". Timeout (New York). p. 18.
  5. ↑ Crawford, Anwen (May 18, 2015). "Never Settle: The shape-shifting methods of Shamir". The New Yorker (New York). pp. 90–92. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ NPR
  7. ↑ NPR
  8. ↑ The New York Times
  9. ↑ Las Vegas Weekly
  10. ↑ Complex
  11. ↑ Los Angeles Times
  12. ↑ Downtown News
  13. ↑ Milton, Jamie (March 23, 2015). "Shamir Shares New Single, Call It Off". DIY. DIY. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Shamir - Call It Off (Official Music Video YTMAs)". YouTube. YouTube. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  15. ↑ Spin
  16. ↑ Pitchfork
  17. ↑ Papermag.com
  18. ↑ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  19. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  21. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

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