Tracer (album)
Tracer is the second studio album by American electronic music duo Teengirl Fantasy. It was released on R&S Records and True Panther Sounds on August 21, 2012.[11] It features vocal contributions from Kelela, Panda Bear, Laurel Halo, and Romanthony.[5]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Tracer received an average score of 71% based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Sarah H. Grant of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B, saying: "Teengirl Fantasy's interpretation of dance-pop through a technical EDM filter recalls Sonic Youth's re-interpretation of hardcore punk through indie rock."[4] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork Media said: "If Tracer has significant replay value, it's for the parsing of the details of its light-filled surface, for the sounds themselves."[7]
Track listing
1. |
"Orbit" |
3:14 |
2. |
"EFX" (featuring Kelela) |
3:40 |
3. |
"Eternal" |
4:27 |
4. |
"Pyjama" (featuring Panda Bear) |
3:34 |
5. |
"Mist of Time" (featuring Laurel Halo) |
3:06 |
6. |
"End" |
4:08 |
7. |
"Vector Spray" |
4:04 |
8. |
"Inca" |
3:37 |
9. |
"Do It" (featuring Romanthony) |
4:37 |
10. |
"Timeline" |
5:20 |
References
- 1 2 "Tracer by Teengirl Fantasy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Rivers, Joe (August 15, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". Clash. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- 1 2 Grant, Sarah H. (August 21, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy – Tracer". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- 1 2 Finlayson, Angus (August 24, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Fact. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Corner, Adam (August 16, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - 'Tracer'". NME. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- 1 2 Greene, Jayson (September 7, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Houle, Zachary (August 22, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". PopMatters. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Miller, Derek (September 14, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Bass, George (August 12, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (August 23, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy, ‘Tracer’ (R&S/True Panther)". Spin. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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