I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now

I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now is the first studio album by American musical duo Got a Girl. It was released on Bulk Recordings on July 22, 2014. It peaked at number 27 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.

I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now
Studio album by
Got a Girl
ReleasedJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
Recorded2012–2013
GenreFrench pop, trip hop, Indie pop
Length46:22
LabelBulk Recordings
ProducerDan the Automator
Singles from I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now
  1. "Did We Live Too Fast"
    Released: June 3, 2014
  2. "There's a Revolution"
    Released: July 7, 2014

Production

The duo revealed that the album would feature heavy influences of French pop music, which were a shared interest between the two. According to Vents Magazine, Dan the Automator has "assembled a rich, enveloping sound world all its own, with hints of Laurel Canyon folk, yacht rock, and sunshine pop stylized and synthesized through sumptuous arrangements, intricate electronics, and unfettered melodic invention," whereas he has collaborated with Mary Elizabeth Winstead to write the lyrics.[1]

In an interview with Complex, Winstead also details the inspiration behind the album — "French '60s pop—Jane Birkin, and stuff like that. It's kind of married with Dan's sensibility, which is his beats and a little bit of that low-key hip-hop vibe. So it makes for something that's very unique; it's very lounge-y and light. It's got a little bit of a French quality."[2]

Release

In May 2013, the official promo track "You and Me" was released.[3] It was promoted as the first single from their upcoming album, but according to the track list that was released, it will not be included in the album.

On May 31, Got a Girl also recorded the song "I'm Down" from Beck's music sheet album Song Reader. The recording was released on YouTube.[4] On July 8, 2014, the final track listing for the album was released, and Got a Girl's cover of the song was not selected to be included in the album.[5]

Initially, Got a Girl's debut album was reported to be set for release on January 2014 via EMI,[6] but was bumped to July 2014.[7]

In June 2014, Spin revealed that the album, titled I Love You but I Must Drive Off this Cliff Now, will be released on July 22 via Bulk Recordings. The album's full track list is also revealed on AllMusic.[8] The first single, "Did We Live Too Fast" premiered on June 3.[7] The music video, directed by Hope Larson, premiered online on June 16.[9]

The second single, "There's a Revolution" was released on July 8.[10]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
ABC News[12]
AllMusic[8]
The Digital Fix8/10[13]
London Evening Standard[14]
NME7/10[15]
PopMatters7/10[16]
Renowned for Sound[17]
Spectrum Culture[18]
Under the Radar3/10[19]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66% based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mary Elizabeth Winstead; all music is composed by Dan the Automator.

No.TitleLength
1."Did We Live Too Fast"3:50
2."I'll Never Hold You Back"4:25
3."Close to You"4:35
4."Everywhere I Go"4:34
5."Last Stop"3:57
6."There's a Revolution"3:31
7."Things Will Never Be the Same"3:52
8."Put Your Head Down (feat. Mike Patton)"3:59
9."Friday Night"3:22
10."La La La"4:22
11."Da Da Da"2:09
12."Heavenly"3:58
Total length:46:22

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20] 27

References
  1. RJ Frometa. "Dan "The Automator" + Mary Elizabeth Winstead (@Got_A_Girl) announce Album: Stream new song -". Vents Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-06-16.
  2. Matt Barone. "Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Geek Chic (2012 Cover Story)". Complex.
  3. Charlie Schmidlin (21 May 2013). "Listen: First Track From Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Dan Th – The Playlist". The Playlist.
  4. Got a Girl – "I'm Down" from Beck's Song Reader. YouTube. 31 May 2013.
  5. "Beck's Song Reader CD Tracklist Revealed: Jack White, Jarvis Cocker, Tweedy, Fun., & More". Stereogum.
  6. "Dan the Automator + Mary Elizabeth Winstead Team Up for Album". ARTISTdirect.
  7. "Hear Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Cinematic 'Did We Live Too Fast'". Spin.
  8. Timothy Monger. "I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now". AllMusic.
  9. "Deltron 3030's Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Video for "Did We Live Too Fast" Would Make Ernest Hemingway Proud". Noisey.
  10. "Here's a new song from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura". The A.V. Club.
  11. "Reviews for I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now by Got a Girl – Metacritic". Metacritic.
  12. ABC News. "Music Reviews: The Latest From 5 Seconds of Summer, Common, La Roux and More". ABC News.
  13. Got A Girl – I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now | Review | Music @ The Digital Fix
  14. Evening Standard Critics (19 September 2014). "Album reviews of the week (Sept 19–25)". London Evening Standard.
  15. NME.COM. "NME Reviews - Got A Girl - 'I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now' - NME.COM". NME.
  16. "Got a Girl". PopMatters.
  17. "Renowned for Sound – Album Review: Got a Girl – I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now". Renowned for Sound. 23 July 2014.
  18. Jester Jay Goldman (22 July 2014). "Got a Girl: I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now". Spectrum Culture.
  19. "Got A Girl: I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now (Bulk) Review – Under the Radar – Music Magazine". Under the Radar.
  20. "Got a Girl - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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