New View (Eleanor Friedberger album)
New View is the third studio album by American indie rock musician Eleanor Friedberger, released on January 22, 2016 on Frenchkiss Records. Regarding the album, Friedberger noted: "I hope that this album just sounds like an adult woman who’s OK, as boring as that sounds! I don’t want to sound like I’m miserable, [like] I’m angry, I’m hurt.”[1]
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| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Frenchkiss | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| The Guardian |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[5] |
New View received widely positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 81, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable review".[2] In a positive review for The Guardian, Tim Jonze praised Friedberger's lyrics and arrangements, writing: "[Her] offbeat delivery and lyrical quirks (“I’m opening a tree museum / It’s my new hobby,” she sings on Open Season; “And even if you had a twin / I wouldn’t notice her or him” is the touching sentiment of All Known Things) seem to balance nicely with this straightening out of the musical backdrop."[4] Writing for Pitchfork, Hazel Cills also praised the album, writing: "At times New View can seem like a concept record detailing Friedberger's ambivalence about her main gift: spinning fragile memories and feelings into accessible songs."[5] In a mostly positive review for The A.V. Club, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky wrote: "New View's songs feel more homebody-comfortable than anything she’s recorded before. It’s keenly observed, totally genuine, and eminently listenable, though one can’t help but miss the choppy energy and anxious undercurrents of Personal Record".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Eleanor Friedberger.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "He Didn't Mention His Mother" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Open Season" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Sweetest Girl" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Your Word" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Because I Asked You" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Never is a Long Time" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Cathy With the Curly Hair" | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Two Versions of Tomorrow" | 5:46 |
| 9. | "All Known Things" | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Does Turquoise Work?" | 2:28 |
| 11. | "A Long Walk" | 5:49 |
| Total length: | 45:10 | |
References
- Hoby, Hermione (2016-01-19). "Eleanor Friedberger: 'I had a hard time imagining myself standing onstage not being young and beautiful'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- "Reviews for New View by Eleanor Friedberger". Metacritic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (2016-01-22). "New View - Eleanor Friedberger". avclub.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- Jonze, Tim (2016-01-21). "Eleanor Friedberger: New View review – growing up and straightening out". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- Cills, Hazel (2016-01-20). "Eleanor Friedberger: New View". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- "Top 75 Albums of 2016". Uncut. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.