No Rules Sandy
| No Rules Sandy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2022 | |||
| Length | 48:21 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista | |||
| Producer | Sylvan Esso | |||
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No Rules Sandy is the fourth studio album by American electropop duo Sylvan Esso, comprising Amelia Meath and Nick Sandborn. It was released on August 12, 2022, on Loma Vista Recordings.[1]
The title comes from a reference to Nick Sanborn's nickname and a shift in approach to making music, with the resulting album having been described as "intensely personal and less polished". The song How Did You Know has been described by Meath as "the most personal song she's ever written" and one that she did not intend to appear on the record.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/[3] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 8/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[8] |
| NME | [9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
No Rules Sandy was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75 based on nine reviews.[4] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.4 out of 10, based on ten reviews.[3]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moving" | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Look at Me" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "(Bad Fills)" | 0:18 |
| 4. | "Echo Party" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "How Did You Know" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "(Betty's, May 4, 2022)" | 0:09 |
| 7. | "Didn't Care" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "(Vegas // Dad)" | 0:23 |
| 9. | "Your Reality" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "(#1vm)" | 0:17 |
| 11. | "Cloud Walker" | 2:36 |
| 12. | "Sunburn" | 3:01 |
| 13. | "(?)" | 0:12 |
| 14. | "Alarm" | 4:00 |
| 15. | "(No Rules Sandy)" | 0:19 |
| 16. | "Coming Back to You" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 34:39 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sylvan Esso - No Rules Sandy". Discogs. January 20, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso On 'No Rules Sandy' & Creating Without An Agenda". Nylon. August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
tensely personal and less polishe
- ^ a b "No Rules Sandy by Sylvan Esso reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "No Rules Sandy by Sylvan Esso Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso – No Rules Sandy Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso – No Rules Sandy | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso: No Rules Sandy Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso: No Rules Sandy | Review". PopMatters. August 18, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Erica (August 10, 2022). "Sylvan Esso – 'No Rules Sandy' review: indie electro-poppers chuck out the rulebook". NME. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Sylvan Esso album review: No Rules Sandy". The Skinny. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Sylvan Esso - No Rules Sandy at Discogs (list of releases)