Melted is the third album by American garage rock singer-songwriter Ty Segall. It was released on June 15, 2010 on Goner Records, on CD/LP formats. The songs "My Sunshine" and "Caesar" were officially released as singles, and "Girlfriend" had an official music video.

Melted
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 2010 (2010-06-15)
RecordedAugust – December 2009
GenreGarage rock, psychedelic rock, indie rock, lo-fi
Length30:15
LabelGoner Records
Ty Segall chronology
Lemons
(2009)
Melted
(2010)
Goodbye Bread
(2011)
Singles from Melted
  1. "My Sunshine"
    Released: 2009
  2. "Caesar"
    Released: 2010

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Pitchfork7.5/10[4]

Melted received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[1]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Finger"2:54
2."Caesar"3:30
3."Girlfriend"2:13
4."Sad Fuzz"3:01
5."Melted"2:13
6."Mike D's Coke"1:30
7."Imaginary Person"3:05
8."My Sunshine"2:11
9."Bees"3:05
10."Mrs."2:37
11."Alone"3:56
Total length:30:15

Credits edit

  • Ty Segall – vocals, guitar, drums, bass, keyboards, percussion, composing, mixing
  • Tim Hellman – bass on "Melted"
  • Emily Rose Epstein – drums on "Caesar" and "Imaginary Person"
  • Jigmae Baer – drums on "Mrs."
  • Charlie Moonheart – drums on "Girlfriend"
  • John Dwyer – flute on "Caesar"
  • King Riff – engineering, mixing
  • Eric Bauer – composing, engineering
  • Mike Donovan – vocals on "Mike D's Coke", guitar on "Bees", assistant engineer, composing, mixing
  • Eric Landmark – mixing
  • Jason Ward -mastering
  • William Keihn – artwork
  • Denée Petracek – photography

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Melted – Ty Segall". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark (May 25, 2010). "Melted – Ty Segall". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Heller, Jason (January 4, 2011). "Ty Segall: Melted". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Thompson, Paul (June 15, 2010). "Ty Segall: Melted". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 13, 2016.