The Years is an EP and the first major release by Guelph, Ontario-based dream pop duo Memoryhouse, released on September 13, 2011. The Years is Memoryhouse's Sub Pop debut. The Years is a re-release of an EP by the same name released in February 2010 while Memoryhouse was signed to Arcade Sound, a very small independent record label.

The Years
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011
GenreDream pop, chillwave
Length18:52
LabelSub Pop
ProducerEvan Abeele

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(6.3/10)[1]
PopMatters          [2]

Reception for The Years EP has been mixed. While many reviewers[who?] were very positive in regards to Memoryhouse's particular ambient sound, they noted that with so little music under their belt it seemed regressive that Memoryhouse release a redux of music they already recorded.[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Sleep Patterns"3:43
2."Lately"4:06
3."Modern, Normal"4:23
4."To the Lighthouse"4:22
5."Quiet America"2:18

References edit

  1. ^ "Memoryhouse: The Years EP". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Memoryhouse: The Years EP". Pitchfork.

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