Bashed Out is the third studio album by British folk rock band This Is the Kit. It was released on 6 April 2015 through Brassland Records. Production was handled by Aaron Dessner.
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| Released | 6 April 2015 | |||
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| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Brassland | |||
| Producer | Aaron Dessner | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[4] |
| musicOMH |    [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Uncut | 8/10[9] |
Bashed Out was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75 based on eight reviews indicating a generally favorable response.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.2 out of 10, based on eight reviews.[1]
Paul Faller of Drowned in Sound praised the album, stating "this album ought to see Kate Stables recognized as one of the most compelling voices in alt-folk".[3] Andrew Hannah of The Line of Best Fit said, "It's hard to find fault with Bashed Out; timeless and completely modern all at once, Stables might have taken a little bit of time to hit her stride with This Is The Kit but this combination of players has helped her realise a vision of sorts: it's as lucid a record as you'll hear all year".[4] Fiona Sturges of Uncut said, "It's an understated yet absorbing work, full of delicate arrangements that are elegantly swept along by Stables' gloriously tender vocals".[9] Writing for Pitchfork, Stephen Deusner said, "These new songs don’t sound terribly different from Stables’ first recordings nearly a decade ago, but the music is bolder and more purposeful, with a broader, richer palette of sounds".[7] Graeme Marsh of musicOMH said, "Whether or not it's enough to push Stables into a more prominent place, however, remains to be seen, but surely a wider acknowledgement of her prowess can’t be far away".[5] Matthew Horton of NME said, "The assembled talent takes This Is The Kit's traditional folk to the edge of the avant-garde".[6]
In a mixed review, John Aizlewood of Q said, "For much of Bashed Out, emotion is shown rather than told, but once the layers have been unpicked, it's obviously special".[8]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Kate Stables
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Misunderstanding" | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Silver John" | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Spores All Settling" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Magic Spell" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Bashed Out" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "All In Cahoots" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Nits" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Vitamins" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "We Are In" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Cold and Got Colder" | 3:04 |
| Total length: | 37:34 | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Bashed Out by This Is The Kit reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Bashed Out - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Faller, Paul (31 March 2015). "Album Review: This is the Kit - Bashed Out". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Hannah, Andrew (30 March 2015). "It'd be a pointless compartmentalising exercise to still call This Is The Kit a "folk" band". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Marsh, Graeme (13 April 2015). "This Is The Kit - Bashed Out | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Horton, Matthew (30 March 2015). "9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week | NME". NME. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (16 April 2015). "This Is the Kit: Bashed Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b Aizlewood, John (2015). Q Magazine - May 2015. Q. p. 112.
- ^ a b Sturges, Fiona (2015). Uncut May 2015 UK. Uncut. p. 83.
External links edit
- Bashed Out at Discogs (list of releases)