Let It Sway is the third full-length studio album from American indie pop/rock band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. It was released through Polyvinyl Records on August 17, 2010.[9]

Let It Sway
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 2010
RecordedFall 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon. Additional recording Winter 2009 in Springfield, Missouri.
GenreIndie pop
Length41:10
LabelPolyvinyl PRC-197
ProducerChris Walla and Beau Sorenson
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin chronology
Pershing
(2008)
Let It Sway
(2010)
Tape Club
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Drowned In Sound[4]
Mixtape Muse[5]
Pitchfork Media(6.8/10)[6]
ReviewRinseRepeat[7]
Venus Zine[8]

Track listing

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  1. "Back in the Saddle " – 4:28
  2. "Sink/Let It Sway" – 3:05
  3. "Banned (By The Man)" – 3:45
  4. "In Pairs" – 3:04
  5. "My Terrible Personality" – 2:53
  6. "Everlyn" – 3:01
  7. "Stuart Gets Lost Dans Le Métro" – 4:23
  8. "All Hail Dracula!" – 3:05
  9. "Critical Drain" – 2:44
  10. "Animalkind" – 2:30
  11. "Phantomwise" - 3:41
  12. "Made to Last" - 4:31
  13. "Bended" - 4:58*
  14. "Cardinal Rules" - 2:17*
  15. "Tanks Jam" - 3:44*

*Digital bonus tracks

Personnel

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The band members are credited as follows.

  • John Robert Cardwell - lead and backing vocals, guitars, mandolin, bass, timpani
  • Will Knauer - guitars
  • Jonathan James - bass, backing vocals, guitars, drums
  • Philip Dickey - drums, backing and lead vocals, guitars, acoustic and Wurlitzer electric pianos, synthesizers, marimba

Additional musicians

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  • Chris Walla - synthesizers, guitars, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion
  • Mark Cassidy - banjo

Production

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Notes

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  • Art direction: Aaron Scott and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
  • Band photos: Chris Beckman and Sophie Parker
  • Painting: David Guinn
  • Cover photo: Co Rentmeester. Used by permission.
  • "Phantomwise" contains lyrics from an acrostic by Lewis Carroll.

References

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  1. ^ "Let It Sway by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Alternative Press review
  4. ^ "Album Review: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let it Sway". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "REVIEW: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let It Sway". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: Let It Sway Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ^ ReviewRinseRepeat review
  8. ^ Venus Zine review
  9. ^ "New Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Album - Let It Sway". Polyvinyl Record Co. 21 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Punk, grunge, and Christmas dinner with Sparklehorse: An underdog's history of Smart Studios". A.V. Club - Madison. 10 March 2010.
  11. ^ "April 14, 2010 12 30 PM". Polyvinyl Record Co. 14 April 2010.
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