Plateau Vision is a solo studio album by Lushlife.[3] It was released on Western Vinyl on April 17, 2012.[4] It includes guest appearances from Styles P, Heems, Shad, and Cities Aviv.[5] Music videos were created for "Still I Hear the Word Progress"[6][7] and "Magnolia".[8][9]
| Plateau Vision | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Western Vinyl | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Lushlife chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Plateau Vision | ||||
Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5[11] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[12] |
| PopMatters |   [13] |
| Spin | 8/10[14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]
Jake Paine of HipHopDX gave the album a 4.0 out of 5, saying: "The artist knows he might not fit into the musical worlds that influenced him, but he pays homage to them without sacrificing much of his own dignity."[11] Hari Ashurst of Pitchfork wrote, "there's enough of a sweet spot in the clean, backward-leaning production and offbeat samples to allow the record to distinguish itself as more than a sum of disparate parts."[12]
Rhapsody placed it at number 8 on the "Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 2012" list.[15] Stereogum placed it at number 25 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.[16]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magnolia" | Lushlife | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Still I Hear the Word Progress" (featuring Styles P) | Lushlife | 5:18 |
| 3. | "The Romance of the Telescope" (featuring Andrew Cedermark) | Lushlife | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Big Sur" | Botany | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Glistening" (featuring STS) | Lushlife | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Gymnopedie 1.2" (featuring Shad) | Lushlife | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Anthem" |
| 4:26 |
| 8. | "Hale-Bopp Was the Bedouins" (featuring Heems) | Botany | 3:50 |
| 9. | "She's a Buddhist, I'm a Cubist" (featuring Cities Aviv) |
| 3:28 |
| 10. | "Progress (Sun Glitters Reprise)" (featuring Ryat) | Lushlife | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Stakk Cheddar Galore, Alwyn Dias" | Lushlife | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 43:55 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Still I Hear the Word Progress (ft. Styles P) | Lushlife". Bandcamp. March 6, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Still I Hear the Word Progress (feat. Styles P) - Single by Lushlife". iTunes. Apple Inc. March 6, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (April 10, 2012). "Stream Lushlife Plateau Vision". Stereogum. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (April 10, 2012). "Premiere: Stream Lushlife's "Plateau Vision" In Its Entirety". Complex. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Jackson, Dan (March 26, 2012). "Lush For Life: Raj Haldar's heady hip-hop". CMJ. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (May 21, 2012). "Lushlife – "Still I Hear The Word Progress" Video (Feat. Styles P)". Stereogum. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Isenberg, Daniel (May 22, 2012). "Video: Lushlife f/ Styles P "Still I Hear The Word Progress"". Complex. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (November 5, 2012). "Lushlife – "Magnolia" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Weiss, Sam (November 6, 2012). "Video: Lushlife "Magnolia"". Complex. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Plateau Vision by Lushlife". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Paine, Jake (April 23, 2012). "Lushlife - Plateau Vision". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Ashurst, Harl (April 16, 2012). "Lushlife: Plateau Vision". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Frauenhofer, Michael (April 24, 2012). "Lushlife: Plateau Vision". PopMatters. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (April 23, 2012). "Lushlife, 'Plateau Vision' (Western Vinyl)". Spin. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi. "Best Of 2012: Top 20 Hip-Hop Albums". Rhapsody. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 21, 2012). "Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
External links edit
- Plateau Vision at Discogs (list of releases)
- Plateau Vision at MusicBrainz (list of releases)