Songs to Make Life Slightly Less Awkward

Songs to Make Life Slightly Less Awkward is the second album by English musician Frank Hamilton. It was released digitally on 30 September 2016 and debuted at number 19 in the Indie Breakers Chart.[1] The physical copies were released in stores three weeks later on 21 October 2016 and featured as part of HMV's recommended listening[2]

Songs to Make Life Slightly Less Awkward
Studio album by
Released30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
RecordedMay–July 2015
Genre
Length37:21
LabelBedroom Indie
Producer
  • Frank Hamilton
  • James Earp
Singles from Songs To Make Life Slightly Less Awkward
  1. "Songs We Fall Asleep To"
    Released: 3 October 2015
  2. "Lovedrug"
    Released: 18 March 2016
  3. "Saturday Night"
    Released: 16 September 2016
  4. "More or Less [feat Dodie Clark]"
    Released: 10 May 2017

The album was dubbed "an existential crisis set to music"[3] and lauded by critics including The Independent,[4] The Mirror and BBC 6 Music.

STMLSLA featured the singles "Songs We Fall Asleep To", "Lovedrug", "Saturday Night" and "More or Less", a duet with Dodie Clark, which was released alongside a written piece for Mental Health Awareness Week.[5]

Track list

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No.TitleLength
1."AOTC"2:39
2."Lovedrug"2:47
3."10 Days"2:42
4."Had Enough"3:04
5."Songs We Fall Asleep To"2:48
6."Saturday Night"3:13
7."Recycling"3:19
8."Red"2:34
9."What If"2:42
10."We Started a Band"2:58
11."21C"3:01
12."The Only Cloud"2:47
13."More or Less [feat Dodie Clark]"2:47

References

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  1. ^ "Official Charts Company". OCC. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Frank Hamilton Interview". Salford Now. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Album Review". CelebMix. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "The Independent Feature". The Independent. London. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Frank Hamilton Writes on Mental Health". The Independent. London. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.