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This Is How You Smile

This Is How You Smile is the sixth studio album by American musician Helado Negro. It was released in March 2019 under RVNG Intl.

This Is How You Smile
Studio album by
Helado Negro
ReleasedMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)
Studio411, Brooklyn, New York
Heard City, Manhattan, New York
CD Alley 2, Durham, North Carolina
Molly & Keith's House
Island Universe Space
AIR Serenbe, Atlanta, Georgia
Length40:55
LabelRVNG Intl.
ProducerHelado Negro
Helado Negro chronology
Private Energy
(2016) 		This Is How You Smile
(2019) 		Far In
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Loud and Quiet7/10[5]
Pitchfork8.5/10[6]
PopMatters7/10[7]
Spectrum Culture[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[9]
Uncut7/10[10]
Under the Radar7.5/10[11]

Critical reception

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In a year-end essay for Slate, Ann Powers cited This Is How You Smile as proof that the album era format is not dead in 2019 but rather undergoing a "metamorphosis", with artists such as Negro utilizing the concept album through the culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives, which in this case is a "bilingual love letter to his family".[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Roberto Carlos Lange

No.TitleLength
1."Please Won't Please"3:03
2."Imagining What to Do"3:22
3."Echo for Camperdown Curio"1:09
4."Fantasma Vaga"4:23
5."Pais Nublado"4:32
6."Running"4:24
7."Seen My Aura"4:08
8."Sabana de Luz"3:16
9."November 7"2:22
10."Todo Lo Que Me Falta"4:35
11."Two Lucky"3:53
12."My Name Is for My Friends"1:38
Total length:40:55

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes[13] and AllMusic.[14]

  • Roberto Carlos Lange – vocals, Casio MT-30, electric banjo, electronic percussion, classical guitar, electric guitar, Juno, Korg synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, noise, ondes, Roland Juno-6, vibraphone, field recording, recording, mixing, engineering
  • Adron – vocals
  • Raquel Berrios – vocals
  • Luis del Valle – vocals
  • Nene Humphrey – vocals
  • Ela Minus – vocals
  • Victoria Ruiz – vocals
  • Xenia Rubinos – vocals
  • Kristi Sword – echo, footsteps, whistle
  • Matthew Crum – guitar, bass
  • Keith Reynaud – guitar
  • Owen Stewart-Robertson – guitar
  • Jenn Wasner – guitar
  • Sufjan Stevens – piano
  • Bryan Abdul Collins – synthesizer
  • Chris Devoe – synthesizer
  • Oliver Hill – viola, violin
  • Jason Trammell – drums
  • Joe Westerlund – drums
  • Jason Nazary – drums
  • Jay Wynne – drums
  • Tim Barnes – percussion
  • Andy Stack – steel pan
  • Jason Ajemian – bass
  • Logan Coale – bass
  • Nick Sanborn – synthesizer arrangements, writer
  • Aquiles Navarro – trumpet
  • Angela Morris – saxophone
  • Nathaniel Morgan – saxophone
  • Jean Cook – field recording
  • Michael Kaufmann – field recording
  • Isaac Lekach – field recording
  • Matana Roberts – field recording
  • Matt Werth – field recording
  • Rachel Alina – mastering
  • Anna Grothe-Shive – photography
  • Will Work For Good – design
  • Michelle Grinser – lacquer cut

References

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  1. ^ "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "This Is How You Smile – Helado Negro". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (March 5, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Rankine, Ollie (March 7, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Torres, Eric (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Ingalls, Chris (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro and the Gentle Urgency of 'This Is How You Smile'". PopMatters. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Stevens, Nathan (March 13, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Jrodriguez6. "Helado Negro – This Is How You Smile". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Lewis, John (May 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Uncut (264): 29.
  11. ^ Axeman, Stephen (March 4, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile (RVNG)". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Powers, Ann (December 17, 2019). "The album is evolving". Slate. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  13. ^ This Is How You Smile (Liner notes). Helado Negro. RVNG Intl. 2019. RVNGNL54.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "This is How You Smile - Helado Negro | Credits". AllMusic. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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