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2010 studio album by Gayngs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Relayted is the first studio album by Minneapolis indie rock collective Gayngs.[3] It was released via Jagjaguwar on May 11, 2010.[4] Inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not in Love", every song on the album was recorded at 69 BPM.[5] On May 14, 2010, the album release show was held at First Avenue.[6] The album peaked at number 27 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[7] As of 2011, it has sold 13,000 copies.[1]
Relayted | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 11, 2010 | |||
Genre | Indie rock,[1] soft rock[2] | |||
Length | 55:00 | |||
Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
Producer | Ryan Olson | |||
Gayngs chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
The A.V. Club | B+[10] |
BBC Music | favorable[11] |
The Guardian | [12] |
MusicOMH | [13] |
NME | 9/10[14] |
Pitchfork | 6.5/10[15] |
PopMatters | [16] |
The Skinny | [17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Relayted received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Steven Hyden of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B+, calling it "a record fueled by the soft-rock solipsism of 10cc and loads of antidepressants."[10] Barry Nicolson of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Dipping its toe in everything from soft-rock to hip-hop to R&B and sixties soul, the songs all manage the trick of sounding roughly the same, completely unique, and uniformly superb."[17]
NME placed Relayted at number 13 on the "75 Best Albums of 2010" list.[18] Pitchfork placed "The Gaudy Side of Town" at number 99 on the "Top 100 Tracks of 2010" list.[19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Gaudy Side of Town" | 7:07 |
2. | "The Walker" | 4:50 |
3. | "Cry" (Godley & Creme) | 5:22 |
4. | "No Sweat" | 6:05 |
5. | "False Bottom" | 2:54 |
6. | "The Beatdown" | 3:00 |
7. | "Crystal Rope" | 3:24 |
8. | "Spanish Platinum" | 4:22 |
9. | "Faded High" | 7:28 |
10. | "Ride" | 3:49 |
11. | "The Last Prom on Earth" | 6:33 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Chart | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 27 |
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