Guilt Trips
Studio album by
Ryan Hemsworth
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
GenreElectronic
Length36:06
LabelLast Gang Records
ProducerRyan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth chronology
Distorted
(2011)		 Guilt Trips
(2013)		 Alone for the First Time
(2014)

Guilt Trips is the first solo studio album by Canadian DJ/producer Ryan Hemsworth.[1] It was released on Last Gang Records on October 22, 2013.[2][3] Music videos were created for "Against a Wall"[4] and "One for Me".[5] The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.[6]

Production

Most of the album was recorded on Hemsworth's laptop computer in airports and hotels while he was on tour.[1] It features guest appearances from Sinead Harnett, Lofty305, Baths, Tinashe, Haleek Maul, and Kitty.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Readerfavorable[10]
Consequence of SoundC+[11]
Exclaim!8/10[12]
Fact4/5[13]
NME8/10[14]
NowNNN[15]
Pitchfork7.4/10[16]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[17]
The Varsityfavorable[18]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Guilt Trips received an average score of 77, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a soft, serene, and inspired debut."[9] Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, commenting that "Guilt Trips is as unclassifiable as it is dazzling, a fine debut from an artist who continues to progress."[12] Miles Raymer of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "Like his DJ sets, Guilt Trips is all over the place genre-wise, but it never feels dilettantish."[16]

Exclaim! placed the album at number 8 on its year-end list of the "Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums".[19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Small + Lost" (featuring Sinead Harnett)2:33
2."Against a Wall" (featuring Lofty305)4:33
3."Weird Life"4:02
4."Still Cold" (featuring Baths)2:02
5."Avec Vous"3:38
6."Happiness & Dreams Forever"1:42
7."Yaeko Mitamura Is Lonely"3:40
8."Ryan Must Be Destroyed"4:29
9."One for Me" (featuring Tinashe)3:30
10."Day/Night/Sleep System" (featuring Haleek Maul and Kitty)5:51
Total length:36:06

References

  1. 1 2 Mertens, Max (November 6, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth Is Getting the Hang of the DJ Lifestyle". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Barretto, Clyde (October 16, 2013). "Listen To Ryan Hemsworth 'Guilt Trips' (Full Album Stream)". Prefix. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Zeichner, Naomi (October 22, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth f. Sinead Harnett, "Small + Lost" MP3". The Fader. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sargent, Jordan (October 3, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth's 'Against a Wall' Video Stars a Girl and Her Cat". Spin. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Martins, Chris (June 12, 2014). "Ryan Hemsworth and Tinashe Make the 'Most Boring Video Possible' and It's Beautiful". Spin. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Thiessen, Brock (March 29, 2014). "Arcade Fire, Drake, Ryan Hemsworth Take Home Early Junos". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Carlick, Stephen (November 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Success IRL (Page 2)". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ Raymer, Miles (October 21, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth's cleaned-up, poppy Guilt Trips and 15 more record reviews". Chicago Reader. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  11. ↑ Madden, Mike (October 23, 2013). "Album Review: Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  12. 1 2 Carlick, Stephen (October 19, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  13. ↑ Kelly, Chris (October 25, 2013). "Guilt Trips". Fact. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (October 18, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - 'Guilt Trips'". NME. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ Boles, Benjamin (October 24, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips (Last Gang)". Now. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Raymer, Miles (October 24, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (November 13, 2013). "Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ Przybyslawski, Corinne (October 20, 2013). "Album Review: Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth". The Varsity. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Exclaim!'s Best of 2013: Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums". Exclaim!. December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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