Relayted
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Relayted |
| type | studio |
| artist | Gayngs |
| cover | Relayted.jpg |
| released | |
| genre | |
| length | |
| label | Jagjaguwar |
| producer | Ryan Olson |
| next_title | Affiliyated |
| next_year | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = Relayted | type = studio | artist = Gayngs | cover = Relayted.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = Jagjaguwar | producer = Ryan Olson | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Affiliyated | next_year = 2011 Relayted is the first studio album by Minneapolis indie rock collective Gayngs. It was released via Jagjaguwar on May 11, 2010. Inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not in Love", every song on the album was recorded at 69 BPM. On May 14, 2010, the album release show was held at First Avenue. The album peaked at number 27 on *Billboard*s Heatseekers Albums chart. As of 2011, it has sold 13,000 copies.
Critical reception
| MC = 78/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2score = B+ | rev3 = BBC Music | rev3score = favorable | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4score = | rev5 = MusicOMH | rev5score = | rev6 = NME | rev6score = 9/10 | rev7 = Pitchfork | rev7score = 6.5/10 | rev8 = PopMatters | rev8score = | rev9 = The Skinny | rev9score = 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".
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." 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."
NME placed Relayted at number 13 on the "75 Best Albums of 2010" list. Pitchfork placed "The Gaudy Side of Town" at number 99 on the "Top 100 Tracks of 2010" list.
Track listing
| title1 = The Gaudy Side of Town | length1 = 7:07 | title2 = The Walker | length2 = 4:50 | title3 = Cry | length3 = 5:22 | note3 = Godley & Creme | title4 = No Sweat | length4 = 6:05 | title5 = False Bottom | length5 = 2:54 | title6 = The Beatdown | length6 = 3:00 | title7 = Crystal Rope | length7 = 3:24 | title8 = Spanish Platinum | length8 = 4:22 | title9 = Faded High | length9 = 7:28 | title10 = Ride | length10 = 3:49 | title11 = The Last Prom on Earth | length11 = 6:33
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Justin Vernon – vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9), Rhodes piano (8), mixing
- Zach Coulter – human beatbox (1), vocals (1, 3, 7, 10), keyboards (1, 4, 11), piano (4), guitar (6)
- Michael Lewis – saxophone (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
- Phil Cook – electric piano (1), vocals (3), guitar (3), keyboards (4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
- Brad Cook – bass guitar (1, 7, 9, 11)
- James Buckley – phone call (1), organ (5), bass guitar (11)
- Joe Westerlund – drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), vocals (8)
- Ivan Howard – vocals (2, 9, 11), piano (6)
- Nick Ryan – guitar (2, 8)
- Shön Troth – slide guitar (2, 6, 7)
- Jake Luck – keyboards (2, 7, 9), organ (4), trumpet (5)
- Nate Vernon – gun (2)
- Amish Kids – chainsaw (2)
- Danny Krzykowski – guitar (3)
- Grant Cutler – vocals (3)
- Maggie Morrison – vocals (3, 9, 11), electric piano (10)
- Adam Hurlbert – bass guitar (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards (5)
- Xander – piano (4)
- Channy Moon Casselle – vocals (4, 6, 9)
- Maggie Wander – vocals (4, 9)
- LeRon – vocals (4)
- Joe Mabbott – vocals (5)
- Mike Noyce – vocals (6, 9)
- Katy Morley – vocals (9)
- Ryan Olson – bass guitar (7, 11), programming, sequencing, arrangement
- Bruce Templeton – mastering
- Michael Gaughan – painting
- Eric Carlson – logo
- Daniel Murphy – layout
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart | Peak position | US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---| | 27 | | | ::
References
References
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- Reilly, Dan. (September 30, 2016). "Justin Vernon's 11 Best Non-Bon Iver Songs & Guest Appearances".
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- Marsh, Steve. (May 17, 2010). "Live: Gayngs' First Show, The Last Prom on Earth". [[The Fader]].
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- Lukowski, Andrzej. (May 14, 2010). "BBC - Music - Review of Gayngs - Relayted". [[BBC Music]].
- Petridis, Alexis. (December 9, 2010). "Gayngs: Related - review". [[The Guardian]].
- Hogwood, Ben. (May 17, 2010). "Gayngs - Relayted". [[MusicOMH]].
- Thronton, Anthony. (May 13, 2010). "Album Review: Gayngs - 'Relayted' (Jagjaguwar)". [[NME]].
- Patrin, Nate. (May 6, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". [[Pitchfork (website).
- Copplestone, Joe. (May 18, 2010). "Gayngs: Relayted". [[PopMatters]].
- Nicolson, Barry. (May 3, 2010). "Gayngs - Relayted". [[The Skinny (magazine).
- (November 22, 2010). "75 best albums of 2010". [[NME]].
- (December 13, 2010). "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 (Page 1 of 10)". [[Pitchfork (website).
- "Gayngs: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)".
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