A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals is the fourth and final studio album by American experimental pop act Sweet Trip, released through Darla Records on May 28, 2021.[1] The album was released 12 years after Sweet Trip's previous studio album, You Will Never Know Why.
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| Released | May 28, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 69:30 | |||
| Label | Darla | |||
| Producer | Sweet Trip | |||
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 Alternative cover, with the band members switching positions | ||||
The song "Walkers Beware! We Drive into the Sun" was released in January 2021 along with the announcement of the album. Sweet Trip describes the album as being heavily influenced by the shoegaze and electronic pop sounds of their previous albums.
Background
editRoberto Burgos and Valerie Cooper, the duo behind Sweet Trip, announced the band was taking a break in 2013.[2] Their last full album, You Will Never Know Why, was released in 2009, 12 years before the release of A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals. In May 2020, Sweet Trip released the song "In Sound, We Found Each Other".[3] In January 2021, the duo released the single "Walkers Beware! We Drive into the Sun" and announced the release of A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals as well as a reissuing of You Will Never Know Why.[1] Before the release of A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, two of the band's previous albums, Velocity : Design : Comfort and You Will Never Know Why, were reissued.[4]
On January 7, 2022, two bonus tracks were added to the album on streaming, originally being exclusive to a 7" vinyl which came as a bonus in some purchases of the album on vinyl.[5][6]
Composition and music
editAccording to Sweet Trip's description of the album, it was "created out of the blue; nothing planned, not even a sense of direction" out of "strong emotions and pure love". The group says that the album was influenced heavily by their previous albums Halica: Bliss Out v.11, Velocity : Design : Comfort, and You Will Never Know Why in terms of technique and style.[7]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
Sputnikmusic named A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals the 8th-best album of 2021.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tiny Houses" | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Surviving a Smile" | 5:25 |
| 3. | "The Weight of Comfort, This Rain Is Comfort, This Rain Is You" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "In Sound, We Found Each Other" | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Chapters" | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Eave Foolery Mill Five" | 7:26 |
| 7. | "Snow Purple Treasures" | 6:28 |
| 8. | "Come Spend the Night" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Randfilt" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "You" | 5:08 |
| 11. | "Walkers Beware! We Drive into the Sun" | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Zafire Melts the Heart in Modulation" | 1:58 |
| 13. | "Polar Equals" | 6:38 |
| 14. | "At Last a Truth That is Real" | 6:02 |
| Total length: | 69:30 | |
Bonus 7" / digital tracks
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Here Comes the Sea" | 3:16 |
| 16. | "Ravers Beware!" | 2:39 |
| Total length: | 75:32 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Yoo, Noah (January 15, 2021). "Sweet Trip Return With Two New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Kurvers, Jan (January 15, 2021). "Nieuwe singles Sweet Trip – "Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun" & "Stab-Slow"". Dansende Beren. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Kurvers, Jan (May 9, 2020). "Nieuwe single Sweet Trip – "In Sound, We Found Each Other"". Dansende Beren. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals - Sweet Trip". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ roby // sweep trip. "Our exclusive 7" tracks, Here Comes The Sea, and Ravers Beware, will be available on all streaming platforms starting on 01/07/2022 midnight. We are excited to finally share these with the world". Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Records, Darla. "Sweet Trip - A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals". Darla Records. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ https://www.sputnikmusic.com/blog/2021/12/22/staffs-top-50-albums-of-2021-10-1/