Abandoned Apartments is the fifth album by Jeremy Jay, released by K Records. It was recorded over a long period of self-produced sessions. The album was released on vinyl and on CD.[5]

Abandoned Apartments
Studio album by
Released21 January 2014
GenreIndie pop
LabelK Records
Jeremy Jay chronology
Dream Diary
(2011)
Abandoned Apartments
(2014)
Singles from Abandoned Apartments
  1. "Covered in Ivy b/w Situations Said"
    Released: 20 August 2013
  2. "Sentimental Expressway b/w Later That Night"
    Released: 1 October 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(5.5/10)[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

"Graveyard Shift", the first track taken from the album, was described by Pitchfork as "comfortable [with] warm, long hypnotic stretches.[6]

Two singles, each including an extra track, were taken from the album. "Covered in Ivy" b/w "Situations Said" was released on digital download in August 2013,[7] followed a few months later by "Sentimental Expressway" b/w "Later that Night", also released on digital download.[8]

Track listing

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All tracks by Jeremy Jay

  1. Sentimental Expressway
  2. Covered In Ivy
  3. Graveyard Shift
  4. The View From The Train Window
  5. Red Primary Afternoon
  6. Far & Near
  7. When I Met You
  8. Abandoned Apartments
  9. You Said It Was Forever
  10. I Was Waiting

Personnel

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  • Jeremy Jay - guitar, piano, vocals, producer
  • Jet Marshall - guitar
  • Tony Harewood - bass
  • Jacob Grace - drums
  • Nick Pahl - bass

References

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  1. ^ "Abandoned Apartments by Jeremy Jay". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ Abandoned Apartments review. Allmusic. Retrieved 10-8-2015
  3. ^ Abandoned Apartements review Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13-8-2015
  4. ^ Abandoned Apartments review. Tinymixtapes. Retrieved 15-8-2015
  5. ^ Abandoned Apartments by mail order Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. k records. Retrieved 15-8-2015
  6. ^ Graveyard Shift - review Pitchfork. Retrieved 10-8-2015
  7. ^ Covered in Ivy b/w Situations Said - digital download amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
  8. ^ Sentimental Expressway b/w Later That Night - digital download. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015