Backstroke (album)

Backstroke
Backstroke
Studio album by Matthew Dear
Released	July 13, 2004
Genre	Microhouse
Length	42:43
Label	Spectral Sound
Matthew Dear chronology

Backstroke is the second studio album by Matthew Dear. It was released on Spectral Sound, a sub-label of Ghostly International, in 2004.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
Pitchfork	6.8/10^[3]
Prefix	7.0/10^[4]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Whatever its designation, Backstroke is a marked turn away from Leave Luck to Heaven, if scarcely a stylistic changeup."^[1] He added, "Several cuts will indeed serve adequately in the clubs, but the album as a whole is tailored for a more personal setting."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Another"	5:00
2.	"Tide"	4:55
3.	"Takes on You"	6:44
4.	"Grut Wall"	3:53
5.	"I Know Howser"	4:00
6.	"Huggy's Parade"	5:55
7.	"Good Girl"	3:39
8.	"And in the Night"	8:32
Total length:		42:43

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kellman, Andy. "Matthew Dear - Backstroke". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "Backstroke". Blender. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Sylvester, Nick (July 25, 2004). "Matthew Dear: Backstroke". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Umile, Dominic (July 13, 2004). "Matthew Dear: Backstroke". Prefix. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

External links

Backstroke at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Kellman, Andy. "Matthew Dear - Backstroke". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[2] "Backstroke". Blender. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[3] Sylvester, Nick (July 25, 2004). "Matthew Dear: Backstroke". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[4] Umile, Dominic (July 13, 2004). "Matthew Dear: Backstroke". Prefix. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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