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Tracey Denim

Tracey Denim is the third full-length studio album by British alternative rock band Bar Italia, released by Matador Records on 19 May, 2023. It has received positive reviews from critics.

Tracey Denim
A very grainy black and white photo of the band seated at a table
Studio album by
Bar Italia
Released19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
Genre
Length43:44
LanguageEnglish
LabelMatador
Producer
  • bar italia
Bar Italia chronology
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(2022) 		Tracey Denim
(2023) 		The Twits
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Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3⁄10 (14 reviews)[4]
Metacritic76⁄100 (12 reviews)[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Clash Music9⁄10[7]
The Line of Best Fit8⁄10[8]
Loud and Quiet7⁄10[3]
Mojo     [9]
NME     [10]
No Ripcord7⁄10[11]
Pitchfork Media6.9⁄10[12]
The Skinny     [2]

Editors of AnyDecentMusic? scored this album a 7.4 out of 10, based on 14 reviews.[4] Tracey Denim received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 12 reviews.[5]

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Heather Phares writing that "it's an album that's complex enough for fans of the band's previous work, and just welcoming enough for a wider audience".[6] Phillip Pyle of Clash Music gave this album a 9 out of 10 for lyrics that create rich mental images, a range of emotions, and being able to unravel "unravels sprawling and playful, yet concerted, development of [the band's] sound".[7] At The Line of Best Fit, Joe Creely rated this an 8 out of 10, calling it "an album that feels like a self-contained world without losing sight of songs that really work in and of themselves" that is "a natural development from the trio and one that points to an exciting future".[8] For Loud and Quiet, Sam Walton rated Tracey Denim a 7 out of 10, stating that "despite working fairly tightly within the confines of idiomatic post-punk throughout, it doesn’t really sound like anything else in that bracket".[3] With 3 stars out of 5 in Mojo, Stevie Chick praised the "terse honesty" of the band's lyrics and writes that this release sees "no monkeying with the formula: bedsit pop enervated by minor-key guitar chugs and sparse synths which are often over before you've unravelled their riddles".[9]

Erica Campbell of NME rated this work 4 out of 5 stars, with "15 impressively arranged tracks" that "chart a promising and imaginative course with their first release on Matador Records".[10] No Ripcord's Juan Edgardo Rodriguez scored Tracey Denim a 7 out of 10 calling it a work that "mostly screams avant-garde in its minimalism, sometimes to its detriment".[11] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork gave this album a 6.9 out of 10, characterizing it as a "moody, moth-eaten record-collector rock that gets by on moody insouciance" and "a finely calibrated tribute to the evergreen sounds that have fueled underground rock for decades".[12] Zara Hedderman of The Quietus writes that "thematically, Tracey Denim vacillates between the desire to “lose control”, navigating new realities... and the ensuing fear of what will happen in the process of letting someone go, of being alone... particularly [in the] excellent closing suite of songs".[13] Patrick Gamble of The Skinny called this release "complex and seductive, without ever feeling pretentious", rating it 4 out of 5 stars.[2] Editors at Stereogum chose this for Album of the Week, with critic Ted Davis remarking that "the album contains multitudes" and recommends that if listeners want to understand the elusive band, "it all comes down to getting lost in Tracey Denim’s wonderfully understated racket".[1]

Mojo ranked this the 69th best album of 2023.[14] Gorilla vs. Bear rated this the 17th best album of 2023.[15] Editors at The Fader chose this as the 48th best album of the year.[16] Editors at Clash Music listed this the 41st best albums of the year.[17] Editors at AllMusic included this on their list of favorite alternative and indie albums of 2023.[18] This was included in the 40 best independent albums of 2023 in BrooklynVegan's Indie Basement, along with follow-up The Twits.[19] Critics at Rolling Stone included this among the 40 best indie rock albums of 2023.[20] At Under the Radar, this was rated the 97th best album of 2023.[21]

Track listing

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  1. "guard" – 2:23
  2. "Nurse!" – 3:48
  3. "punkt" – 2:26
  4. "my kiss era" – 3:32
  5. "F.O.B." – 2:16
  6. "Missus Morality" – 4:12
  7. "yes i have eaten so many lemons yes i am so bitte" – 2:59
  8. "changer" – 3:29
  9. "Horsey Girl Rider" – 2:44
  10. "NOCD" – 2:56
  11. "best in show" – 2:44
  12. "Clark" – 2:24
  13. "harpee" – 3:14
  14. "Friends" – 1:52
  15. "maddington" – 2:45

Personnel

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Bar Italia

  • Nina Cristante
  • Jezmi Fehmi
  • Sam Fenton

Additional personnel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Davis, Ted (16 May 2023). "bar italia 'Tracey Denim' Review". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Gamble, Patrick (16 May 2023). "bar italia – Tracey Denim". Arts & Entertainment / Music Reviews / Albums. The Skinny. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Walton, Sam (16 May 2023). "Bar Italia – Tracey Denim – Album Review". Reviews. Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tracey Denim by Bar Italia reviews | AnyDecentMusic". AnyDecentMusic?. n.d. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Tracey Denim by Bar Italia Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b Phares, Heather (n.d.). "bar italia – Tracey Denim". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b Pyle, Phillip (22 May 2023). "bar italia – Tracey Denim". Reviews. Clash Music. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b Creely, Joe (19 May 2023). "Bar Italia make a step to full scale cult heroes status on Tracey Denim". Albums. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b Chick, Stevie (July 2023). Bulley, Jenny (ed.). "Filter Albums". Mojo Filter. Mojo. No. 341. p. 87. ISSN 1351-0193.
  10. ^ a b Campbell, Erica (18 May 2023). "Bar Italia – 'Tracey Denim' review: enigmatic post-punks step out from the shadows". Reviews > Album Reviews. NME. NME Networks. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b Rordriguez, Juan Edgardo (28 May 2023). "Bar Italia: Tracey Denim – Music Review". Music Reviews. No Ripcord. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (24 May 2023). "Bar Italia: Tracey Denim Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. ^ Hedderman, Zara (17 May 2023). "Bar Italia". Reviews. The Quietus. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ^ "MOJO's Top 75 Albums of 2023". BrooklynVegan. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023. from the original in Mojo, issue 362 (ISSN 1351-0193
  15. ^ "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023". Gorilla vs. Bear. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2023". The Fader. 12 December 2023. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Albums Of The Year 2023". Features. Clash Music. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Favorite Alternative & Indie Albums". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  19. ^ Pearis, Bill (21 December 2023). "Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2023". Indie Basement. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  20. ^ "The 40 Best Indie-Rock Albums of 2023". Music > Music Lists. Rolling Stone. 21 December 2023. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2023 Part 2". Lists. Under the Radar. 23 December 2023. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  22. ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (18 April 2023). "Bar Italia announce details of their new album Tracey Denim". News. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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