Pull My Hair Back

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Pull My Hair Back
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
Genre
Length36:16
LabelHyperdub
Producer
Jessy Lanza chronology
Pull My Hair Back
(2013)
Oh No
(2016)

Pull My Hair Back is the debut album by Canadian musician Jessy Lanza.

Critical reception[edit]

Pull My Hair Back has a score of 79 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1] In a review for Resident Advisor, Derek Miller referred to it as "seemingly effortless" and "almost skeletal", with an "incredible spaciousness" and "soothing" vocals, ultimately recommending it as "certainly one of the year's best debuts".[2] Tim Gentles agreed, writing for XLR8R that it was "one of the strongest debuts of the year," praising Lanza's "almost weightless" voice and the album's overall sense of balance and restraint.[3] Jamieson Cox also praised the restraint in a review for Pitchfork, although he expressed interest in what would happen if she "unleashed the considerable chops that occasionally shine".[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Irish Times[9]
NME7/10[10]
Pitchfork7.3/10[11]
Q[12]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[13]
Uncut8/10[14]
XLR8R8/10[15]

Accolades[edit]

Pull My Hair Back was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[16] It also placed fourth on Resident Advisor's Top 20 albums of 2013.[17]

Track list[edit]

Pull My Hair Back track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Giddy"3:23
2."5785021"4:40
3."Kathy Lee"4:09
4."Fuck Diamond"4:18
5."Keep Moving"3:45
6."Against the Wall"3:12
7."Pull My Hair Back"3:52
8."As If"4:16
9."Strange Emotion"4:43

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pull My Hair Back by Jessy Lanza, retrieved 2024-05-15
  2. ^ "Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "Pull My Hair Back | XLR8R". web.archive.org. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ Cox, Jamieson. "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "Reviews for Pull My Hair Back by Jessy Lanza". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Pull My Hair Back – Jessy Lanza". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Weekes, Jabbari (September 16, 2013). "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Hann, Michael (September 5, 2013). "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Carroll, Jim (December 27, 2013). "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back Hyperdub". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Gardner, Noel (September 5, 2013). "Jessy Lanza – 'Pull My Hair Back'". NME. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  11. ^ Cox, Jamieson (September 12, 2013). "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back". Q (328): 111. November 2013.
  13. ^ Miller, Derek (September 13, 2013). "Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back". Resident Advisor. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. ^ "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back". Uncut (198): 71. November 2013.
  15. ^ Gentles, Tim (September 16, 2013). "Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair Back". XLR8R. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  16. ^ "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News, July 15, 2014.
  17. ^ "RA: RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2013". Resident Advisor. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2016.