Any Shape You Take

Any Shape You Take
Studio album by
Indigo De Souza
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021
Genre
LabelSaddle Creek
Producer
  • Indigo De Souza
  • Brad Cook
Indigo De Souza chronology
I Love My Mom
(2018) 		Any Shape You Take
(2021) 		All of This Will End
(2023)

Any Shape You Take is the second album by North Carolina-based singer Indigo De Souza. It was released on August 27, 2021, by Saddle Creek Records.[1][2] It was recorded with Brad Cook, who has worked alongside musicians like Liz Phair, Bon Iver, and Waxahatchee.[3]

Composition

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Any Shape You Take's "hooky, jagged" indie rock songs have been described collectively as a "masterwork" of the genre.[4][5] And for being "steeped in alternative '90s goodness", it has been compared to works by bands such as the Breeders and Dinosaur Jr.[6] Meanwhile, the album's grunge-influenced rock tracks have been regarded as a "masterful slice of grunge pop".[7][8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[9]
Metacritic84/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Gigwise10/10[11]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[12]
Loud and Quiet7/10[13]
NME[8]
Paste8.6/10[14]
Pitchfork8.3/10[15]
The Skinny[7]
Uncut8/10[6]

Any Shape You Take received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on fifteen reviews.[10]

Alex McLevy for The A.V. Club applauded the record, seeing it as "ferocious and vulnerable in equal measure" and "one of the year's best."[5] Jason Anderson for Uncut called De Souza's songs "as jagged as they are exuberant."[6] Gigwise saw the album as imbuing "existentialism in an intricately crafted mixture of melancholy joy."[11] The Line of Best Fit dubbed De Souza's songwriting as "unafraid of expressing (neither) the depths nor the heights of a life lived with supreme sensitivity."[12]

Accolades

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Any Shape You Take on year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
25
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Pitchfork
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The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021
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Track listing

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  1. "17" – 3:06
  2. "Darker than Death" – 3:12
  3. "Die/Cry" – 2:26
  4. "Pretty Pictures" – 2:58
  5. "Real Pain" – 4:50
  6. "Bad Dream" – 4:52
  7. "Late Night Crawler" – 4:17
  8. "Hold U" – 4:16
  9. "Way Out" – 4:01
  10. "Kill Me" – 4:20

References

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  1. ^ "Indigo De Souza announces new album 'Any Shape You Take'". DIY. 15 June 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Danielle Chelosky (June 15, 2021). "Indigo De Souza Announces New Album 'Any Shape You Take': Hear "Kill Me"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Danielle Chelosky (July 14, 2021). "Indigo De Souza Interview: The Making Of Her New Album 'Any Shape You Take'". Stereogum. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Marcy Donelson. "Any Shape You Take - Indigo De Souza". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Alex McLevy (August 26, 2021). "Album review: Indigo De Souza's Any Shape You Take is a classic". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Uncut - September 2021". Internet Archive. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Tony Inglis (August 23, 2021). "Indigo De Souza album review: Any Shape You Take - The Skinny". The Skinny. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Rhys Buchanan (August 24, 2021). "Indigo De Souza – 'Any Shape You Take' review: finding love through turmoil". NME. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Any Shape of You by Indigo De Souza reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Any Shape You Take by Indigo De Souza Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Joe Smith (August 26, 2021). "Album Review: Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take". Gigwise. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Ben Lynch (August 23, 2021). "Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  13. ^ Susan Darlington (August 23, 2021). "Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take - Album Review - Loud and Quiet". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Scott Russell (August 27, 2021). "Indigo De Souza:'Any Shape You Take' Album Review - Paste". Paste. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  15. ^ Cat Zhang. "Indigo De Souza: Any Shape You Take Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Paste. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  17. ^ Pitchfork (December 7, 2021). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Pitchfork (December 8, 2021). "The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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