End of the Day(Courtney Barnett album)
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| Released | 8 September 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
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End of the Dayis an instrumental album by Australian musicianCourtney Barnett,originally composed as thefilm scorefor the 2021 documentary film about Barnett,Anonymous Club.It was released on 8 September 2023 throughMilk! RecordsandMom + Pop Music.Barnett improvised the album alongside drummerStella Mozgawaas they watched director Danny Cohen's final edit ofAnonymous Club.[1]
Background and recording
[edit]While originally conceived as the score to the 2021 biographical documentary filmAnonymous Clubthat followed Barnett, the album was reworked to form a single piece of music.[2]Barnett and drummerStella Mozgawa's "one guiding principle" as they recorded the score was "nothing too maudlin, obvious, or instructive, nothing to tell the future audience how they should be feeling about Barnett's life onscreen".[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[2] |
| Mojo |   [4] |
| The Skinny | [5] |
| Uncut | 7/10[6] |
End of the Dayreceived a score of 66 out of 100 on review aggregatorMetacriticbased on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[3]Uncutcommented that the album is "held together by a unifying drone" and a "welcome if unusual addition to Barnett's catalogue",[6]whileThe Line of Best Fit's Amaya Lim stated that while Barnett "previously depended on frank and revealing lyrical turns to convey emotion, she here demonstrates that she can do the same with only her instrument" and "proves that she is a master at her craft, striking gold again with her new foray into scoring".[2]
Mojowrote that "in places it verges on doodling, as if Barnett is endlessly tuning her guitar, but tracks such as Intro or Tiver sound darkly majestic, like deep, drifting hollowed-outAmericana".[4]Logan Walker ofThe Skinnyfelt that "as a standalone record,End of the Daydoes not always justify its existence. Some tracks are simply too empty, leaving a noticeable divide between audience and artist ".[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written byCourtney BarnettandStella Mozgawa
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Start Somewhere" | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Life Balance" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "First Slow" | 1:44 |
| 4. | "A to B" | 1:59 |
| 5. | "(Electricity)" | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Two Circles Reflecting" | 1:15 |
| 7. | "End of the Day" | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Floating Down" | 1:43 |
| 9. | "Spring Ascends" | 1:03 |
| 10. | "Intro" | 3:31 |
| 11. | "B to C" | 1:40 |
| 12. | "Like Water" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Gold Room" | 1:24 |
| 14. | "Sun Through" | 0:22 |
| 15. | "River" | 3:31 |
| 16. | "Get on with It" | 5:44 |
| 17. | "Eternity Repeat" | 1:48 |
| Total length: | 40:16 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Courtney Barnett–production,guitars
- Stella Mozgawa– production, synthesizer
- Heba Kadry–mastering
- Callum Barter –mi xing
- Guus Hoevenaars –engineering
References
[edit]- ^abLochrie, Conor (11 July 2023)."Courtney Barnett Announces New AlbumEnd of the Day".Rolling Stone.Retrieved6 September2023.
- ^abcLim, Amaya (5 September 2023)."Courtney Barnett:End of the Day– instrumental emotions convey wealth ".The Line of Best Fit.Retrieved6 September2023.
- ^ab"End of the Dayby Courtney Barnett ".Metacritic.Retrieved7 September2023.
- ^ab"Courtney Barnett –End of the Day".Mojo.October 2023. p. 78.
- ^abWalker, Logan (5 September 2023)."Courtney Barnett –End of the Day".The Skinny.Retrieved6 September2023.
- ^ab"Courtney Barnett –End of the Day".Uncut.October 2023. p. 25.