Homeland (Laurie Anderson album)

Homeland
Studio album by
Laurie Anderson
ReleasedJune 22, 2010
Recorded2007–2010
StudioMasterdisk (New York City)
Genre
Length66:00
Label
Producer
Laurie Anderson chronology
Live in New York
(2002) 		Homeland
(2010) 		Landfall
(2018)
Singles from Homeland
  1. "Only an Expert"
    Released: 18 May 2010

Homeland is the seventh studio album by Laurie Anderson, released in 2010. A loose concept album about life in the United States, it was her first album of new material since 2001's Life on a String.

The record was produced by Anderson, Lou Reed and Roma Baran. Anderson began touring the project in late 2007. The album was originally slated for release in 2008. Because the project kept changing in form, the release was pushed back several times. The final release in 2010 was a two-disc set consisting of a CD of music and a DVD.

The song "Only an Expert" was released as a 12" vinyl single on May 18, 2010. A song titled "Pictures and Things" was the single's B-side.[1]

The album's last track "Flow" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 2011.

The heavily eyebrowed, mustachioed character is named Fenway Bergamot.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
musicOMH[6]
Pitchfork8.3/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[11]

The Wire magazine said that Homeland "reminds us why Anderson, now in her sixties, is the (modulated) voice of America's conscience."[12]

Margaret Wappler of The Los Angeles Times wrote of the album, "'Homeland' isn't so much an album as it is a poetic capturing of the still moments of a restless mind".[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laurie Anderson, except where noted

Homeland - CD
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Transitory Life" 6:52
2."My Right Eye" 4:58
3."Thinking of You" 4:12
4."Strange Perfumes" 4:45
5."Only an Expert" 7:26
6."Falling"
3:20
7."Another Day in America" 11:24
8."Bodies in Motion" 7:10
9."Dark Time in the Revolution" 5:14
10."The Lake" 5:39
11."The Beginning of Memory" 2:45
12."Flow" 2:14
Total length:65:59
Homeland - Deluxe edition[13]
No.TitleLength
13."Lost Art of Conversation"3:50
14."Only an Expert" (Tech Support Glitch Mix)3:19
Total length:73:08
Homeland - DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Homeland: The Story of the Lark"41:00
2."Laurie's Violin"7:00
Total length:48:00

Personnel

Technical
DVD
  • Directed by Braden King
  • Produced by Katie Stern Truckstop Media

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2010 German Albums Chart 62
2010 Greek Album Charts 41

References

  1. ^ Only an Expert by Laurie Anderson
  2. ^ "Homeland by Laurie Anderson reviews". AnyDecentMusic?.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Homeland - Laurie Anderson". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Kinchin-Smith, Sam (July 1, 2010). "Album Review: Laurie Anderson - Homeland". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Wappler, Margaret (June 21, 2010). "Album review: Laurie Anderson's 'Homeland'". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Harvey, Darren (June 21, 2010). "Laurie Anderson - Homeland". musicOMH.
  7. ^ Howe, Brian (June 21, 2010). "Laurie Anderson: Homeland Album Review". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Hart, Ron (June 14, 2010). "Laurie Anderson: Homeland". PopMatters.
  9. ^ Walters, Barry (June 22, 2010). "Homeland". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ Henderson, Eric (July 22, 2010). "Review: Laurie Anderson, Homeland". Slant Magazine.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Album: Laurie Anderson: Homeland".
  12. ^ The Wire Magazine, UK, June 2010
  13. ^ "Homeland (Deluxe Version) by Laurie Anderson on Apple Music". Apple Music.