Let It Be You (album)

Let It Be You
Studio album by
Joan As Police Woman and Benjamin Lazar Davis
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Genre
Length36:56
LabelReveal
Producer
Joan As Police Woman chronology
The Classic
(2014) 		Let It Be You
(2016) 		Damned Devotion
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash6/10[4]
DIY[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]
Pitchfork6,9/10[1]
The Guardian[8]

Let It Be You is a collaborative studio album by Joan As Police Woman and Benjamin Lazar Davis, released on October 21, 2016 by Reveal Records.[3] The release was preceded by the single "Broke Me in Two".[9] Music videos were released for "Broke Me in Two" and "Overloaded", both featuring comedian Fred Armisen.[10] The duo followed the release by a UK tour.[11][12]

Critical reception

Let It Be You received mixed reviews,[7] with DIY noting it as a "curiously unbalanced album",[5] while AllMusic described it as "a collection of appealingly loose, lush songs full of creativity".[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 65 based on 12 reviews.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joan Wasser and Benjamin Lazar Davis, except where noted.

Let It Be You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broke Me in Two" 2:55
2."Overloaded" 3:25
3."Magic Lamp"Joan Wasser, Benjamin Lazar Davis & Tim Davis3:24
4."Let It Be You" 2:57
5."Hurts So Bad" 3:45
6."Satellite" 3:44
7."Easy Money" 3:22
8."Violent Dove" 3:43
9."Motorway" 3:34
10."Station" 6:11
Total length:36:56

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Joan Wasser & Benjamin Lazar Davis – producers
  • Luke Moellman – mixing, additional production
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Adam Sachs – engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Let It Be You
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 119

References

  1. ^ a b Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (December 5, 2016). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Heaney, Joe (November 29, 2016). "Clash Music Review". Clash. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Johnson, Eugenie. "DIY Review". DIY. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Skinner, James. "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Bemrose, Bekki (October 22, 2016). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Davies, Hannah (October 20, 2016). "Joan As Policewoman & Benjamin Lazar Davis: Let It Be You review – alt-pop experiment goes off script". The Guardian. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (4 July 2016). "Premiere: Joan As Police Woman x Benjamin Lazar Davis - 'Broke Me in Two'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  10. ^ Taylor Bennett, Kim (February 17, 2016). "Fred Armisen's Adventures Continue in the Video for 2001's "Broke Me in Two"". Vice. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Boyl, Stuart (November 22, 2016). "Joan as Police Woman at Heaven | Live review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  12. ^ "Joan as Policewoman: UK Tour through November". Flux Magazine. October 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joan As Police Woman & Benjamin Lazar Davis – Let It Be You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2024.