Real (Lydia Loveless album)

Real
Studio album by
Lydia Loveless
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
RecordedColumbus, Ohio
GenreSinger-songwriter
Pop/Rock
Alternative country
Americana
Length38:49
LabelBloodshot Records
ProducerLydia Loveless
Joe Viers
Lydia Loveless chronology
Somewhere Else
(2014) 		Real
(2016) 		Boy Crazy and Single(s)
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Boston Globe8/10[5]

Real is the fourth studio album by American musician Lydia Loveless. It was released on August 19, 2016 by Bloodshot Records.[6]

Background

The record is a continued collaboration (after two records and one EP) between Loveless and engineer Joe Viers, who recorded the record at Viers' Grove City, Ohio Sonic Lounge Studios.[7]

Critical reception

Real was featured as part of NPR Music's First Listen series.[8]

Writing for Exclaim!, Sarah Green hailed Loveless' "flickering, torchy voice".[4]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
26[9]
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
15[10]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
47[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lydia Loveless

Real (CD, LP)
No.TitleLength
1."Same to You"3:54
2."Longer"3:57
3."More Than Ever"3:34
4."Heaven"4:37
5."Out on Love"3:49
6."Midwestern Guys"3:04
7."Bilbao"4:50
8."European"4:47
9."Clumps"2:00
10."Real"4:14

References

  1. ^ "Real – Lydia Loveless". Metacritic. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark (August 19, 2016). "Real – Lydia Loveless". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Zaleski, Annie (August 19, 2016). "Lydia Loveless' Real is an adventurous, brutally honest sucker punch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Greene, Sarah (August 17, 2016). "Lydia Loveless – Real". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Munro, Stuart (August 18, 2016). "Lydia Loveless takes a long, honest look at relationships on 'Real' – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  6. ^ DeVille, Chris (June 1, 2016). "Lydia Loveless – "Longer" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Lydia Loveless – The Making of 'Real' (New Album 8/19/16)" (Video). Bloodshot Records. June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  8. ^ Hight, Jewly (August 11, 2016). "First Listen: Lydia Loveless, 'Real'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.