Still Run (album)

Still Run
Studio album by
Wet
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Recorded2017–18
GenreIndie pop[1][2]
Length40:47
LabelColumbia
Producer
Wet chronology
Don't You
(2016) 		Still Run
(2018)
Singles from Still Run
  1. "There's a Reason"
    Released: March 9, 2018[3]
  2. "Softens"
    Released: April 13, 2018[4]
  3. "Lately"
    Released: May 11, 2018[5]
  4. "You're Not Wrong"
    Released: June 22, 2018[6]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year57/100[7]
Metacritic54/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Dork[9]
Exclaim!6/10[1]
GIGsoup57%[10]
The Irish Times[2]
Pitchfork5.2/10[11]

Still Run is the second studio album by American band Wet. It was released on July 13, 2018 by Columbia Records. It was announced on May 11, 2018, with the release of the third single off the album, "Lately".[5] The first single off the album, "There's a Reason" was released on March 9, 2018. The same day, a US tour with Inc. No World was announced.[3] The album was supported by four singles, "There's a Reason", "Softens",[4] "Lately", and "You're Not Wrong".[6] It is the band's first album without founding member Marty Sulkow, who left the band one year earlier due to "tensions mounted over artistic direction".[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Still Run" (featuring Starchild & The New Romantic)Kelly Zutrau
3:37
2."There's a Reason"
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Humphrey
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Andrew Sarlo
3:19
3."You're Not Wrong"ZutrauRostam Batmanglij3:40
4."Lately"
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
3:52
5."Softens"
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Sarlo
5:45
6."11 Hours"Zutrau
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Noah Beresin
3:08
7."This Woman Loves You"ZutrauBatmanglij3:23
8."Out of Tune"Zutrau
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Sarlo
3:42
9."Visitor"
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Beresin
5:24
10."Love Is Not Enough"Zutrau
  • Valle
  • Zutrau
  • Sarlo
4:57
Total length:40:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and Instagram.[13][14]

  • Kelly Zutrau – vocals, producer, synthesizer, strings
  • Joseph Valle – producer, engineer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programmer, strings, synthesizer, piano, bass, horn, organ
  • Bryndon Cook (as Starchild & The New Romantic) – background vocals (track 1)
  • Garo Yellin – cello (track 1)
  • TJ Maiani – drums (track 1)
  • Sam Geller – piano (track 1)
  • Jesse Kotansky – strings, violin (track 1)
  • Meg Duffy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 2)
  • Hamilton Berry – cello (tracks 2, 5, 9, 10), strings (track 9)
  • Joey Waronker – drums (tracks 2, 8)
  • Shane O'Connell – electric guitar (track 2), engineer (track 4, 5)
  • Buddy Ross – piano, synthesizer (track 2, 8)
  • Daniel Aged – steel guitar (tracks 2, 6, 8), bass (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Joe Santa Maria – saxophone (track 3)
  • Chris Smith – keyboard, piano (tracks 4, 6), background vocals, guitar (track 6)
  • Danny Meyer – Saxophone (track 4)
  • Gabriel Smith – piano (track 4), drums (tracks 5, 9)
  • Melody English – background vocals (track 5)
  • Aerial East – background vocals (track 5, 6)
  • Sam Geller – background vocals (track 5)
  • Sean Tracy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 5, 10), slide guitar (track 10)
  • Amanda Lo – violin (track 5)
  • Michael McTaggart – guitar (track 6)
  • Lykke Li – background vocals (track 7)
  • Oliver Hill – strings, viola, violin (track 8)
  • James Richardson – slide guitar (track 9)
  • Loren Humphrey – producer, engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 (engineer only)), drums (track 4)
  • Andrew Sarlo – producer, engineer (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10)
  • Rostam Batmanglij – producer, engineer, bass, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer (tracks 3, 7), mandolin, acoustic guitar, slide guitar (track 7)
  • Robert Ackroyd – producer (track 4), electric guitar (track 8)
  • John Hill – producer, electric guitar, programmer, synthesizer (track 4)
  • Noah Beresin – producer (tracks 6, 9), piano (track 9)
  • Logan Patrick – engineer (track 3)
  • Nick Rowe – engineer (tracks 3, 7), mandolin (track 7)
  • Rob Cohen – engineer (track 4)
  • Quinn McCarthy – engineer (tracks 5, 6, 9)
  • Rob Duffy – engineer (tracks 6, 8, 9)
  • John Thayer – engineer (tracks 6, 9)
  • David Schwerkolt – engineer (track 9)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Brandon Bost – assistant engineer
  • Bráulio Amado - design
  • Brianna Capozzi - cover
  • Amber Byrne Mahoney - insert photography

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label(s) and reference(s)
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various July 13, 2018
Columbia [15]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 7
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 55
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 11

References

  1. ^ a b Hmood, Zahraa (July 11, 2018). "Wet Still Run". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Van Nguyen, Dean (July 13, 2018). "Wet: Still Run review – indie-pop poise without purpose". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Russell, Scott (March 9, 2018). "Wet Share "There's a Reason," Lovely First Single From Their Second Album". Paste. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Havens, Lyndsey (April 13, 2018). "Wet Shares Emotive New Track 'Softens' Off Upcoming Sophomore Album: 'It's the Emotional Peak'". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Colburn, Randall (May 11, 2018). "Wet announces sophomore album, Still Run, shares "Lately": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Reed, Ryan (June 22, 2018). "Hear Wet's New Rostam-Produced Song 'You're Not Wrong'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Wet - Still Run - Reviews". Album of the Year. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Still Run by Wet Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Morris, Ashley (July 13, 2018). "Wet - Still Run". Dork. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  10. ^ Anderson, Findlay (July 16, 2018). "Wet 'Still Run'". GIGsoup. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  11. ^ Horn, Olivia (July 17, 2018). "Wet: Still Run Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  12. ^ Havens, Lyndsey (June 29, 2018). "How Wet Regrouped, and Made Its Best Project Yet, After a Founding Member Left". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Still Run / Wet TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Wet (July 16, 2018). "Our second album Still Run is out!". Instagram. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Wet – Still Run – Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "Wet Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  17. ^ "Wet Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  18. ^ "Wet Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.