Hang (Foxygen album)
Hang is the fifth studio album by American indie rock duo Foxygen, released on January 20, 2017 on Jagjaguwar.
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| Released | January 20, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 32:18 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
| Producer | Foxygen | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
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| Pitchfork | 7/10 [3] |
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In a mostly positive review for Pitchfork, Evan Rytlewski praised the album's stylistic departure from its predecessor, ...And Star Power, and its high concept direction: "Hang is the kind of investment of time, money, and patience a band can only make if they intend to stick around for a while, an audacious timpani crash of an album that satirizes its own grandiosity in real time."[3] Writing for NME magazine, Ben Homewood gave the album a positive review, saying "...don’t take this sumptuous fifth record ... as a step towards convention. ‘Hang’ may be crisp, clear and smooth, but Foxygen are still very much a force for chaos." [6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Foxygen.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Follow the Leader" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Avalon" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Mrs. Adams" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "America" | 5:19 |
| 5. | "On Lankershim" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Upon a Hill" | 1:37 |
| 7. | "Trauma" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Rise Up" | 5:10 |
Personnel
- Sam France - vocals, backing vocals
- Jonathan Rado - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
Additional musicians
- Michael D’Addario - percussion
- Brian D’Addario - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano
- Trey Pollard - conductor, orchestral arrangements
- Matthew E. White - arranger
- Bryce McCormick - score preparation
- Grace Bauson - harp
- Stephaine Barrett - cello
- Jason McComb - cello
- Shara Stamps - cello
- Treesa Gold - string contractor, violin
- Anna Bishop - violin
- Elise Blake - violin
- Faith Hofma - violin
- Stacy Matthews - violin
- Adrian Pintea - violin
- Melissa Sunderland - violin
- Tom Stevens - viola
- Johanna Beaver - viola
- Pinson Chanselle - chimes, timpani
- Reginald Chapman - trombone
- Scott Flynn - trombone
- Bryan Hooten - trombone
- Toby Whitaker - trombone
- JC Kuhl - saxophone (tenor)
- Suzi Fischer - saxophone
- Kevin Simpson - saxophone
- Bob Miller - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Rob Quallich - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Taylor Barnett - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Marcus Tenney - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Rick Reiger - clarinet, saxophone
- Jason Scott - clarinet, saxophone
- John Winn - clarinet, saxophone
- Lauren Serpa - flute
- Anthony Smith - flute, piccolo flute
- Laura Smith – oboe
- Victoria Hamrick - English horn, oboe
- Erin Lano - French horn
- Rachel Velvikis - French horn
- Amanda Winger - French horn
- Stephanie Ycaza - tuba
Production
- Foxygen - production
- Adrian Olsen - engineer
- Michael Harris - engineer
- Christopher Cerullo - assistant engineer
- Cian Riordan - mixing
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
References
- "Hang - Foxygen". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- Donelson, Marcy. "Hang – Foxygen". All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- Rytlewski, Evan (January 16, 2017). "Foxygen: Hang Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- McNulty, Bernadette (January 22, 2017). "Foxygen: Hang review – an invigorating blast of perpetual motion". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- Homewood, Ben. "Foxygen - 'Hang' Review". Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Wright, Lisa (January 18, 2013). "We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic – Foxygen". NME.