Manipulator (Ty Segall album)

Manipulator is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Ty Segall, released on August 25, 2014 on Drag City. The album took 14 months to complete, much longer than any previous Segall release.[15] It was also his longest album at the time, clocking in at 56 minutes. However, 3 ½ years later he released Freedom's Goblin, which surpassed the duration by roughly 18 minutes (74:48).

Manipulator
Studio album by
Ty Segall
ReleasedAugust 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded2013
GenrePsychedelic rock,[1] garage rock,[1] glam rock[2]
Length56:24
LabelDrag City
Ty Segall chronology
Sleeper
(2013)		 Manipulator
(2014)		 Emotional Mugger
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[3]
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.8/10[10]
Q[11]
Record Collector[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Manipulator"3:10
2."Tall Man Skinny Lady"4:03
3."The Singer"4:16
4."It's Over"3:01
5."Feel"4:17
6."The Faker"4:09
7."The Clock"2:53
8."Green Belly"2:33
9."The Connection Man"2:19
10."Mister Main"2:48
11."The Hand"4:45
12."Susie Thumb"2:30
13."Don't You Want to Know? (Sue)"2:36
14."The Crawler"2:25
15."Who's Producing You?"2:55
16."The Feels"3:09
17."Stick Around"4:34
Total length:56:24

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 48
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 101
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 73
US Billboard 200[21] 45
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[22] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 14
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References
  1. Northern, Taylor (October 20, 2014). "WATCH NOW: Ty Segall – Manipulator Review PLUS Video". Performer Magazine. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. "Ty Segall: Manipulator Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. "Manipulator by Ty Segall reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. "Reviews for Manipulator by Ty Segall". Metacritic. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  5. Deming, Mark. "Manipulator – Ty Segall". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  6. Heller, Jason (August 26, 2014). "Ty Segall tweaks himself on Manipulator". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  7. Hann, Michael (August 20, 2014). "Ty Segall: Manipulator review – an unadulterated joy from start to finish". The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  8. "Ty Segall: Manipulator". Mojo (250): 90. September 2014.
  9. Traynor, Cian (August 21, 2014). "Ty Segall – 'Manipulator'". NME. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  10. Berman, Stuart (August 26, 2014). "Ty Segall: Manipulator". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  11. "Ty Segall: Manipulator". Q (339): 118. October 2014.
  12. Kennedy, Jake (September 2014). "Ty Segall – Manipulator". Record Collector (431). Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  13. Weiner, Sophie (August 26, 2014). "Manipulator". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  14. "Ty Segall: Manipulator". Uncut (208): 66. September 2014.
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  20. "Ty Segall | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  21. "Ty Segall Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  22. "Ty Segall Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  23. "Ty Segall Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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