Nolita (album)

Nolita is the fourth studio album by French musician Keren Ann. The album was released on 21 December 2004 in France and on 15 March 2005 in the United States. It is her second English-language album, containing tracks sung both in English and in French.

Nolita
Studio album by
Keren Ann
Released21 December 2004 (2004-12-21)
Studio
  • Studio Philipsen (Paris)
  • EMI Publishing Studio (Paris)
  • Yellow Tangerine (New York)
GenreIndie pop[1]
LabelEMI
ProducerKeren Ann
Keren Ann chronology
Not Going Anywhere
(2003)		 Nolita
(2004)		 Keren Ann
(2007)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The New Zealand Herald[3]
Pitchfork8.2/10[1]
PopMatters6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Village VoiceB[6]

In a positive review, AllMusic's Thom Jurek said that both the lyrics and instrumentation have substance and called Nolita "utterly beguiling ... assured, statuesque, and fully realized."[2] In a negative review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau panned Ann for celebrating melancholy and for lacking rhythm: "[T]he languor she encourages in her quiet cult is the kind of privilege that feels like an accomplishment to Nick Drake and Sylvia Plath fans."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keren Ann Zeidel, except where noted.

French edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Que n'ai-je?" 3:29
2."L'onde amère"
2:57
3."Chelsea Burns" 4:11
4."Midi dans le salon de la duchesse"
  • Zeidel
  • Laurent Lescarret
2:51
5."Nolita" 7:12
6."Roses and Hips" 3:32
7."One Day Without" 3:52
8."La forme et le fond" 5:32
9."For You and I"
3:45
10."Song of Alice" 3:56
11."Greatest You Can Find" (hidden track) 4:37
United States edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Que n'ai-je?" 3:29
2."Greatest You Can Find" 4:37
3."Chelsea Burns" 4:11
4."One Day Without" 3:52
5."La forme et le fond" 5:32
6."Nolita" 7:12
7."Roses and Hips" 3:32
8."Midi dans le salon de la duchesse"
  • Zeidel
  • Lescarret
2:51
9."L'onde amère"
  • Zeidel
  • Chambers
2:57
10."For You and I"
  • Zeidel
  • Jóhannsson
3:45
11."Song of Alice" 3:56

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 67
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 56
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References
  1. Ubl, Sam (14 March 2005). "Keren Ann: Nolita". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Nolita – Keren Ann". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. Reid, Graham (4 June 2005). "Keren Ann: Nolita". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. LaBrack, Jill (20 April 2005). "Keren Ann: Nolita". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. Walters, Barry (24 March 2005). "Keren Ann: Nolita". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. Christgau, Robert (23 August 2005). "Consumer Guide: Gypsy Part of Town". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Keren Ann – Nolita" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Keren Ann – Nolita". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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