Obscurities (Stephin Merritt album)

Obscurities is a compilation album by Stephin Merritt, released in 2011 on Merge Records. It consists of B-sides, compilations cuts, and various other previously unreleased material.

Obscurities
Compilation album by
Stephin Merritt
ReleasedAugust 23, 2011
GenreIndie pop
Length38:12
LabelMerge Records
Stephin Merritt chronology
Showtunes
(2006)		 Obscurities
(2011)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
The A.V. ClubB[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A–[7]
MusicOMH[8]
Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

On Metacritic, Obscurities has a score of 74 out of 100, indicating that it has received "generally favorable reviews" from critics.[1] The most positive review came from Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A– grade and wrote that he was "swept off [his] feet by Merritt thoughtfully intoning some little green men's "Song From Venus.""[7]

Track listing
  1. Forever and a Day
  2. Rats in the Garbage of the Western World
  3. I Don't Believe You
  4. Plant White Roses
  5. Rot in the Sun
  6. The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
  7. Yet Another Girl
  8. Scream ('Till You Make the Scene)
  9. The Song from Venus
  10. Beach-a-Boop-Boop
  11. When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There
  12. Take Ecstasy With Me
  13. When You're Young and in Love
  14. You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home
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References
  1. "Obscurities by Stephin Merritt". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. Monger, James Christopher (23 August 2011). "Obscurities". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. Weiss, Dan (5 September 2011). "Obscurities Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. "Obscurities Review". The A.V. Club. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. Kane, Siobhan (2011-09-01). "Album Review: Stephin Merritt – Obscurities". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  6. Ashman, Neil (2011-09-09). "Album Review: Stephin Merritt - Obscurities". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  7. Christgau, Robert (2011-08-23). "Fountains of Wayne/Stephin Merritt". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  8. Paton, Daniel (2011-10-10). "Stephin Merritt - Obscurities". musicOMH. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  9. Stosuy, Brandon (1 September 2011). "Obscurities Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. Pan, Arnold (21 August 2011). "Obscurities Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  11. Hermes, Will (2011-09-12). "Obscurities". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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