Safe in the Hands of Love

Safe in the Hands of Love is the third studio album by American experimental electronic music artist Yves Tumor. It was released on September 5, 2018 by Warp Records.[3]

Safe in the Hands of Love
Studio album by
Yves Tumor
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2018 (2018-09-05)
StudioPaulie Sphere Sound
(Mount Washington, Los Angeles)
GenreExperimental pop[1][2]
Length41:57
LabelWarp
Producer
  • Yves Tumor
  • Justin Raisen (co.)
  • Mahssa Taghinia (exec.)
  • Luke Niccoli (add.)
  • Puce Mary (add.)
Yves Tumor chronology
Serpent Music
(2016)		 Safe in the Hands of Love
(2018)		 Heaven to a Tortured Mind
(2020)
Singles from Safe in the Hands of Love
  1. "Noid"
    Released: July 24, 2018
  2. "Licking an Orchid"
    Released: August 29, 2018
  3. "Lifetime"
    Released: September 3, 2018

Release

Tumor released "Noid" as the first single from the album on July 24, 2018,[4] and followed it with "Licking an Orchid" featuring James K on August 29,[5] and "Lifetime" on September 3. It shared the track "Economy of Freedom" the following day,[6] and surprise released the album digitally the next day with no prior announcement. It is its first album released on Warp Records.[7] Physical editions were released on October 12.[8][9]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.3/10[10]
Metacritic89/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[12]
MusicOMH[13]
Pitchfork9.1/10[14]
PopMatters9/10[15]
Resident Advisor4.1/5[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes[16]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Safe in the Hands of Love received an average score of 89, based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[11] Eoin Murray of The Quietus stated that "Yves Tumor has let assertiveness, assuredness and vulnerability run wild within him for Safe in the Hands of Love and the result is magisterial and deeply engaging."[17] Sypros Statis of PopMatters wrote, "What pushes Safe in the Hands of Love beyond the producer's previous works is the emotion that the record transmits. No matter if the synths are harsh, or the rhythm section arrives with the perfect groove, this is a work filled with an emotive purpose, and it is that core that makes it such a wonderful listen."[15]

Tiny Mix Tapes writer Sam Goldner said, "Bowie's only consistent trajectory has been one of tearing down his mythos even as his builds it, and his latest manages to knock down yet another wall as he steps more fully into the light than he's ever dared tread before. On Safe in the Hands of Love, Yves Tumor isn't concerned with being "experimental;" he's simply concerned with being."[16] Resident Advisor's Matthew McDermott wrote, "Yves Tumor joins the ranks of Arca and SOPHIE at the millennial generation's pop vanguard, a group whose fluid approach to music and imagery is eradicating the gap between underground and mainstream."[2] The Wire said, "Sometimes the sensuousness of Serpent Music is missed, but Tumor's drive to take this radically new music to audiences as big as Blake's, Ocean's or even Radiohead's is exhilarating."[11] MusicOMH critic Ben Devlin called the album "a fascinating synthesis of rock, plunderphonics, bass music and noise from an artist that remains stubbornly undefinable."[13]

In his rave review for Pitchfork, Jayson Greene wrote, "You get the sense, maybe, that Tumor is carrying around other people's secrets, and that Safe in the Hands of Love is so cavernous-sounding, in part, to accommodate them. Holding all of this together is a stew of feelings—dread, sensuousness, ecstasy, terror—that melt into a mood so pungent and pervasive that people who grew up inside all kinds of different music will be beckoned towards it. Ambient electronic, dream-pop, experimental noise, '90s R&B, even late-'90s alt-rock—Tumor's music is fluid and generous enough to contain it all."[14]

Safe in the Hands of Love was ranked the 50th best release of the year in The Wire magazine's annual critics' poll.[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yves Tumor, except track 2, co-written by Croatian Amor, and track 7, lyrics written by Oxhy.

No.TitleLength
1."Faith in Nothing Except in Salvation"1:33
2."Economy of Freedom" (with Croatian Amor)4:55
3."Honesty"5:01
4."Noid"3:29
5."Licking an Orchid" (featuring James K)4:38
6."Lifetime"3:42
7."Hope in Suffering (Escaping Oblivion & Overcoming Powerlessness)" (featuring Oxhy and Puce Mary)4:56
8."Recognizing the Enemy"4:49
9."All the Love We Have Now"3:22
10."Let the Lioness in You Flow Freely"5:32
Total length:41:57
Safe in the Hands of Love – Japanese edition (bonus track)[19]
No.TitleLength
11."Applaud"3:12
Total length:45:09

Sample credits[20]

  • "Noid" contains samples of "Grace", written by Ronnie Laws and Roxanne J. Seeman and recorded by Sylvia St. James
  • "Let the Lioness in You Flow Freely" contains a sample of "Angel Fire", written and recorded by Jan Haflin

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Safe in the Hands of Love.[20]

Musicians
  • Yves Tumor – vocals; arrangement (track 2)
  • Croatian Amor – arrangement (track 2)
  • Will Artope – trumpet (tracks 1, 6, 10)
  • Luke Niccoli – bass guitar (tracks 3–5)
  • Evan Johns – drums (tracks 4–6)
  • Andreas Emanuel – electric guitar (track 4); additional electric guitar (track 6)
  • James K – vocals (track 5); additional violin (track 7)
  • Derek Stein – cello (tracks 6–8)
  • James Ferraro – additional grand piano (track 6)
  • Oxhy – vocals (track 7)
  • Jon Peven – additional percussion (track 8)

Technical personnel
  • Yves Tumor – production
  • Justin Raisen – co-production (tracks 1–8, 10); engineering
  • Mahssa Taghinia – executive production, management
  • Luke Niccoli – additional production, additional engineering, additional editing
  • Puce Mary – additional production (track 7)
  • Paul Corley – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering

Artwork
  • Yves Tumor – creative direction, models casting
  • Isamaya Ffrench – creative direction, art direction, makeup
  • Mahssa Taghinia – creative direction
  • Collin Fletcher – design
  • Bliss Serenity Resting – logo, additional design
  • Evanie Frausto – hair
  • Midland Agency – models casting
  • Nick Royal – wardrobe, style
  • Jordan Hemingway – photography, video, production

Release history
Region Date Label Format Ref.
Various September 5, 2018 Warp Digital download
[3][21]
October 12, 2018
[22][9]
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References
  1. Monroe, Jeremy (September 6, 2018). "Review: On his surprise Warp Records release, Yves Tumor has created some of his most rewarding and refined music to date". The 405. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. McDermott, Matthew (September 11, 2018). "Yves Tumor – Safe in the Hands of Love". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. "Safe In the Hands of Love by Yves Tumor on Apple Music". Apple Music. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. Darville, Jordan (July 25, 2018). "Yves Tumor shares new song "Noid"". The Fader. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. Murray, Robin (August 29, 2018). "Yves Tumor Shares Shattering New Single 'Licking an Orchid'". Clash. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. Wang, Steffanee (September 4, 2018). "Yves Tumor's new song "Economy of Freedom" feels apocalyptic and beautiful". The Fader. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. Green, Gil (September 5, 2018). "Stream Yves Tumor's Surprise Album Safe In The Hands Of Love". Stereogum. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  8. Maduakolam, Emmanuel (September 6, 2018). "Yves Tumor Drops Surprise Album 'Safe in the Hands of Love'". Hypebeast. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  9. "New album 'Safe in the Hands of Love' Released". Warp. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  10. "Safe In The Hands Of Love by Yves Tumor reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  11. "Safe in the Hands of Love by Yves Tumor Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  12. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (September 7, 2018). "Yves Tumor: Safe in the Hands of Love review – thrilling plunderphonics". The Guardian. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  13. Devlin, Ben (September 13, 2018). "Yves Tumor – Safe in the Hands of Love". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  14. Greene, Jayson (September 7, 2018). "Yves Tumor: Safe in the Hands of Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  15. Statis, Spyros (September 25, 2018). "The Surreal Touch of Yves Tumor Reaches New Heights on 'Safe in the Hands of Love'". PopMatters. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  16. Goldner, Sam (September 17, 2018). "Yves Tumor – Safe in the Hands of Love". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  17. Murray, Eoin (September 6, 2018). "Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love Review". The Quietus. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  18. "2018 Rewind: Releases of the Year 1–50". The Wire. No. 419. London. January 2019. p. 37 – via Exact Editions. (subscription required)
  19. "Safe In The Hands Of Love【CD】/Yves Tumor [BRC584]". honto.jp. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  20. Safe in the Hands of Love (LP liner notes). Yves Tumor. Domino Recording Company. 2018. WARPLP293.CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. McDermott, Matt (September 5, 2018). "Yves Tumor releases new album, Safe in the Hands of Love". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  22. "Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love". Rough Trade. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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