Early Riser

Early Riser is the debut studio album released by Taylor McFerrin on June 2, 2014 through Brainfeeder. The album took nearly six years to complete.[7] McFerrin intended to sing on the entire record before realizing that it was not always necessary for him to sing over his music.[8][9]

Working on an album over a couple of years, you go through this stage of loving a song and then hating a song, then sometimes you need the space to listen back to it and realize that it was really dope after all.

— Taylor McFerrin, The Village Voice[7]

Early Riser
Studio album by
Taylor McFerrin
ReleasedJune 2, 2014
GenreElectronica, Soul jazz[1]
Length41:17[2]
LabelBrainfeeder
ProducerTaylor McFerrin
Singles from Early Riser
  1. "Place In My Heart"
    Released: February 28, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
the AU review8.4/10[1]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Pitchfork Media6.8/10[5]
The 405[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Postpartum"3:58
2."Degrees of Light"2:48
3."The Antidote" (feat. Nai Palm)3:05
4."Florasia"4:16
5."4 am"0:40
6."Stepps"5:00
7."Already There" (feat. Robert Glasper & Thundercat)2:59
8."Decisions" (feat. Emily King)3:14
9."Blind Aesthetics"1:09
10."Place In My Heart" (feat. RYAT)4:56
11."Invisible/Visible" (feat. Bobby McFerrin & César Camargo Mariano)4:23
12."PLS DNT LSTN"4:49
Japanese edition bonus track[10]
No.TitleLength
17."My Queen" (feat. Vincent Parker)4:45

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 150

References
  1. Amin, Dina (18 June 2014). "Album Review: Taylor Mcferrin - Early Riser (2014 LP)". the AU review. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Early Riser - Taylor McFerrin". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Early Riser Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. "Taylor McFerrin - Early Riser". Exclaim.ca. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. Pagnani, Renato (5 June 2014). "Taylor McFerrin: Early Riser". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. "Taylor McFerrin - Early Riser". The 405. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. Mlynar, Phillip. "Taylor McFerrin on Working With His Dad (Yep...Bobby)". Village Voice. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  8. Weiner, Natalie. "Exclusive Interview: Taylor McFerrin's 'Early Riser'". Revive Music. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  9. "The 405 meets Taylor McFerrin". 18 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. "Taylor McFerrin - Early Riser" (in Japanese). BEATINK. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Taylor McFerrin – Early Riser" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.


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