Moodymann (album)

Moodymann is a 2014 studio album by American electronic musician Moodymann, released through KDJ.[7]

Moodymann
Studio album by Moodymann
Released	2014 (2014)
Genre	Detroit techno, house, psychedelic soul
Length	75:25
Label	KDJ
Producer	Moodymann
Moodymann chronology
ABCD (2013) Moodymann (2014) DJ-Kicks (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	9/10[2]
Fact	3.5/5[3]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[4]
Resident Advisor	4.5/5[5]
Spin	7/10[6]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83% based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Andy Beta of Pitchfork said: "While almost every second of Moodymann's oeuvre hearkens back to his hometown, Moodymann is perhaps his most explicit ode yet."[4] James Williams of Exclaim! described the production as "dark hypnotic melodies coupled with his signature chopped-up vocal tics, pulsing hardware synths and delightfully warped stories from his native home of Detroit."[2] Will Lynch of Resident Advisor said, "nobody else makes house records as weird and rich as this."[5] Ben Cardew of The Guardian called it "one of his most high-profile releases in years."[8]

Rolling Stone placed it at number 7 on the "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014" list.[9] NPR placed it at number 8 on the "10 Best Electronic Albums of 2014" list.[10] Fact listed it on the "20 Best Album Covers of 2014" list.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jimmy D... Nickle"	1:03
2.	"Hold It Down"	2:54
3.	"Never Quite the Same"	0:25
4.	"Desire"	4:24
5.	"You're 2 Moody"	0:25
6.	"Lyk U Use 2"	5:43
7.	"No"	4:15
8.	"I Got Werk"	3:29
9.	"Max Julien Jacket"	0:16
10.	"Iguessuneverbeenlonely"	2:43
11.	"U Don't Even Lyk This Song"	0:32
12.	"Come 2 Me"	3:19
13.	"Ulooklykicecreaminthesummertyme"	6:20
14.	"How Do U Get 2 Detroit"	0:42
15.	"Radio"	3:30
16.	"Yet Unknown"	0:09
17.	"Born 2 Die"	3:11
18.	"The Most Fearful"	0:27
19.	"I Still Don't Know Yo Name"	0:28
20.	"Watchin U"	2:48
21.	"Ponydowncrew"	0:31
22.	"Got Dem Freaks Wit Me"	2:44
23.	"Freeki Muthafucka"	3:54
24.	"Sunday Hotel"	4:12
25.	"Girl"	1:50
26.	"Sloppy Cosmic"	11:49
27.	"Heaven"	3:34

References

1. "Moodymann by Moodymann". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
2. Williams, James (January 17, 2014). "Moodymann: Moodymann". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
3. Shaw, Steve (January 29, 2014). "Moodymann". Fact. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
4. Beta, Andy (February 27, 2014). "Moodymann: Moodymann". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
5. Lynch, Will (March 1, 2014). "Moodymann - Moodymann". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
6. Sherburne, Philip (February 14, 2014). "Untold's Deathly Drops, Optimo's Spacey Blues, and 10 More New Dance LP's in Control Voltage". Spin. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
7. "Moodymann | KDJ-44 | Moodymann". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
8. Cardew, Ben (June 7, 2016). "Cult heroes: Moodymann – the enigma who remade dance music". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
9. "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014 - Moodymann, 'Moodymann'". Rolling Stone. December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
10. "The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2014". NPR. December 20, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
11. "The 20 best album covers of 2014 (page 12 of 21)". Fact. December 6, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

External links

• Moodymann at Discogs (list of releases)