Alone for the First Time
{{Infobox album
| name = Alone for the First Time
| type = studio
| artist = Ryan Hemsworth
| cover = Alone_for_the_First_Time_cover.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|11|04}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Electronic
| length = {{Duration|m=27|s=47}}
| label = {{hlist|Last Gang Records|Secret Songs}}
| producer = Ryan Hemsworth
| prev_title = Guilt Trips
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Elsewhere
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Alone for the First Time
| type = studio
| single1 = Snow in Newark
| single1date = September 23, 2014{{Cite web |title=Snow In Newark - Single - Album by Ryan Hemsworth |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/snow-in-newark-single/1107254769 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829124528/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/snow-in-newark-single/1107254769 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Apple Music}}
| single2 = Too Long Here
| single2date = January 22, 2015{{Cite web |title=Ryan Hemsworth - Too Long Here (ft. Alex G) (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuqVXrvh8A |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215101227/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuqVXrvh8A&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=YouTube |quote=Second single from Ryan Hemsworth's "Alone For The First Time"}}
| single3 = Surrounded
| single3date = January 22, 2016{{Cite web |title=Surrounded - Single - Album by Ryan Hemsworth |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/surrounded-single/1108036055 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829125627/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/surrounded-single/1108036055 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Apple Music}}
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Alone for the First Time is the second solo studio album by Canadian record producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records and Secret Songs on November 4, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=26736|title=Ryan Hemsworth is Alone For The First Time|work=Resident Advisor|first=Andrew|last=Ryce|date=October 10, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}} Music videos were created for "Snow in Newark",{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/news/watch-ryan-hemsworth-snow-newark-feat-dawn-golden-video/|title=Ryan Hemsworth Details New LP, Shares "Snow In Newark" Video|work=CMJ|first=Lizzie|last=Plaugic|date=October 9, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}} "Too Long Here",{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/01/22/selfies-fight-back-in-ryan-hemsworths-too-long-here-video|title=Selfies Fight Back In Ryan Hemsworth And Alex G's "Too Long Here" Video|work=The Fader|first=Zara|last=Golden|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=August 13, 2015}} and "Surrounded".{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/ryan-hemsworth-surrounded-music-video|title=Ryan Hemsworth Is "Surrounded" In A Digital Landscape|work=Nylon|first=Sydney|last=Gore|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2017}} The album was nominated for the 2015 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/2015_juno_nominees_announced|title=2015 Juno Nominees Announced|work=Exclaim!|first=Sarah|last=Murphy|date=January 27, 2015|access-date=April 21, 2018}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 72/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/alone-for-the-first-time/ryan-hemsworth|title=Alone For the First Time by Ryan Hemsworth|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 13, 2015}}
| rev1 = Clash
| rev1score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ryan-hemsworth-alone-for-the-first-time|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time|work=Clash|first=Felicity|last=Martin|date=November 27, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}}
| rev2 = CMJ
| rev2score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/reviews/ryan-hemsworth-alone-first-time/|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time|work=CMJ|first=Lizzie|last=Plaugic|date=November 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225123345/http://www.cmj.com/reviews/ryan-hemsworth-alone-first-time/|archive-date=February 25, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 13, 2015}}
| rev3 = Consequence of Sound
| rev3score = B−{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/11/album-review-ryan-hemsworth-alone-for-the-first-time/|title=Ryan Hemsworth – Alone For The First Time|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Derek|last=Staples|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}}
| rev4 = DIY
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2014/11/03/ryan-hemsworth-alone-for-the-first-time-album-review|title=Album Review: Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For The First Time|work=DIY|first=Charlie|last=Mock|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=March 31, 2017}}
| rev5 = Exclaim!
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/ryan_hemsworth-alone_for_first_time|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Alone for the First Time|work=Exclaim!|first=Daryl|last=Keating|date=October 31, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 6.0/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19952-ryan-hemsworth-alone-for-the-first-time/|title=Ryan Hemsworth: Alone for the First Time|work=Pitchfork|first=Jonah|last=Bromwich|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2015}}
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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alone for the First Time received an average score of 72, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Felicity Martin of Clash gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "It's a sad record, but one that envelops you in a warm hug, wipes your eyes and plays with your hair." Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.0 out of 10, commenting that "Alone for the First Time is the furthest he's pushed himself, and the growing pains on the album can be chalked up to the strain of trying new things, a kind of adolescent awkwardness that shows signs of maturing into something sophisticated and unique."
CMJ placed the album at number 3 on the "30 Best Albums of 2014" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/30-best-albums-2014/|title=The 30 Best Albums Of 2014|work=CMJ|date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220114404/http://www.cmj.com/30-best-albums-2014/|archive-date=20 February 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=May 3, 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Hurt Me
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Walk Me Home
| note2 = featuring Lontalius
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Snow in Newark
| note3 = featuring Dawn Golden
| length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Blemish
| length4 = 2:30
| title5 = Too Long Here
| note5 = featuring Alex G
| length5 = 3:27
| title6 = Surrounded
| note6 = featuring Kotomi and Doss
| length6 = 5:01
| title7 = By Myself
| note7 = featuring The GTW and Little Cloud
| length7 = 5:32
| total_length = 27:47
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks
| title8 = Every Square Inch
| note8 = featuring Qrion
| length8 = 4:31
| title9 = Inside the Heart
| note9 = featuring tofubeats
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Cream Soda
| note10 = featuring Tomggg
| length10 = 4:22
| title11 = Snow in Newark (XXYYXX Remix)
| note11 = featuring Dawn Golden
| length11 = 3:31
| title12 = Walk Me Home (Live Version)
| note12 = featuring Lontalius
| length12 = 3:17
| total_length = 47:25
}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|790205|Alone for the First Time}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=77cbdc64-0cc9-47a6-8845-820382b59f76|name=Alone for the First Time}}
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