Bye Bye 17
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{{Infobox album
| name = Bye Bye 17
| type = studio
| artist = Har Mar Superstar
| cover = Bye Bye 17.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|04|23}}
| recorded =
| studio = Public Hi-Fi
| length = {{Duration|m=28|s=32}}
| label = Cult Records
| producer = Sean Tillman, Jim Eno
| prev_title = Dark Touches
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Best Summer Ever
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Bye Bye 17
| type = studio
| single1 = Prisoner
| single1date = May 7, 2013{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/md/album/prisoner-single/id914990376|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304193038/https://itunes.apple.com/md/album/prisoner-single/id914990376|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2017|title=Prisoner - Single by Har Mar Superstar|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=May 7, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cultrecords.com/product/prisoner|title=Prisoner|work=Cult Records|accessdate=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304120712/http://www.cultrecords.com/product/prisoner|url-status=dead}}
}}
}}
Bye Bye 17 is the fifth solo studio album by Har Mar Superstar.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/06/replacements-har-mar-superstar-guitar-reunion-shows/|title=Har Mar Superstar Didn't Join the Replacements|work=Spin|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|date=June 20, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}} It was released via Cult Records on April 23, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2303756/har-mar-superstar-lady-you-shot-me/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192814/http://www.mtv.com/news/2303756/har-mar-superstar-lady-you-shot-me/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2018|title=Buzzworthy Obsession: Har Mar Superstar, 'Lady, You Shot Me'|work=MTV|first=David|last=Greenwald|date=March 21, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}} It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. Music videos were created for "Lady, You Shot Me",{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1347671/har-mar-superstar-lady-you-shot-me-video-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title=Har Mar Superstar – "Lady, You Shot Me" Video (Stereogum Premiere)|work=Stereogum|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=May 13, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}} "Prisoner",{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2699344/har-mar-superstar-juliette-lewis-prisoner-video-premiere/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192832/http://www.mtv.com/news/2699344/har-mar-superstar-juliette-lewis-prisoner-video-premiere/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2018|title=Har Mar Superstar And Juliette Lewis Get Romantic On BMX Bikes In 'Prisoner' Video|work=MTV|first=Brenna|last=Ehrlich|date=September 19, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}} and "Restless Leg".{{cite web|url=http://blog.thecurrent.org/2014/05/friday-five-har-mar-superstar-mayda-fort-wilson-riot-wilkinson-james-haley-bonar/|title=Friday Five: Har Mar Superstar, Mayda, Fort Wilson Riot, Wilkinson James, Haley Bonar|work=The Current|first=Jay|last=Gabler|date=May 23, 2014|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
Production
Most of the songs on Bye Bye 17 were written in 2011 after Har Mar Superstar moved from Los Angeles to New York City.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/har-mar-superstar-comes-home-a-soul-man/224450841/|title=Har Mar Superstar comes home a soul man|work=Star Tribune|first=Chris|last=Riemenschneider|date=September 19, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}} It is the first Har Mar Superstar album that he wrote primarily on guitar. He said, "I wanted the album to sound really live, old, and futuristic." In concert, he developed the material from the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/har-mar-superstars-star-turn-6767500|title=Har Mar Superstar's star turn|work=City Pages|first=Jeff|last=Gage|date=May 1, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}} Recorded at Public Hi-Fi in Austin, Texas, it was co-produced with Jim Eno.{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/har-mar-superstar-brings-bye-bye-17-to-mangos-tonight-6757965|title=Har Mar Superstar Brings Bye Bye 17 to Mango's Tonight|work=Houston Press|first=Craig|last=Hlavaty|date=April 17, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 60/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/bye-bye-17/har-mar-superstar|title=Bye Bye 17 by Har Mar Superstar|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bye-bye-17-mw0002491808|title=Bye Bye 17 - Har Mar Superstar|work=AllMusic|first=Gregory|last=Heaney|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
| rev2 = Bust
| rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://bust.com/music/9641-album-review-har-mar-superstar-bye-bye-17.html|title=Album Review: Har Mar Superstar - Bye Bye 17|work=Bust|first=Laurie|last=Henzel|date=April 12, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
| rev3 = The Current
| rev3score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2013/08/03/har_mar_superstar_bye_bye_17_album_review|title=Album Review: Har Mar Superstar|work=The Current|first=Barb|last=Abney|date=August 5, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
| rev4 = Filter
| rev4score = 83/100{{cite web|url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/reviews/entry/har_mar_superstar/|title=Har Mar Superstar - Bye Bye 17 - Cult|work=Filter|first=Evan|last=Wallis|date=April 24, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
| rev5 = PopMatters
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/170523-har-mar-superstar-bye-bye-17/|title=Har Mar Superstar: Bye Bye 17|work=PopMatters|first=Tom|last=Fenwick|date=April 29, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60% based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an album of straight-up soul-pop that once again shows that beneath his greasy exterior, Har Mar Superstar has the heart of a soul man."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Lady, You Shot Me
| length1 = 3:01
| title2 = Prisoner
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = Everywhere I'm Local
| length3 = 2:51
| title4 = Restless Leg
| length4 = 3:36
| title5 = 12:12
| length5 = 2:22
| title6 = We Don't Sleep
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = WWW
| length7 = 2:11
| title8 = Rhythm Bruises
| length8 = 3:14
| title9 = Don't Make Me Hit You
| length9 = 2:34
| title10 = Late Night Morning Light
| length10 = 2:06
}}
Charts
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!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|France|183|artist=Har Mar Superstar|album=Bye Bye 17|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2018}} |
| scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/har-mar-superstar/chart-history/tln/|title=Har Mar Superstar: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 3, 2018}}
| 15 |
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