Domesticated (Sébastien Tellier album)

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Domesticated

| type = studio

| artist = Sébastien Tellier

| cover = Domesticated (Sébastien Tellier album).jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|5|29|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 32:03

| label = Record Makers

| producer = {{hlist|nit|Jam City|Mind Gamers|Philippe Zdar|Varnish La Piscine}}

| prev_title = L'Aventura

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Domesticated

| type = studio

| single1 = A Ballet

| single1date = 29 January 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-ballet-single/1494953537|title=A Ballet - Single by Sébastien Tellier|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=30 May 2020}}

| single2 = Domestic Tasks

| single2date = 8 April 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/domestic-tasks-single/1504717483|title=Domestic Tasks - Single by Sébastien Tellier|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=30 May 2020}}

| single3 = Stuck in a Summer Love

| single3date = 19 May 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stuck-in-a-summer-love-single/1511578625|title=Stuck in a Summer Love - Single by Sébastien Tellier|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=30 May 2020}}

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC=65/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/domesticated/sebastien-tellier|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=4 July 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/domesticated-mw0003370401|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=4 July 2020}}

|rev2=DIY

|rev2score={{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/04/23/sebastien-tellier-domesticated-album-review|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Goggins|first=Joe|access-date=30 May 2020}}

|rev3=MusicOMH

|rev3score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/sebastien-tellier-domesticated|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=Devlin|first=Ben|date=29 May 2020|access-date=30 May 2020}}

|rev4=Pitchfork

|rev4score=6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sebastien-tellier-domesticated/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Cardew|first=Ben|date=29 May 2020|access-date=30 May 2020}}

|noprose=yes

}}

Domesticated is the seventh studio album by French musician Sébastien Tellier. It was released on 29 May 2020 under Record Makers.

The album was originally scheduled for release at the end of April 2020, but got pushed back to 29 May 2020 due to COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/72402|title=Sébastien Tellier's sixth album, Domesticated, has been postponed until May|website=Resident Advisor|last=Hawthorn|first=Carlos|date=8 April 2020|access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Critical reception

Domesticated was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 65, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Sébastien Tellier.

{{Track listing

| headline = Domesticated track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 32:03

| title1= A Ballet

| extra1 = {{hlist|Jam City|nit{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 4:46

| title2 = Stuck in a Summer Love

| extra2 = {{hlist|nit}}

| length2 = 4:16

| title3 = Venezia

| extra3 = {{hlist|Philippe Zdar|Varnish La Piscine|nit}}

| length3 = 3:13

| title4 = Domestic Tasks

| extra4 = {{hlist|Mind Gamers|nit{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length4 = 5:25

| title5 = Oui

| extra5 = {{hlist|nit}}

| length5 = 3:59

| title6 = Atomic Smile

| extra6 = {{hlist|Mind Gamers}}

| length6 = 3:08

| title7 = Hazy Feelings

| extra7 = {{hlist|Varnish La Piscine|nit}}

| length7 = 3:24

| title8 = Won

| extra8 = {{hlist|Jam City|nit{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 3:51

}}

Notes

  • {{note|a|[a]}} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

  • Sébastien Tellier – primary artist, vocals (all), composer (all)
  • Nk.F – mastering (all)
  • Corentin "nit" Kerdraon – producer (2-3, 5, 7), additional producer (1, 4, 8), guitar (7), strings (6)
  • Varnish La Piscine – producer (3, 7), additional vocals (3)
  • Jam City – producer (1, 8)
  • Mind Gamers – producer (4, 6)
  • Daniel Stricker – drums (2, 5)
  • Philippe Zdar – producer (3)

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Domesticated

! scope="col"| Chart (2020)

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position

{{album chart|Wallonia|93|artist=Sébastien Tellier|album=Domesticated|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 June 2020}}
{{album chart|France|117|artist=Sébastien Tellier|album=Domesticated|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|85|artist=Sébastien Tellier|album=Domesticated|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 June 2020}}

References