Everything Is Expensive
{{Infobox album
| name = Everything is Expensive
| type = Album
| artist = Esthero
| cover = Everything Is Expensive.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = October 30, 2012
| recorded = 2010–2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 48:30
| label = Esthero
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Esthero
- Chin Injeti
- Adam 12
- The Brothers Rise
- Justin Trugman
- Jamie Rise
- Josh Lopez
- Bartholomew}}
| prev_title = Wikked Lil' Grrrls
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Everything Is Expensive
| type = Studio
| single1 = Never Gonna Let You Go
| single1date = June 5, 2012
}}
}}
Everything Is Expensive is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero, released on October 30, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingisexpensive.com/listen.html |title=Listen |publisher=Everythingisexpensive.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}} The album's lead single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", was released in June 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.mikesavageartistmanagement.com/artists-home-page/esthero/ |title=Esthero Joins MSAM Roster! |publisher=Mikesavageazrtistmanagement.com |date=2012-03-23 |accessdate=2015-06-13 |archive-date=2014-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415051623/http://mikesavageartistmanagement.com/artists-home-page/esthero/ |url-status=dead }}
The album was self-released by Esthero, with a distribution deal through Universal Music in Canada. On September 24, 2012, Esthero signed the project up to PledgeMusic, offering a wide variety of exclusive packages, such as a Korean BBQ with her, a handmade clutch purse, finger paintings and signed CDs.{{cite web|url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/esthero |title=Esthero: New Album on PledgeMusic |publisher=Pledgemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}{{cite web|last1=Collins|first1=Leah|title=Esthero ‘got really haunted’ for new album, Everything is Expensive|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/esthero-got-really-haunted-for-new-album-everything-is-expensive|website=National Post|accessdate=16 November 2016}}
Critical reception
"Everything Is Expensive" garnered mixed to negative reviews from music critics. Maria Sokulsky-Dolnycky, writing for The Spill Magazine, awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars, praising Esthero's vocal performance but concluding that "the songs lack substance and memorability," going on to call the album "lacklustre at best."{{cite web|title=Album Review: Esthero - Everything Is Expensive|url=http://spillmagazine.com/album-review-esthero-everything-is-expensive/|website=The Spill Magazine|accessdate=6 October 2016}} Now Think Free's review, written by Anupa Mistry, was similarly negative, stating that the album "is a tepid, confused palette for a musician who displayed a fierce individuality in the past," though praising Esthero's vocals.{{cite web|title=Esthero - Everything is Expensive|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/esthero-everything-is-expensive/|website=Now Think Free|accessdate=6 October 2016}} 2020k praised the album's vulnerability and audio engineering.{{cite web|title=Album Review: Esthero Everything is Expensive|url=https://blog.twenty20k.com/2012/11/16/album-review-esthero-everything-is-expensive|website=2020kaccessdate=6 October 2016}}
Chart performance
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 48:30
| title1 = Crash (Prelude)
| writer1 = Esthero
| extra1 = Esthero, Chin Injeti
| length1 = 1:48
| title2 = Black Mermaid
| writer2 = Esthero, J. Lake
| extra2 = Esthero
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Gracefully
| writer3 = Esthero
| extra3 = Esthero
| length3 = 3:32
| title4 = You Don't Get A Song
| writer4 = Esthero
| extra4 = Esthero, The Brothers Rise
| length4 = 3:30
| title5 = Walking On Eggshells
| writer5 = Jon Levine, Anjulie
| extra5 = Esthero
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Never Gonna Let You Go
| writer6 = Esthero, Adam Bravin
| extra6 = Esthero, Adam Bravin
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Supernatural
| writer7 = Esthero, Justin Trugman, C. Todd Neilsen, Krista M. Gonzales, Russel Ali
| extra7 = Justin Trugman
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = Go
| writer8 = Esthero, Greg Wells, T. Lee
| extra8 = Esthero
| length8 = 5:00
| title9 = How Do I Get You Alone
| writer9 = Esthero, Ricky Tillo
| extra9 = Esthero
| length9 = 2:54
| title10 = Francis
| writer10 = Esthero
| extra10 = Esthero, Jamie Rise
| length10 = 4:58
| title11 = Everything Is Expensive (The Kids Are Not Alright)
| writer11 = Esthero, Josh Lopez, Ricky Tillo
| extra11 = Esthero, Josh Lopez
| length11 = 5:33
| title12 = Crash
| note12 = feat. Jonah Johnson
| writer12 = Esthero, Josh Lopez, Jonah Johnson, Sean Nelson
| extra12 = Esthero
| length12 = 4:00
| title13 = Over
| writer13 = Bartholomew, Tiffany Goss, Amanda Wilkinson
| extra13 = Bartholomew
| length13 = 2:18
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2012) !Peak |
| US Heatseekers Albums{{cite web|title=Esthero Chart Search search results|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AEsthero&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Esthero|website=Billboard.biz|accessdate=24 September 2016}}
|align="center"|13 |
| US South Atlantic Heatseekers Albums
|align="center"|10 |
| US Pacific Heatseekers Albums
|align="center"|4 |
References
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