Felt (Suuns album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Felt
| type = studio
| artist = Suuns
| cover =Felt (Suuns album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|03|02}}
| recorded =
| studio = Breakglass Studio
| genre =
| length = 45:59
| label = Secretly Canadian
| producer =
| prev_title = Hold/Still
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Fiction
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 70/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/felt/suuns|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/felt-mw0003141221|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Martin|first=Liam|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
| rev2 = The Austin Chronicle
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2018-04-27/suuns-felt/|title=The Austin Chronicle Review|work=The Austin Chronicle|last=Ramirez|first=Alejandra|date=April 27, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
| rev3 = Drowned in Sound
| rev3score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20236/reviews/4151651|title=Drowned in Sound Review|website=Drowned in Sound|last=Harrison|first=Andrew|date=March 2, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715131808/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20236/reviews/4151651|url-status=dead}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/suuns-felt|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Baird-Lew|first=Courtney|date=March 1, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 7.4/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/suuns-felt/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Burleson|first=Ryan|date=March 3, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Felt is the fourth studio album by Canadian band Suuns. It was released on March 2, 2018 under Secretly Canadian.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/suuns_return_with_new_album_felt|title=Suuns Return with New Album 'Felt'|website=Exclaim!|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=January 11, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
Release
On January 11, 2018, the band announced their new album, along with the first single "Watch You, Watch Me". On May 15, 2018, the music video for "Look No Further" was released.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/suuns-look_no_further_video|title=Suuns - Look No Further|website=Exclaim!|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=May 15, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
Production
The album was recorded at Breakglass Studio's in Montreal, Quebec, and mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer John Congleton.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/suuns_emerge_from_the_darkness_and_get_happy_on_felt|title=Suuns Emerge From the Darkness and Get Happy on 'Felt'|website=Exclaim!|last=Baird-Lew|first=Courtney|date=March 1, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
Tour
Suuns announced a worldwide tour from February 2018 to April 2018, starting at Saint-Casimir, Quebec and finishing in Istanbul, Turkey.
Critical reception
Felt 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 70, based on 15 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 70 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/99428-suuns-felt.php|title=Album of the Year Review|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Accolades for Felt |
| scope="col"| Publication
! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank |
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| scope="row"| Gigwise
| Gigwise{{'}}s 51 Best Albums of 2018 | {{center|45{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3302920/gigwise-s-51-best-albums-of-2018|title=Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2018|website=Gigwise|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}}} |
Track listing
{{Tracklist
|headline =Felt track listing
|title1=Look No Further
|length1=3:56
|title2=X-ALT
|length2=3:21
|title3=Watch You, Watch Me
|length3=5:56
|title4=Baseline
|length4=4:23
|title5=After the Fall
|length5=4:30
|title6=Control
|length6=3:29
|title7=Make It Real
|length7=4:40
|title8=Daydream
|length8=4:43
|title9=Peace and Love
|length9=3:45
|title10=Moonbeams
|length10=2:17
|title11=Materials
|length11=4:59
}}
Personnel
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Musicians
- Ben Shemie – vocals
- Max Henry – vocals
- Liam O'Neill
- Jace Lasek – backing vocals
- Ted Crosby – saxophone
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Production
- John Congleton – mixer, producer
- Dave Smith – engineer
- Ryan Morey – mastering
- Brian Chase – design
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Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for Felt |
| Chart (2018)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Wallonia|135|artist=Suuns|album=Felt|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 2, 2020}} |
References
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External links
- [https://secretlycanadian.com/record/felt/ Felt] at Secretly Canadian
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