Hardly Electronic
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hardly Electronic
| type = studio
| artist = The Essex Green
| cover =Hardly Electronic.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|06|29}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 53:57
| label = Merge
| producer =
| prev_title = Cannibal Sea
| prev_year = 2006
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{{Music ratings
| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/hardly-electronic/the-essex-green|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hardly-electronic-mw0003175445|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Sendra|first=Tim|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
| rev2 = Blurt
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://blurtonline.com/review/essex-green-hardly-electronic/|title=Blurt Magazine Review|work=Blurt|last=Kelly|first=Jennifer|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev3score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_essex_green-hardly_electronic|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Pearson|first=Luke|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
| rev4 = Paste
| rev4score = 8.3/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-essex-green/the-essex-green-hardly-electronic-review/|title=Paste Magazine Review|work=Paste|last=Salmon|first=Ben|date=July 6, 2018|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
| noprose = yes
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Hardly Electronic is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band The Essex Green. It was released on June 29, 2018 under Merge Records.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-essex-green-announce-first-album-in-12-years-share-new-song-listen/|title=The Essex Green Announce First Album in 12 Years, Share New Song|website=Pitchfork|last=Blais-Billie|first=Braudie|date=April 17, 2018|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
Critical reception
Hardly Electronic 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 75, based on 7 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/108289-the-essex-green-hardly-electronic.php|title=Album of the Year Review|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline =Hardly Electronic track listing
|title1=Sloane Ranger
|length1=4:02
|title2=The 710
|length2=3:45
|title3=Don't Leave It in Our Hands
|length3=4:20
|title4=In the Key of Me
|length4=3:50
|title5=Modern Rain
|length5=4:11
|title6=Catatonic
|length6=3:37
|title7=Patsy Desmond
|length7=4:16
|title8=Bye Bye Crow
|length8=2:44
|title9=Waikiki
|length9=2:49
|title10=January Says
|length10=4:23
|title11=Slanted by Six
|length11=3:38
|title12=Smith & 9th
|length12=3:30
|title13=Another Story
|length13=4:12
|title14=Bristol Sky
|length14=4:40
}}
Personnel
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Musicians
- Jeff Baron – vocals
- Sasha Bell – guitar
- Christopher Ziter – drums
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Production
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
- Matt Boynton – mixing
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