Last Summer (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Last Summer

| type = studio

| artist = Eleanor Friedberger

| cover = EF Last Summer.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 12, 2011

| recorded = August–November 2010 at Stickydisc Recording in Brooklyn

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie pop

| length = 39:33

| label = Merge

| producer = Eric Broucek

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Personal Record

| next_year = 2013

}}

{{album ratings

|rev1= AllMusic

|rev1Score= {{Rating|4|5}} {{cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|title=AllMusic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/last-summer/eleanor-friedberger/critic-reviews|publisher=Rovi Corp.}}

|rev2= The A.V. Club

|rev2Score= (B+) {{cite web|last=Harvey|first=Eric|title=A.V. Club|date=12 July 2011 |url=https://www.avclub.com/eleanor-friedberger-last-summer-1798168833|publisher=Onion Inc.}}

|rev3= Drowned in Sound

|rev3Score= (7/10) {{cite web|last=Yau|first=Alex|title=Drowned In Sound|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16664/reviews/4144082|publisher=Drowned In Sound|access-date=2012-08-20|archive-date=2012-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625093830/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16664/reviews/4144082|url-status=dead}}

|rev4= The Guardian

|rev4Score= {{rating|4|5}} {{cite news|last=Costa|first=Maddy|title=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/22/eleanor-friedberger-last-summer-review|publisher=Guardian News|location=London|date=22 December 2011}}

|rev5= NME

|rev5Score= (8/10) {{cite web|last=Parkin|first=Chris|title=NME|date=5 July 2011 |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/eleanor-friedberger/12190|publisher=IPC Media}}

|rev6= Pitchfork Media

|rev6Score= (7.9/10) {{cite web|last=Love|first=Joshua|title=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15623-last-summer/|publisher=Pitchfork Media}}

|rev7= Tiny Mix Tapes

|rev7Score= {{rating|3.5|5|full=TMT full.svg|half=TMT half.svg|empty=TMT empty.svg|rating=mark}} {{cite web|last=Comentale|first=Ed|title=Tiny Mix Tapes|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/Eleanor-Friedberger-Last-Summer|publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes}}

|rev8= Sputnikmusic

|rev8Score= {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web|last=Klapper|first=Rudy|title=Sputnikmusic|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/44448/Eleanor-Friedberger-Last-Summer/|publisher=Sputnikmusic}}

|rev9= Paste Magazine

|rev9score= (8.2/10) {{cite web|last=Hodges|first=Carey|title=Paste Magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/07/eleanor-friedberger-last-summer.html|publisher=Paste Media Group}}

|rev10= MusicOMH

|rev10score = {{Rating|4|5|}} {{cite web|last=Murphey|first=John|title=MusicOMH|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/eleanor-friedberger_1111.htm|publisher=OMH|access-date=2012-08-20|archive-date=2012-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128125237/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/eleanor-friedberger_1111.htm|url-status=dead}}

|rev11= PopMatters

|rev11score= (8/10) {{cite web|last=Britt|first=Thomas|title=PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144684-eleanor-friedberger-last-summer/|publisher=Buzzmedia}}

|rev12 = SPIN

|rev12score = (8/10) {{cite web|last=Raftery|first=Brian|title=Spin|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/eleanor-friedberger-last-summer-merge|publisher=SPIN}}

|rev13= Consequence of Sound

|rev13score= {{Rating|4|5|}} {{cite web|last=Rearwick|first=Lauren|title=Consequence of Sound|date=7 July 2011 |url=https://consequence.net/2011/07/album-review-eleanor-friedberger-last-summer/|publisher=Consequence of Sound}}

}}

Last Summer is the first solo album released by American indie pop musician Eleanor Friedberger, most notable for being the vocalist in the band The Fiery Furnaces with her brother Matthew Friedberger. The album was released on 12 July 2011 on the Merge Records record label.

The album was announced as being in the making in April 2011 and released on July 12, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=799|title=Merge Records: Last Summer official album page|publisher=Merge Records|accessdate=30 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429193447/http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=799|archive-date=29 April 2011|url-status=dead}} Last Summer currently holds a 79 out of 100 rating on Metacritic.{{cite web|title=Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/last-summer/eleanor-friedberger|publisher=Metacritic}}