Places Like This
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Places Like This
| type = Studio
| artist = Architecture in Helsinki
| cover = ArchitectureInHelsinki-PlacesLikeThis.jpg
| alt =
| released = 28 July 2007
| recorded = October 2006 – January 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie pop
| length = 31:30
| label = Polyvinyl
| producer = Architecture in Helsinki
| prev_title = We Died, They Remixed
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Moment Bends
| next_year = 2011
}}
Places Like This is the third studio album by Architecture in Helsinki, which was released in Australia on 27 July 2007 at the launch of their Australian tour. It was also released in Japan on 18 July, Europe on 8 August, and in the United States on 21 August. It debuted at No. 31 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and dropped to No. 49 in its second week.
At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.{{cite web|title = The J Award 2007|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jawards/07/|publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2007|accessdate =15 August 2020}}
Background
Australian group, Architecture in Helsinki issued their third studio album, Places Like This on 28 July 2007 on Polyvinyl Record Co. In September of the previous year, Laura Pearson of Pitchfork Media reported that the group were working on tracks with Cameron Bird (lead singer) in Brooklyn, United States while the other members were in Melbourne. It was recorded at Dave Sitek's (from TV on the Radio) studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and in Sydney's Big Jesus Burger Studios between October 2006 and January 2007. It was engineered and mixed by Chris Coady, who has previously worked with TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Grizzly Bear. The first single from the album, "Heart It Races", was released ahead of the album in May and peaked into the top 50 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Places Like This reached the top 30 on the related albums chart. In the US, the album reached the top 10 on two of Billboard magazine's component charts: Top Electronic Albums and Heatseekers Albums in September.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 66/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/places-like-this/architecture-in-helsinki |title=Places Like This by Architecture in Helsinki |website=Metacritic |language=en |access-date=2018-11-05}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev2Score = 6/10{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/10685/reviews/2254745- |title=Album Review: Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This |last=Hamilton |first=Billy |date=2007-07-30 |website=Drowned in Sound |language=en |access-date=2018-11-06 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053316/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/10685/reviews/2254745- |url-status=dead }}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = B−{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/08/24/places-this/ |title=Places Like This |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Greenwald |date=2007-08-24 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=2018-11-05}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/10/popandrock.shopping |title=CD: Architecture in Helsinki, Places Like This |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=2007-08-09 |website=The Guardian|language=en |access-date=2018-11-05}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5Score = 6.4/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10579-places-like-this/ |title=Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This Album Review |last=Mitchum |first=Rob |date=2007-08-23 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2018-11-05}}
| rev6 = Now
| rev6score = 2/5{{Cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/architecture-in-helsinki-2007-08-09/ |title=ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI |last=Liss |first=Sarah |date=2007-08-09 |website=Now |language=en-us |access-date=2018-11-06}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = 6/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/architecture-in-helsinki-places-like-this-2496237408.html |title=Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This |last=Bunch |first=Adam |date=2007-08-09 |website=PopMatters |language=en |access-date=2018-11-05}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15828487/review/15854711/places_like_this?source=album_reviews_rssfee |title=Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |date=2007-08-23 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826010529/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15828487/review/15854711/places_like_this?source=album_reviews_rssfeed |archive-date=2009-08-26 |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-11-05}}
| rev9 = The Skinny
| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/architecture-in-helsinki-places-like-these |title=Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like These |last=Kane |first=Wilbur |date=2007-08-09 |website=The Skinny |language=en |access-date=2018-11-06}}
| rev10 = Slant Magazine
| rev10Score= {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/architecture-in-helsinki-places-like-this |title=Architecture in Helsinki Places Like This |last=Shetler |first=Scott |date=2007-08-15 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-05}}
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According to review aggregator Metacritic, Places Like This has a score of 66 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
- "Red Turned White" – 2:46
- "Heart It Races" – 3:14
- "Hold Music" – 3:54
- "Feather in a Baseball Cap" – 2:27
- "Underwater" – 3:28
- "Like It or Not" – 3:01
- "Debbie" – 2:53
- "Lazy (Lazy)" – 2:55
- "Nothing's Wrong" – 3:22
- "Same Old Innocence" – 3:30
References
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{{cite web | url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38394/Architecture_in_Helsinki_Talk_New_Album | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090208140209/http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38394/Architecture_in_Helsinki_Talk_New_Album | title = Architecture in Helsinki Talk New Album | last1 = Pearson | first1 = Laura | work = Pitchfork | publisher = Pitchfork Media | date = 7 September 2006 | archivedate = 8 February 2009 | accessdate =25 August 2014 }}
{{Cite news | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=architecture in helsinki|chart=all}} | title = Places Like This – Architecture in Helsinki (Chart History) | newspaper = Billboard |accessdate =25 August 2014 | publisher = Prometheus Global Media (Nielsen Business Media) | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110705000548/http://www.billboard.com/| archivedate= 5 July 2011 | url-status= live}}
{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1110673|pure_url=yes}} | title = Places Like This – Architecture in Helsinki | first = Heather | last = Phares | publisher = AllMusic | accessdate = 25 August 2014 }}
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