Beautiful Thing (Alexis Taylor album) explained

Beautiful Thing
Type:studio
Artist:Alexis Taylor
Cover:Alexis Taylor - Beautiful Thing.png
Length:47:45
Label:Domino
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Beautiful Thing is the fourth studio album by British musician Alexis Taylor. It was released on 20 April 2018, under Domino Recording Company.[1]

The album was produced by Tim Goldsworthy.[2]

Singles

On 22 March 2018, Alexis released the single "Oh Baby". It was produced by Joe Goddard, and features Alexis' Hot Chip band members.[3]

Alexis Taylor said of the single:

"[Oh Baby] is an exuberant love song, with a nod to the music I love by the likes of Alex Chilton and Paul McCartney. It was produced by Joe Goddard and features John Coxon on guitar and some Hot Chip bandmembers playing on it too. I wrote it in about the time it takes to listen to it, and the finished performance was recorded live in the studio.[4]

Critical reception

Beautiful Thing 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 71, based on 20 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 71 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 20 reviews.[5]

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexis Taylor Announces Solo Album 'Beautiful Thing'. Clash. Murray. Robin. 20 February 2018. 3 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Alexis Taylor Announces New Album 'Beautiful Thing'. DIY. 20 February 2018. 3 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Alexis Taylor Shares A New Video "Oh Baby". DIY. 22 March 2018. 3 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Alexis Taylor Shares New Song 'Oh Baby' from forthcoming album. Domino Recording Company. 21 March 2018. 3 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Album of the Year Review. Album of the Year. 3 August 2020.