Bhiman | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
Recorded | Tiny Telephone, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Label | Boocoo Music | |||
Producer | Sam Kassirer | |||
Bhi Bhiman chronology | ||||
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Bhiman is the second album by American singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman, released on January 24, 2012 on Boocoo Music. The lead single was "Guttersnipe," [1] with a music video released in 2011. [2] Bhiman peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart during the second week of February in 2012. [3] It also peaked at No. 15 that same week on the Billboard Folk Albums chart. [3]
In 2011, he began work on what would be his first nationally distributed album. The bulk of the record was tracked at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco. [4] Following those sessions, Bhiman finished the album with producer Sam Kassirer ( Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter) at the Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield, Maine. [5]
The music video for the single "Guttersnipe" depicts life in India along the railways. Bhiman himself said that "What I love about this video is the great beauty in the midst of ragged poverty." The video debuted on December 5, 2011. [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Chicago Sun-Times | [8] |
Drowned in Sound | [9] |
Paste | (positive) [7] |
Robert Christgau | A– [10] |
The Washington Post | (positive) [6] |
The album, entitled Bhiman, was released in 2012 and earned rave reviews from publications like The New York Times, [11] The Washington Post, [12] and esteemed rock critic Robert Christgau of NPR's All Things Considered. [13] Bhiman peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart during the second week of February in 2012. [3] It also peaked at No. 15 that same week on the Billboard Folk Albums chart. [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Guttersnipe" | 06:52 |
2. | "Time Heals" | 05:28 |
3. | "Crime of Passion" | 03:23 |
4. | "Take What I'm Given" | 04:19 |
5. | "Mexican Wine" | 01:09 |
6. | "Kimchee Line" | 03:17 |
7. | "The Cookbook" | 03:38 |
8. | "Atlatl" | 02:44 |
9. | "Eye on You" | 06:07 |
10. | "Ballerina" | 04:14 |
11. | "Life's Been Better" | 03:54 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position [3] |
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US Top Heatseekers ( Billboard) | 28 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard) | 15 |
Bhiman | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
Recorded | Tiny Telephone, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Label | Boocoo Music | |||
Producer | Sam Kassirer | |||
Bhi Bhiman chronology | ||||
|
Bhiman is the second album by American singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman, released on January 24, 2012 on Boocoo Music. The lead single was "Guttersnipe," [1] with a music video released in 2011. [2] Bhiman peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart during the second week of February in 2012. [3] It also peaked at No. 15 that same week on the Billboard Folk Albums chart. [3]
In 2011, he began work on what would be his first nationally distributed album. The bulk of the record was tracked at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco. [4] Following those sessions, Bhiman finished the album with producer Sam Kassirer ( Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter) at the Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield, Maine. [5]
The music video for the single "Guttersnipe" depicts life in India along the railways. Bhiman himself said that "What I love about this video is the great beauty in the midst of ragged poverty." The video debuted on December 5, 2011. [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Chicago Sun-Times | [8] |
Drowned in Sound | [9] |
Paste | (positive) [7] |
Robert Christgau | A– [10] |
The Washington Post | (positive) [6] |
The album, entitled Bhiman, was released in 2012 and earned rave reviews from publications like The New York Times, [11] The Washington Post, [12] and esteemed rock critic Robert Christgau of NPR's All Things Considered. [13] Bhiman peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart during the second week of February in 2012. [3] It also peaked at No. 15 that same week on the Billboard Folk Albums chart. [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Guttersnipe" | 06:52 |
2. | "Time Heals" | 05:28 |
3. | "Crime of Passion" | 03:23 |
4. | "Take What I'm Given" | 04:19 |
5. | "Mexican Wine" | 01:09 |
6. | "Kimchee Line" | 03:17 |
7. | "The Cookbook" | 03:38 |
8. | "Atlatl" | 02:44 |
9. | "Eye on You" | 06:07 |
10. | "Ballerina" | 04:14 |
11. | "Life's Been Better" | 03:54 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position [3] |
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US Top Heatseekers ( Billboard) | 28 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard) | 15 |