Bye Bye 17 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 23, 2013 | |||
Studio | Public Hi-Fi | |||
Genre | Soul, pop | |||
Length | 28:32 | |||
Label | Cult Records | |||
Producer | Sean Tillman, Jim Eno | |||
Har Mar Superstar chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bye Bye 17 | ||||
Bye Bye 17 is the fifth solo studio album by Har Mar Superstar. [3] It was released via Cult Records on April 23, 2013. [4] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. [5] Music videos were created for "Lady, You Shot Me", [6] "Prisoner", [7] and "Restless Leg". [8]
Most of the songs on Bye Bye 17 were written in 2011 after Har Mar Superstar moved from Los Angeles to New York City. [9] It is the first Har Mar Superstar album that he wrote primarily on guitar. [10] He said, "I wanted the album to sound really live, old, and futuristic." [10] In concert, he developed the material from the album. [11] Recorded at Public Hi-Fi in Austin, Texas, it was co-produced with Jim Eno. [10]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 60/100 [12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Bust | [14] |
The Current | favorable [15] |
Filter | 83/100 [16] |
PopMatters | [17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60% based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [12]
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an album of straight-up soul-pop that once again shows that beneath his greasy exterior, Har Mar Superstar has the heart of a soul man." [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lady, You Shot Me" | 3:01 |
2. | "Prisoner" | 3:24 |
3. | "Everywhere I'm Local" | 2:51 |
4. | "Restless Leg" | 3:36 |
5. | "12:12" | 2:22 |
6. | "We Don't Sleep" | 3:18 |
7. | "WWW" | 2:11 |
8. | "Rhythm Bruises" | 3:14 |
9. | "Don't Make Me Hit You" | 2:34 |
10. | "Late Night Morning Light" | 2:06 |
Chart | Peak position |
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French Albums ( SNEP) [18] | 183 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [5] | 15 |
Bye Bye 17 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 23, 2013 | |||
Studio | Public Hi-Fi | |||
Genre | Soul, pop | |||
Length | 28:32 | |||
Label | Cult Records | |||
Producer | Sean Tillman, Jim Eno | |||
Har Mar Superstar chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Bye Bye 17 | ||||
Bye Bye 17 is the fifth solo studio album by Har Mar Superstar. [3] It was released via Cult Records on April 23, 2013. [4] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. [5] Music videos were created for "Lady, You Shot Me", [6] "Prisoner", [7] and "Restless Leg". [8]
Most of the songs on Bye Bye 17 were written in 2011 after Har Mar Superstar moved from Los Angeles to New York City. [9] It is the first Har Mar Superstar album that he wrote primarily on guitar. [10] He said, "I wanted the album to sound really live, old, and futuristic." [10] In concert, he developed the material from the album. [11] Recorded at Public Hi-Fi in Austin, Texas, it was co-produced with Jim Eno. [10]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 60/100 [12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Bust | [14] |
The Current | favorable [15] |
Filter | 83/100 [16] |
PopMatters | [17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60% based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [12]
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an album of straight-up soul-pop that once again shows that beneath his greasy exterior, Har Mar Superstar has the heart of a soul man." [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lady, You Shot Me" | 3:01 |
2. | "Prisoner" | 3:24 |
3. | "Everywhere I'm Local" | 2:51 |
4. | "Restless Leg" | 3:36 |
5. | "12:12" | 2:22 |
6. | "We Don't Sleep" | 3:18 |
7. | "WWW" | 2:11 |
8. | "Rhythm Bruises" | 3:14 |
9. | "Don't Make Me Hit You" | 2:34 |
10. | "Late Night Morning Light" | 2:06 |
Chart | Peak position |
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French Albums ( SNEP) [18] | 183 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [5] | 15 |