Goodness (The Hotelier album)

Goodness
Studio album by The Hotelier
Released May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
Recorded August-September, 2015
Genre Indie rock,[1] punk rock[1]
Length 47:19
Label Tiny Engines
The Hotelier chronology
Home, Like Noplace Is There
(2014)
Goodness
(2016)
Singles from Goodness
  1. "Piano Player"
    Released: March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
Consequence of SoundB+[5]
DIY[6]
Exclaim!(9/10)[7]
Pitchfork(8.0/10)[8]
Punknews.org[9]
Spin(9/10)[1]

Goodness is the third studio album by American rock band The Hotelier released in May 2016.[10]

Critical reception

Goodness received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2] Writing for Exclaim!, Conor Mackie gave the album an extremely positive review, hailing it as "their most mature, most complete record to date."[7]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "N 43° 59' 38.927" W 71° 23' 45.27""   0:48
2. "Goodness Pt. 2"   4:03
3. "Piano Player"   5:35
4. "N 43° 33' 55.676" W 72° 45' 11.914""   1:33
5. "Two Deliverances"   3:58
6. "Settle the Scar"   4:18
7. "Opening Mail for My Grandmother"   3:24
8. "N 42° 6' 3.001" W 71° 55' 3.295""   1:17
9. "Soft Animal"   4:04
10. "Sun"   6:42
11. "You in This Light"   3:39
12. "Fear of Good"   1:42
13. "End of Reel"   6:16
Total length:
47:20

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Review: The Hotelier, 'Goodness'". SPIN. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Goodness by The Hotelier". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. Monger, Timothy (2016-05-27). "Goodness - The Hotelier". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. Anthony, David (2016-05-27). "Goodness · The Hotelier · Music Review On Goodness, The Hotelier gets lost in the wilderness and comes out the other side · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  5. Kaye, Ben (2016-05-25). "The Hotelier – Goodness | Album Reviews". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  6. "The Hotelier - Goodness | DIY". Diymag.com. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  7. 1 2 Mackie, Conor (2016-05-27). "The Hotelier Goodness". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  8. Jillian Mapes (2016-05-27). "The Hotelier: Goodness Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  9. "The Hotelier - Goodness". Punknews.org. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  10. "Artists - Tiny Engines - The Hotelier". tinyengines.limitedrun.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  11. "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  12. "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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