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Hayday (album)

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Hayday
A grainy photo montage of a house overlooking a field
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)
Recorded2021[1]
StudioJake Kelley and Ryan Walchonski's apartment, South Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
GenreIndie rock
Length20:57
LanguageEnglish
LabelJulia's War
ProducerSeb Kinsler
Feeble Little Horse chronology
Modern Tourism
(2021)
Hayday
(2021)
Girl with Fish
(2023)

Hayday is a 2021 studio album by American indie rock band Feeble Little Horse, their first full-length album and their first with vocalist Lydia Slocum.[2] The album was recorded as Slocum joined[1] and received positive attention from critics, especially for the track "Chores",[3] leading to the group signing with Saddle Creek Records, which would re-release Hayday in 2022.[4]

Reception

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Abby Jones of Pitchfork rated Hayday 7.4 out of 10, calling it "a relentless, intentionally chaotic document of twentysomething existential dread", praising vocalist Lydia Slocum's lyrics in particular.[5] Writing for Stereogum, Eli Enis considers this release "an enormous leap forward" in the band's sound from their debut EP Modern Tourism.[2] In a feature on the band for Paste Devon Chodzin wrote that this album has "screeching earworms made the band unforgettable".[3] "Chores" was highlighted by The New York Times, where critic Lindsay Zoladz writing that the band knows "exactly how much noise belongs in their noise-pop" and calls Slocum's vocals charismatic.[6] Marissa Lorusso of NPR stated that this song "radiates a deliciously over-it energy" with lyrics about a break-up that Slocum went through.[7]

Track listing

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All songs written by Jake Kelley, Seb Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, and Ryan Walchonski.

  1. "Worth It (Intro)" – 1:14
  2. "Termites" – 2:39
  3. "Chores" – 2:23
  4. "Tricks" – 2:58
  5. "Too Much" – 0:44
  6. "Sherman's Last Ride" – 0:17
  7. "Picture" – 2:05
  8. "You Got It Babe" – 0:50
  9. "Kennedy" – 2:23
  10. "Drama Queen" – 2:29
  11. "Grace (Outro)" – 3:04

Bonus tracks on 2022 Saddle Creek re-release

  1. "Dog Song 2" – 2:11
  2. "Termites" (Full Body 2 Remix) – 3:07

Personnel

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Feeble Little Horse

  • Jake Kelley – drums, artwork, recording, mixing
  • Seb Kinsler – guitar, vocals, recording, mixing, production
  • Lydia Slocum – vocals, artwork, recording, mixing
  • Ryan Walchonski – guitar, vocals, recording, mixing

Additional personnel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fair, Meg (May 10, 2023). "Meet Feeble Little Horse, the Young Noise-Pop Band Repping Pittsburgh DIY". Rising. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Enis, Eli (December 5, 2022). "Band To Watch: Feeble Little Horse". Band to Watch. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Chodzin, Devon (June 9, 2023). "On Girl With Fish, feeble little horse Are Covert Poptimists". Music > Features. Paste. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Samantha (December 22, 2022). "Feeble Little Horse's dizzying journey beyond the world of DIY". Artists. WXPN. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Abby (November 16, 2022). "Feeble Little Horse: Hayday". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (October 28, 2022). "Rihanna Inches Back to Music, and 8 More New Songs". The Playlist. The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Lorusso, Marissa (October 25, 2022). "feeble little horse, 'Chores'". #NowPlaying. NPR. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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