Castles is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lissie. It was released through Cooking Vinyl on March 23, 2018. From the record four singles have been released with "Boyfriend" serving as the lead single with "Blood & Muscle" being released as the second single. "Best Days" was released as the third single with "Love Blows" following as the fourth. The album holds a score of 76 on Metacritic indicating positive reception.[2]
Writing for the album commenced in late 2016 with Lissie moving from her long time recording base in Ojai, California to a more rural setting in Iowa. Lissie has said the setting change helped promote a "very natural and enjoyable" recording process. The album was released on March 23, 2018, through Cooking Vinyl on CD, LP and through online services.[1]
The first single from the album, "Boyfriend", was released worldwide on June 20, 2017. The music video premiered on Lissie's official YouTube account on June 28, 2017, and was directed by Talain Rayne.[3] "Blood & Muscle", the album's second single, was released on December 1, 2017. "Best Days" was released as the third single on January 19, 2018. The single stayed on the BillboardAdult Alternative Songs Top 40 chart for 18 weeks, from February 10, 2018 (No. 37) to June 9, 2018 (No. 40), peaking at No. 9 on April 28, 2018.[4]
Critical reception to the album was positive, with Castles receiving a score of 76 based on 4 reviews on review aggregator website Metacritic.[2]NME gave the album 4 stars with reviewer Leonie Cooper writing on the tack 'World Away' she writes "she weaves in sparkling, electronic production and heavily layered vocals to produce something bordering on the symphonic" also praising "Blood & Muscle's" passion by "belting out her demons against stripped-down piano."[7]The Line of Best Fit gave the album a positive review and an 8/10 rating. Helena Wadia praised the album as her "most intense, open and raw yet – which seems to be in contrast with the fact it's the most all out pop record she's made thus far" summarizing "Castles is a message for those who are feeling uprooted – find self-determination, and never concede your power for love."[6]
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Castles is the fourth studio album by American singer songwriter Lissie It was released through Cooking Vinyl on March 23 2018 From the record four singles have been released with Boyfriend serving as the lead single with Blood amp Muscle being released as the second single Best Days was released as the third single with Love Blows following as the fourth The album holds a score of 76 on Metacritic indicating positive reception 2 CastlesStudio album by LissieReleasedMarch 23 2018 2018 03 23 GenreFolk pop rockLength44 55LabelLionboy Cooking VinylProducerJulian Emery Nick Lotto LissieLissie chronologyMy Wild West 2016 Castles 2018 Carving Canyons 2022 Singles from Castles Boyfriend Released June 20 2017 1 Blood amp Muscle Released December 1 2017 1 Best Days Released January 19 2018 1 Love Blows Released March 9 2018 promotional 1 Peace Released August 11 2020 promotional Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 ReferencesBackground editWriting for the album commenced in late 2016 with Lissie moving from her long time recording base in Ojai California to a more rural setting in Iowa Lissie has said the setting change helped promote a very natural and enjoyable recording process The album was released on March 23 2018 through Cooking Vinyl on CD LP and through online services 1 The first single from the album Boyfriend was released worldwide on June 20 2017 The music video premiered on Lissie s official YouTube account on June 28 2017 and was directed by Talain Rayne 3 Blood amp Muscle the album s second single was released on December 1 2017 Best Days was released as the third single on January 19 2018 The single stayed on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs Top 40 chart for 18 weeks from February 10 2018 No 37 to June 9 2018 No 40 peaking at No 9 on April 28 2018 4 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic76 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Line of Best Fit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Skinny nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Critical reception to the album was positive with Castles receiving a score of 76 based on 4 reviews on review aggregator website Metacritic 2 NME gave the album 4 stars with reviewer Leonie Cooper writing on the tack World Away she writes she weaves in sparkling electronic production and heavily layered vocals to produce something bordering on the symphonic also praising Blood amp Muscle s passion by belting out her demons against stripped down piano 7 The Line of Best Fit gave the album a positive review and an 8 10 rating Helena Wadia praised the album as her most intense open and raw yet which seems to be in contrast with the fact it s the most all out pop record she s made thus far summarizing Castles is a message for those who are feeling uprooted find self determination and never concede your power for love 6 Track listing editAll tracks are written by LissieCastles track listingNo TitleLength1 World Away 2 332 Crazy Girl 3 343 Castles 3 364 Blood amp Muscle 3 535 Best Days 2 536 Feels Good 3 317 Boyfriend 3 588 Somewhere 3 249 Love Blows 2 5310 What Am I Gonna Do 4 0511 Peace 3 3912 Sand 3 5213 Meet Me in the Mystery 3 04Total length 44 55Charts editChart performance for Castles Chart 2018 Peakposition Scottish Albums OCC 9 6 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 10 80 UK Albums OCC 11 9 US Folk Albums Billboard 12 15 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 13 3 US Independent Albums Billboard 14 13Release history editRelease history of Castles Country Date Format Label Catalog no Various March 23 2018 DLLPTP Cooking VinylLionboyThirty Tigers COOKLP695 15 CD COOKCD695 15 References edit a b c d e Production Information Genius Retrieved on March 28 2018 a b c Metacritic Score Metacritic Retrieved on March 28 2018 BF Video YouTube Retrieved on March 28 2018 Lissie Chart History Adult Alternative Songs February 14 2018 Billboard Retrieved February 14 2018 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Castles Lissie Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved November 21 2020 a b LOBF review The Line of Best Fit Retrieved on March 28 2018 a b NME Review NME March 22 2018 Retrieved on March 28 2018 Smail Alexander March 21 2018 Lissie album review Castles The Skinny Retrieved November 21 2020 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 31 2018 Swisscharts com Lissie Castles Hung Medien Retrieved April 4 2018 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 31 2018 Lissie Chart History Top Americana Folk Albums Billboard Retrieved April 4 2018 Lissie Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved April 4 2018 Lissie Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved April 4 2018 a b Album Information Amazon Retrieved on March 28 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Castles Lissie album amp oldid 1168546480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
