Tracer (album)

Tracer is the second studio album by American electronic music duo Teengirl Fantasy. It was released on R&S Records and True Panther Sounds on August 21, 2012.^[1] It features vocal contributions from Kelela, Panda Bear, Laurel Halo, and Romanthony.^[2]

Tracer
Studio album by Teengirl Fantasy
Released	August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
Genre	Electronic
Length	39:40
Label	R&S Records True Panther Sounds
Producer	Logan Takahashi Nick Weiss
Teengirl Fantasy chronology
7AM (2010) Tracer (2012) 8AM (2017)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Clash	8/10^[5]
Consequence of Sound	B^[6]
Fact	3/5^[2]
NME	7/10^[7]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[8]
PopMatters	^[9]
Resident Advisor	2.5/5^[10]
Slant Magazine	^[11]
Spin	7/10^[1]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Tracer received an average score of 71, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Sarah H. Grant of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of "B" and commented that "Teengirl Fantasy's interpretation of dance-pop through a technical EDM filter recalls Sonic Youth's re-interpretation of hardcore punk through indie rock."^[6] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying, "If Tracer has significant replay value, it's for the parsing of the details of its light-filled surface, for the sounds themselves."^[8] George Bass of Slant Magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a carefully balanced collage of experimental electronica and stylish vocal pop on which Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi display a technical prowess to match many of EDM's current stars".^[11]

Blurt named it the 27th best album of 2012.^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Logan Takahashi and Nick Weiss, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Orbit"		3:14
2.	"EFX" (featuring Kelela)	Takahashi Weiss Kelela Mizanekristos	3:40
3.	"Eternal"		4:27
4.	"Pyjama" (featuring Panda Bear)	Takahashi Weiss Noah Lennox	3:34
5.	"Mist of Time" (featuring Laurel Halo)	Takahashi Weiss Laurel Halo	3:06
6.	"End"		4:08
7.	"Vector Spray"		4:04
8.	"Inca"		3:37
9.	"Do It" (featuring Romanthony)	Takahashi Weiss Romanthony	4:37
10.	"Timeline"		5:20
Total length:			39:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Logan Takahashi – performance, production
• Nick Weiss – performance, production
• Kelela – vocals (2)
• Panda Bear – vocals (4)
• Laurel Halo – vocals (5)
• Romanthony – vocals (9)
• Nathan Boddy – additional mixing (1, 3, 5–8, 10)
• Michael Cheever – additional mixing (2, 4, 9)
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Kari Attmann – artwork
• Richard Robinson – design

References

1. Sherburne, Philip (August 23, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy, 'Tracer' (R&S/True Panther)". Spin. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
2. Finlayson, Angus (August 24, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Fact. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
3. "Tracer by Teengirl Fantasy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
4. Phares, Heather. "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
5. Rivers, Joe (August 15, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". Clash. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
6. Grant, Sarah H. (August 21, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy – Tracer". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
7. Corner, Adam (August 16, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - 'Tracer'". NME. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
8. Greene, Jayson (September 7, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
9. Houle, Zachary (August 22, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". PopMatters. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
10. Miller, Derek (September 14, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
11. Bass, George (August 12, 2012). "Teengirl Fantasy: Tracer". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
12. "2012 in Review: The Blurt Top 75 Albums". Blurt. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links

• Tracer at Discogs (list of releases)