Although Planningtorock had been working on the album's songs since 2007, eventually writing more than 27 songs,[4] they didn't sign with DFA Records until correspondence began with James Murphy in 2010 after he sent them a fan email that said "Really like the Planningtorock stuff – just saying".[5]
W received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[7] Alex Denney of NME described the album as "a masterpiece of art-pop experimentalism that gleefully expands on [Planningtorock's] debut".[10] Heather Phares from AllMusic stated, "W isn’t as rousing as its predecessor, but it may be an even richer album; in its own way, it's just as audacious".[8] Kitty Empire, writing for The Guardian, commented that W "often takes a bit of dedication, but it's a challenging, lavish listen, too".[15] Summarized Consequence of Sound, "It might be tempting for some to initially dismiss Planningtorock as weird for the sake of being weird, but W exposes an artist who is experimenting with musical conventions, with bizarre and often captivating results".[16]
Accoladesedit
Clash placed W at number 17 on its list of the top 40 albums of 2011.[17]NME placed the album at number 25 on its list of the 50 best albums of 2011.[18]Sentimentalist Magazine placed it at number two on its list of the top ten albums of 2011.[19]
Singlesedit
"Doorway" was released as the album's lead single commercially in Europe on 21 February 2011.[20] Planningtorock directed and edited the music video for the song by themself.
"The Breaks" became the second single for W and was named the "Single of the Week" by Clash.[21] The single included a remix by Telepathe.[22] The song was later offered as the Free MP3 of the Day on 30 June 2011 on Spinner.[23]
"Living It Out" serves as the album's third single and included remixes by Jackson and Billy Lock (the alias of Felix Martin from Hot Chip).[24] Planningtorock directed two separate music videos: one for the original song and another for the remix by Laurel Halo.[25][26]
Track listingedit
All songs and lyrics written and composed by Planningtorock, except where noted.
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^Roberts, Daniel Nils (28 June 2011). "Planningtorock: W < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^Suarez, Jessica. . Spin. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^Empire, Kitty (22 May 2011). "Planningtorock: W – Review". The Guardian. London.
^Mojica, Frank (16 May 2011). "Planningtorock – W". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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^"50 Best Albums of 2011". NME. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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^Murray, Robin (10 May 2011). "Singles Round Up – May 9th". Clash. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
^"PlanningToRock – The Breaks (File, MP3) at Discogs". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
^Spinella, Mike (30 June 2011). "Planningtorock, 'The Breaks' – Free MP3 Download". Spinner. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^Worthy, Stephen (11 November 2011). "RA Reviews: Planningtorock – Living It Out (Single)". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^Hockley-Smith, Sam. "Video: Planningtorock, "Living It Out"". The Fader. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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W is the second solo studio album by English recording artist Planningtorock released on 23 May 2011 by Rostron Records and DFA Records WStudio album by PlanningtorockReleased23 May 2011Recorded2007 2010GenreElectronica 1 experimental 2 synth pop 3 Length50 21LabelDFA RostronProducerChristoffer Berg Al Doyle Olof Dreijer Tom Hopkins Felix Martin Alex Pieroni PlanningtorockPlanningtorock chronologyTomorrow In a Year 2010 W 2011 All Love s Legal 2014 Singles from Planningtorock Doorway Released 21 February 2011 The Breaks Released 10 May 2011 Living It Out Released 7 November 2011 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Accolades 3 Singles 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External linksBackground and recording editAlthough Planningtorock had been working on the album s songs since 2007 eventually writing more than 27 songs 4 they didn t sign with DFA Records until correspondence began with James Murphy in 2010 after he sent them a fan email that said Really like the Planningtorock stuff just saying 5 Reception editCritical reception edit Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 4 10 6 Metacritic73 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Pitchfork6 7 10 12 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Spin7 10 14 W received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 73 based on 16 reviews which indicates generally favorable reviews 7 Alex Denney of NME described the album as a masterpiece of art pop experimentalism that gleefully expands on Planningtorock s debut 10 Heather Phares from AllMusic stated W isn t as rousing as its predecessor but it may be an even richer album in its own way it s just as audacious 8 Kitty Empire writing for The Guardian commented that W often takes a bit of dedication but it s a challenging lavish listen too 15 Summarized Consequence of Sound It might be tempting for some to initially dismiss Planningtorock as weird for the sake of being weird but W exposes an artist who is experimenting with musical conventions with bizarre and often captivating results 16 Accolades edit Clash placed W at number 17 on its list of the top 40 albums of 2011 17 NME placed the album at number 25 on its list of the 50 best albums of 2011 18 Sentimentalist Magazine placed it at number two on its list of the top ten albums of 2011 19 Singles edit Doorway was released as the album s lead single commercially in Europe on 21 February 2011 20 Planningtorock directed and edited the music video for the song by themself The Breaks became the second single for W and was named the Single of the Week by Clash 21 The single included a remix by Telepathe 22 The song was later offered as the Free MP3 of the Day on 30 June 2011 on Spinner 23 Living It Out serves as the album s third single and included remixes by Jackson and Billy Lock the alias of Felix Martin from Hot Chip 24 Planningtorock directed two separate music videos one for the original song and another for the remix by Laurel Halo 25 26 Track listing editAll songs and lyrics written and composed by Planningtorock except where noted No TitleLength1 Doorway 3 302 The One 4 423 Manifesto 3 234 Going Wrong 4 555 I m Yr Man 4 066 The Breaks 4 367 Living It Out 4 308 Milky Blau 4 039 Jam 4 3410 Black Thumber 5 2211 Janine writer Arthur Russell 2 0612 9 4 34 Bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Doorway Jamroll version 3 5614 Privates 4 5415 My Valuable Hunting Knife writer Robert Pollard 4 0216 Summer Save Me 3 21Personnel editCredits for W 27 Planningtorock vocals producer instrumentalist engineer mixing artwork Christoffer Berg mixing additional production Sebastian Muller mixing Bureau artwork Simon Davey mastering Al Doyle additional production Olof Dreijer additional production Tom Hopkins additional production Hjorleifur Jonsson percussion Sten Kallman saxophone Pat Mahoney drums Felix Martin additional production Alex Pieroni Additional production on Manifesto References edit Wallace Wyndham BBC Music Review of Planningtorock W Freeman John 24 May 2011 Rudely Visionary Planningtorock Interviewed The Quietus a b Petridis Alex 12 October 2011 Planningtorock review The Guardian London Retrieved 21 November 2011 Mcfarlane David 23 May 2011 Planningtorock interview It s all I do I love it Dummy Retrieved 8 December 2011 Freeman John 24 May 2011 Rudely Visionary Planningtorock Interviewed The Quietus Retrieved 8 December 2011 W by Planningtorock review AnyDecentMusic a b c d W Reviews Ratings Credits and More at Metacritic Metacritic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 21 November 2011 a b Phares Heather 2011 W Planningtorock AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 21 November 2011 McNulty Bernadette 19 May 2011 Planningtorock W CD review The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 24 September 2019 Retrieved 8 May 2020 a b Denney Alex NME Album Reviews Album Review Planningtorock W NME COM NME Retrieved 21 November 2011 Empire Kitty 21 May 2011 Planningtorock W review The Observer Retrieved 8 May 2020 Perpetua Matthew 3 June 2011 Planningtorock W Pitchfork Retrieved 21 November 2011 Roberts Daniel Nils 28 June 2011 Planningtorock W lt PopMatters PopMatters Retrieved 21 November 2011 Suarez Jessica Planningtorock W DFA Spin Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Empire Kitty 22 May 2011 Planningtorock W Review The Guardian London Mojica Frank 16 May 2011 Planningtorock W Consequence of Sound Retrieved 8 May 2020 The Top 40 Albums of 2011 20 11 Clash 6 December 2011 Retrieved 9 December 2011 50 Best Albums of 2011 NME Retrieved 20 January 2012 Virbasius Madeline 26 December 2011 Sentimentalist Magazine Calls Out Top Twelve Releases of 2011 Sentimentalist Magazine Retrieved 20 January 2012 PlanningToRock Doorway File at Discogs Discogs Zinc Media Inc Retrieved 7 December 2011 Murray Robin 10 May 2011 Singles Round Up May 9th Clash Retrieved 9 December 2011 PlanningToRock The Breaks File MP3 at Discogs Discogs Zinc Media Inc Retrieved 21 January 2012 Spinella Mike 30 June 2011 Planningtorock The Breaks Free MP3 Download Spinner Retrieved 8 December 2011 Worthy Stephen 11 November 2011 RA Reviews Planningtorock Living It Out Single Resident Advisor Retrieved 8 December 2011 Hockley Smith Sam Video Planningtorock Living It Out The Fader Retrieved 8 December 2011 Video premiere Planningtorock Living It Out Laurel Halo remix Fact Retrieved 8 December 2011 PlanningToRock W CD Album at Discogs Discogs Retrieved 10 December 2011 External links edit Doorway on YouTube The Breaks at Vimeo Living It Out at Vimeo Retrieved from https en 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