Weather received "universal acclaim" from critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream publications, the release achieved an average score of 82 based on 15 reviews.[2]
In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Andy Kellman wrote: "The wealth of lithe, quiet backdrops played at slow tempos allows Ndegeocello, who switches between husky lower and sweet upper registers with more ease than ever, to tickle the ears. No song rocks, but a few groove."[3] Alex McPherson of The Guardian described Weather as "deeply intimate, wholly engrossing,' going on to say "Ndegéocello's work has often been heavy with mood while elliptical of songcraft, but Weather contains her most direct material since the early 1990s."[4] At Spin, Barry Walters explained: "After kick-starting neo-soul in the '90s, this chimerical bassist shimmied through countless genres as if to dodge and defy any tag — racial, gender, sexual, aesthetic. Here, she teams with producer Joe Henry for a somber mood piece that plays the introspection of singer-songwriter folk as meditative jazz."[8]
Accoladesedit
Publications' year-end list appearances for Weather
weather, meshell, ndegeocello, album, weather, ninth, studio, album, american, singer, meshell, ndegeocello, released, november, 2011, naïve, label, weatherstudio, album, meshell, ndegeocelloreleasednovember, 2011genrealternative, rocklength47, 33labelnaïvepro. Weather is the ninth studio album by American singer Meshell Ndegeocello released on November 15 2011 on the Naive label WeatherStudio album by Meshell NdegeocelloReleasedNovember 15 2011GenreAlternative rockLength47 33LabelNaiveProducerJoe Henry 1 Keefus CianciaMeshell Ndegeocello chronologyDevil s Halo 2009 Weather 2011 Pour une Ame Souveraine A Dedication to Nina Simone 2012 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic82 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 The Guardian 4 The IndependentNegative 5 PopMatters8 10 6 Slant Magazine 7 Contents 1 Critical reception 1 1 Accolades 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception editWeather received universal acclaim from critics According to Metacritic which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream publications the release achieved an average score of 82 based on 15 reviews 2 In a review for AllMusic critic reviewer Andy Kellman wrote The wealth of lithe quiet backdrops played at slow tempos allows Ndegeocello who switches between husky lower and sweet upper registers with more ease than ever to tickle the ears No song rocks but a few groove 3 Alex McPherson of The Guardian described Weather as deeply intimate wholly engrossing going on to say Ndegeocello s work has often been heavy with mood while elliptical of songcraft but Weather contains her most direct material since the early 1990s 4 At Spin Barry Walters explained After kick starting neo soul in the 90s this chimerical bassist shimmied through countless genres as if to dodge and defy any tag racial gender sexual aesthetic Here she teams with producer Joe Henry for a somber mood piece that plays the introspection of singer songwriter folk as meditative jazz 8 Accolades edit Publications year end list appearances for Weather Critic Publication List Rank Ref Slant Magazine Slant Magazine s Top 25 Albums of 2011 13 9 Track listing editWeather track listingNo TitleWriter s Length1 Weather Meshell NdegeocelloBenji Hughes2 322 Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear NdegeocelloChris BruceGabe Noel2 453 Feeling for the Wall NdegeocelloJoe Henry3 284 Chance NdegeocelloBruceDeantoni Parks3 315 Oysters Hughes2 406 Rapid Fire NdegeocelloParksChris Connelly4 567 Chelsea Hotel Leonard Cohen5 128 Dirty World NdegeocelloParks3 199 A Bitter Mule NdegeocelloBruce2 5410 Crazy and Wild Keefus CianciaHughes4 3211 La Petite Mort NdegeocelloNicci Kasper3 3112 Dead End NdegeocelloBruceKasper5 1113 Don t Take My Kindess for Weakness The Soul Children3 03Personnel editMusicians Meshell Ndegeocello bass vocals Deantoni Parks drums Nicci Kasper vocals Chris Bruce guitar bass Keefus Ciancia piano Gabe Noel cello bass Benji Hughes piano vocals Deantoni Parks drums Jay Bellerose drums Production Joe Henry producer Ryan Freeland engineer mastering mixerCharts editChart performance for Weather Chart 2011 Peakposition US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 10 37References edit Cotto Maria October 30 2011 First Listen Meshell Ndegeocello Weather NPR org Retrieved June 5 2021 a b Metacritic Review Metacritic Retrieved June 5 2021 a b Kellman Andy 2011 Meshell Ndegeocello Weather AllMusic Retrieved June 5 2021 a b Macpherson Alex November 4 2011 Meshell Ndegeocello Weather review The Guardian Retrieved June 5 2021 Johnson Phil November 13 2011 Album Meshell Ndegeocello Weather Naive The Independent Retrieved June 5 2021 Chiola Enio November 27 2011 Meshell Ndegeocello Weather PopMatters Retrieved June 5 2021 Keefe Jonathan November 7 2011 Slant Magazine Review Slant Magazine Retrieved June 5 2021 Walters Barry November 8 2011 Spin Magazine Review Spin Retrieved June 5 2021 The 25 Best Albums of 2011 Slant Magazine December 14 2011 Retrieved June 5 2021 MeShell Ndegeocello Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved June 5 2021 External links editWeather at Discogs list of releases Weather at MusicBrainz list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weather Meshell Ndegeocello album amp oldid 1215224804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
