Without Your Love is the debut solo studio album by American musician Christopher Dexter Greenspan under the pseudonym oOoOO.[1][2] It was released on June 24, 2013, through his own record label Nihjgt Feelings.[3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[4]

Background

After releasing two EPs through Tri Angle, oOoOO released his debut studio album, Without Your Love, through his own record label Nihjgt Feelings.[5] During the making of the album, he drew inspiration from a local train outside of his apartment window.[6] In a 2013 interview, when asked if "Mouchette" had anything to do with Robert Bresson's film Mouchette, he "told that to him there was no immediate connection, but had realized he had seen the movie around the time he wrote the song."[7] M.L. provided guest vocals on "Stay Here".[8][9]

As for the album's darkness, he explained: "Even the cover art is nearly black. The whole package is very understated and has a sort of deadpan delivery. If it's dark, it's dark in the sense of being empty."[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Consequence[12]
DIY7/10[13]
Fact[14]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[15]
MusicOMH[16]
NME4/10[17]
Pitchfork6.7/10[6]
The Skinny[18]
XLR8R6/10[19]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Without Your Love received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 from 10 critic scores.[4]

Alex Cull of The Line of Best Fit commented that "Without Your Love finds the San Francisco-based producer successfully forging a refined suite that, while certainly unsettling at times, never loses its focused application of melody or fastidious approach to texture in the pursuit of cheap thrills."[15] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "An impressive first full-length from an artist equally adept at intricate productions and affecting songwriting, Without Your Love brings all of Greenspan's talents together in a satisfying whole."[11]

Track listing

Without Your Love track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sirens"5:43
2."Stay Here"4:05
3."3:51 AM"2:46
4."Without Your Love"3:15
5."On It"3:52
6."Crossed Wires"3:37
7."Mouchette"3:21
8."The South"3:08
9."Misunderstood"4:36
10."5:51 AM"1:23
11."Across a Sea"5:01
Total length:40:47

References

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "oOoOO". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Listen to New Releases From James Holden, oOoOO, All Tiny Creatures, Matias Aguayo, The Orwells, Lightning Dust, Bass Drum of Death Via Pitchfork Advance". Pitchfork. June 17, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Louche, Liz (April 9, 2013). "oOoOO releasing debut full-length on his brand new, difficult-to-spell label". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Without Your Love by oOoOO". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Ryce, Andrew (April 10, 2013). "oOoOO goes Without Your Love". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Patel, Puja (July 9, 2013). "oOoOO: Without Your Love". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Lobenfeld, Claire (May 15, 2013). "oOoOO – "Mouchette" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 8, 2013). "oOoOO – "Stay Here" (Feat. M.L.)". Stereogum. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 8, 2013). ""Stay Here" [ft. M.L.]". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (June 18, 2013). "Nihjgt Falls: San Francisco producer oOoOO on his cross-generic debut LP". The Skinny. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Without Your Love - oOoOO". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  12. ^ Bosman, Chris (June 26, 2013). "Album Review: oOoOO – Without Your Love". Consequence. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ^ Young, Martyn (June 20, 2013). "oOoOO - Without Your Love". DIY. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  14. ^ Calvert, John (July 18, 2013). "Without Your Love". Fact. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Cull, Alex (June 19, 2013). "oOoOO – Without Your Love". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  16. ^ Ashton-Smith, Alan (June 20, 2013). "oOoOO – Without Your Love". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  17. ^ Pattison, Louis (June 24, 2013). "oOoOO - 'Without Your Love'". NME. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  18. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (June 7, 2013). "oOoOO – Without Your Love". The Skinny. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  19. ^ Fallon, Patric (June 28, 2013). "Without Your Love". XLR8R. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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