Warm is the second studio album by American musician Jeff Tweedy, released on November 30, 2018 by dBpm Records. It is his first solo album of entirely new material.[2]
It was released shortly after the release of Tweedy's memoir, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back).
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| NME | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[11] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[12] |
| Q | [13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
Warm has received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 21 reviews.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeff Tweedy
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bombs Above" | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Some Birds" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Don't Forget" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "How Hard It Is for a Desert to Die" | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Let's Go Rain" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "From Far Away" | 3:10 |
| 7. | "I Know What It's Like" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Having Been Is No Way to Be" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "The Red Brick" | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Warm (When the Sun Has Died)" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "How Will I Find You?" | 6:05 |
| Total length: | 39:41 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[15]
Musicians
- Jeff Tweedy – vocals, songwriting, instruments
- Spencer Tweedy – drums (1–3, 5–10), synthesizer (8)
- Sammy Tweedy – backing vocals (2), synthesizer (6)
- Glenn Kotche – drums (11)
- Ava Brennan – backing vocals (2)
Technical personnel
- Jeff Tweedy – production, engineering [with], mixing [with], design
- Tom Schick – mixing, engineering, production [with]
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Mark Greenberg – assistant engineering, studio management, design
- Spencer Tweedy – design
- Sammy Tweedy – photography
- Sheila Sachs – design
- Phoebe Randall – title constellation illustration
- George Saunders – liner notes
- Jacob Daneman – publicity
- Jessica Linker – publicity
- Sam McAllister – publicity
- Frank Riley – booking
- Dawn Nepp – financial management
- Josh Grier – legal
- Davi Rodrigues de Lima – lacquer cut
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 75 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 83 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 87 |
References
- ^ Kamp, Justin (November 30, 2018). "Stream Jeff Tweedy's WARM Now". Paste. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (November 30, 2018). "Jeff Tweedy shares his first solo album of original music, WARM: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Warm by Jeff Tweedy reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Warm by Jeff Tweedy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Warm - Jeff Tweedy". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Kot, Greg (November 30, 2018). "Review: Jeff Tweedy solo album, 'Warm,' mines anger, humor, consolation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Bray, Ryan (November 30, 2018). "Album of the Week: Jeff Tweedy Settles into His Past on WARM". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Hann, Michael (November 30, 2018). "Jeff Tweedy: Warm review – frayed and intimate autobiography". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jeff Tweedy – Warm". Mojo (January 2019 ed.). p. 82.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (November 22, 2018). "Jeff Tweedy – 'Warm' review". NME. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (December 3, 2018). "Jeff Tweedy: WARM Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Ingalls, Chris (November 30, 2018). "'Warm' Is Jeff Tweedy, Solo and Unfiltered". PopMatters. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jeff Tweedy – Warm". Q (January 2019 ed.). p. 107.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (November 30, 2018). "Review: Jeff Tweedy Plunges Into His Fears on 'Warm'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Warm (Liner notes). Jeff Tweedy. dBpm Records. 2018. DBPM-007-18-LP.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Jeff Tweedy – Warm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Jeff Tweedy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
