Caer (album)

2018 studio album by Twin Shadow

Caer

Studio album by

Twin Shadow

Released| April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
Genre|

* New wave[1]
* art pop[1]

Length| 41:07
Label| Warner Music Group/Reprise
Producer| George Lewis Jr.
Twin Shadow chronology
| Eclipse
(2015)  | Caer
(2018)  | Broken Horses
(2018)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 6.7/10[2]
Metacritic| 69/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
DIY| [4]
Drowned in Sound| 7/10[5]
Exclaim!| 5/10[6]
The Independent| [7]
Loud and Quiet| 8/10[8]
PopMatters| 6/10[9]
Slant Magazine| [10]

Caer is the fourth studio album by Dominican-American singer-songwriter George Lewis Jr., under his stage name Twin Shadow. It was released on April 27, 2018 under Warner Music Group.[11]

## Release

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On February 22, 2018, Twin Shadow announced the release of the new album, alongside two new singles "Little Woman" and "Saturdays", which features a collaboration by Haim.[11] On March 16, 2018, the next single "Brace" was released, with a collaboration by Rainsford.[12]

## Critical reception

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Caer was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69, based on 10 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 69 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews.[13]

## Track listing

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Caer track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Brace" (featuring Rainsford)|

* George Lewis Jr.
* Ethan Silverman
* Wynne Bennett
* Rainey Qualley

* George Lewis Jr.
* Wynne Bennett

| 3:26
2.| "Saturdays" (featuring Haim)|

* Lewis Jr.
* Este Haim
* Danielle Haim
* Alana Haim

* Lewis Jr.
* BJ Burton

| 2:52
3.| "Sympathy" (featuring Rainsford)|

* Lewis Jr.
* Bennett
* Edward Bezalel
* Qualley

* Lewis Jr.
* Bennett

| 2:52
4.| "18 Years"| Lewis jr.|

* Lewis Jr.
* Burton
* Bennett
* Nate Donmoyer

| 3:18
5.| "Little Woman"|

* Lewis Jr.
* Bennett

* Lewis Jr.
* Bennett

| 3:32
6.| "When You're Wrong"|

* Lewis Jr.
* Bezalel
* Bennett

* Lewis Jr.
* Bennett

| 3:29
7.| "Twins Theme"| Lewis Jr.| Lewis Jr.| 1:28
8.| "Littlest Things"|

* Lewis Jr.
* Bennett
* Donmoyer

* Donmoyer
* Lewis Jr.

| 3:43
9.| "Too Many Colors"|

* Bezalel
* Lewis Jr.

* Burton
* Lewis Jr.

| 3:46
10.| "Rust"| Lewis Jr.| Lewis Jr.| 1:34
11.| "Obvious People"| Lewis Jr.| Lewis Jr.| 3:42
12.| "Runaway"|

* Lewis Jr.
* Bezalel

* Lewis Jr.
* Donmoyer
* Burton
* Bennett

| 3:42
13.| "Bombs Away"|

* Lewis Jr.
* Bezalel

* Lewis Jr.
* Burton

| 2:36

## Personnel

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Musicians

* George Lewis Jr – lead vocals, producer
* Rainey Qualley – vocals
* Alana Haim – vocals
* Danielle Haim – vocals
* Este Haim – vocals

Production

* Wynne Bennett – producer
* Nate Donmoyer – engineer
* BJ Burton – mixer

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## References

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1. ^ a b Kohner, Kyle (April 23, 2018). "ALBUM REVIEW: Twin Shadow ricochets back to pop prominence with Caer". RIFF. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
4. ^ Bentley, James (April 27, 2018). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
5. ^ Adcock, Lee (April 30, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
6. ^ Mohammed, Jenna (April 24, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
7. ^ O'Connor, Roison (April 25, 2018). "Album reviews: Anne-Marie, Speedy Ortiz, Twin Shadow, Okkervill River, Willie Nelson". The Independent. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
8. ^ Beswick, Katie (April 26, 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
9. ^ Carr, Paul (April 27, 2018). "Twin Shadow Is Best When He Focuses on the Pop Hooks in 'Caer'". PopMatters. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
10. ^ Hurst, Josh (April 22, 2018). "Slant Magazine Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
11. ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam (February 22, 2018). "Twin Shadow Announces New Album Caer, Shares 2 New Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
12. ^ Thiessen, Brock (March 16, 2018). "Twin Shadow releases "Brace"". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
13. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

## External links

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* Caer at Discogs
* Caer at MusicBrainz

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Twin Shadow

Studio albums|

* Forget
* Confess
* Eclipse
* Caer
* Twin Shadow

Songs|

* "Old Love / New Love"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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