Stranger (Yung Lean album)

2017 studio album by Yung Lean

Stranger

Studio album by

Yung Lean

Released| 10 November 2017
Genre|

* Hip hop
* cloud rap

Length| 46:26
Label| YEAR0001
Producer|

* Gud (also exec.)
* Yung Sherman
* Whitearmor

Yung Lean chronology
| Frost God
(2016)  | Stranger
(2017)  | Poison Ivy
(2018)

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Singles from  Stranger

1. "Red Bottom Sky"
Released: 1 September 2017
2. "Hunting My Own Skin"
Released: 22 September 2017
3. "Skimask"
Released: 19 October 2017

Stranger is the third studio album by Swedish rapper Yung Lean.[1] It was released on November 10, 2017, by the label YEAR0001 and was executively produced by Gud, with additional production from Whitearmor and Yung Sherman.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 6.3/10[2]
Metacritic| 63/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
The A.V. Club| B−[5]
Clash| 8/10[6]
The Guardian| [7]
Mojo| [3]
NME| 6/10[8]
The Observer| [9]
Pitchfork| 6.8/10[10]
Q| [3]
The Skinny| [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Stranger received an average score of 63, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[12] NME magazine's Jamie Milton noted that "Tragedy surrounds Yung Lean's work, and "Stranger"'s best moments find him channelling turmoil into something cathartic" and said that Stranger was "sad, despairing and desolate".[8] Writing for The Observer, Tara Joshi found the record more comfortable than Lean's previous work, specifically his second major label album, "channelling his uniquely hazy take on melodic southern hip-hop" and said that "Stranger is especially striking for its beautiful production, drifting with dark synth glossiness that can feel a little meandering and aimless but just about avoids self-indulgence."[9] Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork said that the "Swedish rapper’s third album offers glimpses of his full potential, songs that pierce through the detachment that once obscured real emotion." and said that "In these moments, Lean’s identity shifts from something borrowed to something innate."[10]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Yung Lean.

No.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Muddy Sea"| Yung Sherman| 2:44
2.| "Red Bottom Sky"| Gud| 5:03
3.| "Skimask"| Gud| 3:16
4.| "Silver Arrows"|

* Gud
* Whitearmor

| 3:06
5.| "Metallic Intuition"| Gud| 3:35
6.| "Push/Lost Weekend"| Gud| 2:54
7.| "Salute/Pacman"| Whitearmor| 3:17
8.| "Drop It/Scooter"|

* Gud
* Whitearmor

| 4:05
9.| "Hunting My Own Skin"|

* Gud
* Whitearmor

| 3:02
10.| "Iceman"| Whitearmor| 3:14
11.| "Snakeskin/Bullets"| Gud| 1:07
12.| "Fallen Demon"| Yung Sherman| 2:47
13.| "Agony"| Gud| 3:34
14.| "Yellowman"|

* Gud
* Yung Sherman

| 4:42
Total length:| 46:26

## Charts

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Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 18

## References

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1. ^ "Yung Lean Reveals 'Stranger' Album & Drops 'Hunting My Own Skin'". September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
2. ^ "Stranger by Yung Lean reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
3. ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Stranger". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
4. ^ Z. Yeung, Neil. "Stranger – Yung Lean". AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
5. ^ "Here are 3 albums you should know about this week". The A.V. Club. November 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
6. ^ Rosebury, Will (November 21, 2017). "Yung Lean – Stranger". Clash. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (9 November 2017). "Yung Lean: Stranger review – sad songs by a hip-hop enigma". The Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
8. ^ a b Milton, Jamie (November 9, 2017). "Yung Lean—'Stranger'". NME. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
9. ^ a b Joshi, Tara (November 12, 2017). "Yung Lean: Stranger review – hypnotic soundscapes". The Observer. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
10. ^ a b Garvey, Meaghan (November 11, 2017). "Yung Lean: Stranger". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
11. ^ Devlin, Ross (November 9, 2017). "Yung Lean – Stranger". The Skinny. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
12. ^ Stranger by Yung Lean, retrieved 2017-12-11
13. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
14. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 18, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".

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Yung Lean

Discography

Studio albums|

* Unknown Memory
* Warlord
* Stranger
* Starz
* Psykos (with Bladee)
* Jonatan

Mixtapes|

* Frost God
* Stardust

Singles|

* "Kyoto"
* "Yoshi City"
* "Crystal Clear Ice"
* "Hoover"

Other songs|

* "Ginseng Strip 2002"

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