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Alone for the First Time

Alone for the First Time
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Studio album by Ryan Hemsworth
Released November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
Genre Electronic, indie pop
Length 27:47
Label Last Gang Records, Secret Songs
Producer Ryan Hemsworth
Ryan Hemsworth chronology
Guilt Trips
(2013)Guilt Trips2013
Alone for the First Time
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 72/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Clash 8/10
CMJ favorable
Consequence of Sound B-
DIY 4/5 stars
Exclaim! 7/10
Pitchfork 6.0/10

Alone for the First Time is the second studio album by Canadian record producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records and Secret Songs on November 4, 2014. Music videos were created for "Snow in Newark", "Too Long Here", and "Surrounded".

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Alone for the First Time received an average score of 72% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Felicity Martin of Clash gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "It's a sad record, but one that envelops you in a warm hug, wipes your eyes and plays with your hair." Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.0 out of 10, saying, "Alone for the First Time is the furthest he's pushed himself, and the growing pains on the album can be chalked up to the strain of trying new things, a kind of adolescent awkwardness that shows signs of maturing into something sophisticated and unique."

CMJ placed it at number 3 on its list of the "30 Best Albums of 2014".


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