Something to Tell You | ||||
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Studio album by Haim | ||||
Released | July 7, 2017 | |||
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Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 42:34 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Singles from Something to Tell You | ||||
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Metacritic | 69/100 |
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AllMusic | |
Clash | 7/10 |
Entertainment Weekly | A− |
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Mojo | |
NME | |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 |
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Something to Tell You is the second studio album by American pop rock band Haim. It was released on July 7, 2017, by Polydor Records. The album's lead single, "Want You Back", was released on May 3, 2017. On May 10, the album cover was revealed, along with the preorder announcement. "Little of Your Love" was then announced as the second single on June 18, 2017, via Twitter. "Nothing's Wrong" was released as the third single on August 21, 2017.
Haim toured for two years to support their previous release, Days Are Gone, the three sisters' 2013 debut album that was met with a great deal of critical and commercial success. With the conclusion of their tour came the beginning of the process of crafting Something to Tell You: "All we knew for two years was wake up, soundcheck, play the show, go to sleep and fit in a slice of pizza at some point. We needed to turn our brains from touring brains back to writing brains. When we came home, we literally got off the bus, took a nap and went right into the studio." The initial sessions for the album were unfruitful; the band questioned the quality of the songs, wondering if they were on par with the debut album. However, a breakthrough came after the producers of the 2015 Judd Apatow-directed romantic comedy Trainwreck asked the band to write a song to for the film's soundtrack. "Little of Your Love", the album's second single, was produced in under a week at the film producers' request, and although it was ultimately not selected for the soundtrack, completing the song gave the band the confidence they needed to write new material for the album.
In the following years, the band developed the album, taking breaks and continuing to perform at various shows and festivals, much of which would further inspire the album. The band switched between Valentine Studios, an infrequently used 1970's production facility in Valley Village (a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California), and producer Ariel Rechtshaid's home studio.