Real (Lydia Loveless album)

Real is the fourth studio album by American musician Lydia Loveless. It was released on August 19, 2016 by Bloodshot Records.[6]

Real
Studio album by
Lydia Loveless
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
RecordedColumbus, Ohio
GenreSinger-songwriter
Pop/Rock
Alternative country
Americana
Length38:49
LabelBloodshot Records
ProducerLydia Loveless
Joe Viers
Lydia Loveless chronology
Somewhere Else
(2014)		 Real
(2016)		 Boy Crazy and Single(s)
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA-[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Boston Globe8/10[5]

Background

The record is a continued collaboration (after two records and one EP) between Loveless and engineer Joe Viers, who recorded the record at Viers' Grove City, Ohio Sonic Lounge Studios.[7]

Critical reception

Real was featured as part of NPR Music's First Listen series.[8]

Writing for Exclaim!, Sarah Green hailed Loveless' "flickering, torchy voice".[4]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Year Rank
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
26[9]
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
15[10]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
47[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lydia Loveless.

Real (CD, LP)
No.TitleLength
1."Same to You"3:54
2."Longer"3:57
3."More Than Ever"3:34
4."Heaven"4:37
5."Out on Love"3:49
6."Midwestern Guys"3:04
7."Bilbao"4:50
8."European"4:47
9."Clumps"2:00
10."Real"4:14

References
  1. "Real – Lydia Loveless". Metacritic. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. Deming, Mark (August 19, 2016). "Real – Lydia Loveless". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  3. Zaleski, Annie (August 19, 2016). "Lydia Loveless' Real is an adventurous, brutally honest sucker punch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  4. Greene, Sarah (August 17, 2016). "Lydia Loveless – Real". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. Munro, Stuart (August 18, 2016). "Lydia Loveless takes a long, honest look at relationships on 'Real' – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  6. DeVille, Chris (June 1, 2016). "Lydia Loveless – "Longer" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  7. "Lydia Loveless – The Making of 'Real' (New Album 8/19/16)" (Video). Bloodshot Records. June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  8. Hight, Jewly (August 11, 2016). "First Listen: Lydia Loveless, 'Real'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  9. "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  10. "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  11. "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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