More You Becomes You
| More You Becomes You | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Plush | ||||
| Released | September 8, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 28:58 | |||
| Label | Domino, Drag City | |||
| Producer | Liam Hayes | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| The Guardian |  [3] |
| NME | 8/10[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Select | 4/5[6] |
| The Village Voice | C+[7] |
More You Becomes You is the debut studio album by American musician Liam Hayes, at the time known only as Plush, originally released on September 8, 1998 on the Drag City label in the United States and on the Domino label in Europe.[1]
More You Becomes You featured mournful pianos, sweeping arrangements, plaintive emotional confessionals, and delicate vocal harmonies. The electric arrangements of his debut single, "Found a Little Baby", were abandoned in favor of simple piano arrangements. The album was mainly centered on Hayes installed at his piano with a tape machine ready to record. It featured a raw simplicity with Hayes giggling mischievously as he missed the high notes of a delicate "(I Didn't Know) I Was Asleep".[4]
In 2012, More You Becomes You was cited as an influence by Destroyer's Dan Bejar.[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Liam Hayes.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virginia" | 2:07 |
| 2. | "More You Becomes You" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "(I Didn't Know) I was Asleep" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "The Party I" | 0:30 |
| 5. | "The Party II" | 0:30 |
| 6. | "Soaring and Boring" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "(See It in the) Early Morning" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Instrumental" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Save the People" | 2:12 |
| 10. | "The Sailor" | 5:43 |
References
- 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. "More You Becomes You – Plush". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ Brunner, Rob (October 2, 1998). "More You Becomes You". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ Cox, Tom (September 11, 1998). "More, please". The Guardian. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- 1 2 Goldsmith, Jerry (September 10, 1998). "Plush – More You Becomes You". NME. Archived from the original on September 30, 2000. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Plush: More You Becomes You". Q (159): 126. December 1999.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (October 1998). "Plush: More You Becomes You". Select (100): 94–97.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 1, 1998). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan (July 24, 2012). "5-10-15-20: Destroyer". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
