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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Let It Sway
| name = Let It Sway
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = Album
| Artist = [[Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin]]
| artist = [[Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin]]
| Cover = Let_It_Sway.jpg
| cover = Let_It_Sway.jpg
| Released = August 17, 2010
| alt =
| released = August 17, 2010
| Recorded = Fall 2009 in Madison, WI and Portland, OR. Additional recording Winter 2009 in Springfield, MO.
| recorded = Fall 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon. Additional recording Winter 2009 in Springfield, Missouri.
| Genre = [[Indie pop]]
| Length = 41:10
| venue =
| studio =
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| Label = [[Polyvinyl Record Co.|Polyvinyl Records]] <SMALL>PRC-197</SMALL>
| Producer = [[Chris Walla]] and Beau Sorenson
| genre = [[Indie pop]]
| length = 41:10
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| Last album = '''''[[Pershing (album)|Pershing]]'''''<br/>(2008)
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| label = [[Polyvinyl Record Co.|Polyvinyl]] <SMALL>PRC-197</SMALL>
| This album = '''''Let It Sway'''''<br />(2010)
| producer = [[Chris Walla]] and Beau Sorenson
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| Next album = '''''[[Tape Club (album)|Tape Club]]'''''<br/>(2011)
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| prev_title = [[Pershing (album)|Pershing]]
| prev_year = 2008
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| next_title = [[Tape Club (album)|Tape Club]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 74/100<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/let-it-sway/someone-still-loves-you-boris-yeltsin</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/let-it-sway/someone-still-loves-you-boris-yeltsin|title=Let It Sway by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin|website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1839447|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1839447|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[Alternative Press]]
|rev2 = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://polyvinylrecords.com/drop/SSLYBY_AlternativePress_Let-it-Sway.jpg Alternative Press review]</ref>
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://polyvinylrecords.com/drop/SSLYBY_AlternativePress_Let-it-Sway.jpg Alternative Press review]</ref>
|rev3 = [[Drowned In Sound]]
|rev3 = [[Drowned In Sound]]
|rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>[http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15592/reviews/4140718 Drowned In Sound review]</ref>
|rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15592/reviews/4140718|title=Album Review: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let it Sway|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214419/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15592/reviews/4140718|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev4 = Mixtape Muse
|rev4 = Mixtape Muse
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.mixtapemuse.com/2010/08/review-someone-still-loves-you-boris.html Mixtape Muse review]</ref>
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mixtapemuse.com/2010/08/review-someone-still-loves-you-boris.html|title=REVIEW: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let It Sway|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
|rev5 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev5 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev5score = (6.8/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14554-let-it-sway/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
|rev5score = (6.8/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14554-let-it-sway/|title=Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: Let It Sway Album Review - Pitchfork|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
|rev6 = ReviewRinseRepeat
|rev6 = ReviewRinseRepeat
|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/someone-still-loves-you-boris-yeltsin/album/let-it-sway/review ReviewRinseRepeat review]</ref>
|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/someone-still-loves-you-boris-yeltsin/album/let-it-sway/review ReviewRinseRepeat review]</ref>
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|rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://polyvinylrecords.com/drop/SSLYBY_Venus_LIS.jpg Venus Zine review]</ref>
|rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://polyvinylrecords.com/drop/SSLYBY_Venus_LIS.jpg Venus Zine review]</ref>
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'''''Let It Sway''''' is the third full-length studio album from indie pop/rock band [[Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin]]. It was released through [[Polyvinyl Records]] on August 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite news
'''''Let It Sway''''' is the third full-length studio album from American indie pop/rock band [[Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin]]. It was released through [[Polyvinyl Records]] on August 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/news/index.php
|url= http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/news/index.php
|publisher = Polyvinyl Record Co.
|publisher = Polyvinyl Record Co.
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "Back In The Saddle " – 4:28
# "Back in the Saddle " – 4:28
# "Sink/Let It Sway" – 3:05
# "Sink/Let It Sway" – 3:05
# "Banned (By The Man)" – 3:45
# "Banned (By The Man)" – 3:45
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# "Animalkind" – 2:30
# "Animalkind" – 2:30
# "Phantomwise" - 3:41
# "Phantomwise" - 3:41
# "Made To Last" - 4:31
# "Made to Last" - 4:31
# "Bended" - 4:58*
# "Bended" - 4:58*
# "Cardinal Rules" - 2:17*
# "Cardinal Rules" - 2:17*
# "Tanks Jam" - 3:44*
# "Tanks Jam" - 3:44*


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<small>*Digital bonus tracks</small>

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<small>*Digital Bonus Tracks</small>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
The band members are credited as follows.
The band members are credited as follows.


*John Robert Cardwell - vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, timpani
*John Robert Cardwell - lead and backing vocals, guitars, mandolin, bass, timpani
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*Will Knauer - guitars
*Philip Dickey - vocals, drums, guitar, piano, synths, wurlitzer, marimba
⚫
*Jonathan James - bass, backing vocals, guitars, drums
⚫
*Will Knauer - guitar
*Philip Dickey - drums, backing and lead vocals, guitars, acoustic and Wurlitzer electric pianos, synthesizers, marimba
⚫
*Jonathan James - bass, drums, guitar, vocals


===Additional musicians===
===Additional musicians===
*[[Chris Walla]] - synth, guitar, wurlitzer, percussion
*[[Chris Walla]] - synthesizers, guitars, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion
*Mark Cassidy - banjo
*Mark Cassidy - banjo


==Production==
==Production==
*Produced by Chris Walla of [[Death Cab for Cutie]] and [[Beau Sorenson]].
*Produced by Chris Walla of [[Death Cab for Cutie]] and [[Beau Sorenson]].
*Recording done September 2009 at [[Smart Studios]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and fall 2009 at [[Chris_Walla#Alberta_Court|Alberta Court]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Additional recording done winter 2010 in [[Springfield, Missouri]] by Jonathan James and SSLYBY.
*Recording done September 2009 at [[Smart Studios]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and fall 2009 at [[Chris Walla#Alberta Court|Alberta Court]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Additional recording done winter 2010 in [[Springfield, Missouri]] by Jonathan James and SSLYBY.
*Mixed by Beau Sorenson at Smart Studios in February 2010.<ref>{{cite news
*Mixed by Beau Sorenson at Smart Studios in February 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.avclub.com/madison/articles/punk-grunge-and-christmas-dinner-with-sparklehorse,38913/
|url= http://www.avclub.com/madison/articles/punk-grunge-and-christmas-dinner-with-sparklehorse,38913/
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|title = Punk, grunge, and Christmas dinner with Sparklehorse: An underdog's history of Smart Studios
|title = Punk, grunge, and Christmas dinner with Sparklehorse: An underdog's history of Smart Studios
|date = 10 March 2010
|date = 10 March 2010
}}</ref> "In Pairs," "My Terrible Personality," and "Phantomwise" mixed by Chris Walla at Tiny Telephone in [[San Francisco, California]]. "Stuart" mixed by Jonathan James and SSLYBY.
}}</ref> "In Pairs," "My Terrible Personality," and "Phantomwise" mixed by Chris Walla at [[Tiny Telephone Studios]] in [[San Francisco, California]]. "Stuart" mixed by Jonathan James and SSLYBY.
*Mastering completed by Roger Seibel at SAE Digital Mastering Services on April 13, 2010.<ref>{{cite news
*Mastering completed by Roger Seibel at SAE Digital Mastering Services on April 13, 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|url= http://polyvinylrecords.tumblr.com/post/521209572/listening-to-the-new-someone-still-loves-you-boris
|url= http://polyvinylrecords.tumblr.com/post/521209572/listening-to-the-new-someone-still-loves-you-boris
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|date = 14 April 2010
|date = 14 April 2010
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
*The album cover depicts a photograph of a top-down view of the Balinese [[Kecak]] Dance.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/qa_someone_still_loves_you_boris_yeltsin Q&A: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin], Filter Magazine's interview with Philip Dickey.
*[http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/qa_someone_still_loves_you_boris_yeltsin Q&A: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin], Filter Magazine's interview with Philip Dickey.

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[[Category:Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin albums]]
[[Category:Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:15, 5 March 2024

Let It Sway
Studio album by
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
ReleasedAugust 17, 2010
RecordedFall 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon. Additional recording Winter 2009 in Springfield, Missouri.
GenreIndie pop
Length41:10
LabelPolyvinyl PRC-197
ProducerChris Walla and Beau Sorenson
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin chronology
Pershing
(2008) 		Let It Sway
(2010) 		Tape Club
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Drowned In Sound[4]
Mixtape Muse[5]
Pitchfork Media(6.8/10)[6]
ReviewRinseRepeat[7]
Venus Zine[8]

Let It Sway is the third full-length studio album from American indie pop/rock band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. It was released through Polyvinyl Records on August 17, 2010.[9]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Back in the Saddle " – 4:28
  2. "Sink/Let It Sway" – 3:05
  3. "Banned (By The Man)" – 3:45
  4. "In Pairs" – 3:04
  5. "My Terrible Personality" – 2:53
  6. "Everlyn" – 3:01
  7. "Stuart Gets Lost Dans Le Métro" – 4:23
  8. "All Hail Dracula!" – 3:05
  9. "Critical Drain" – 2:44
  10. "Animalkind" – 2:30
  11. "Phantomwise" - 3:41
  12. "Made to Last" - 4:31
  13. "Bended" - 4:58*
  14. "Cardinal Rules" - 2:17*
  15. "Tanks Jam" - 3:44*

*Digital bonus tracks

Personnel

[edit]

The band members are credited as follows.

  • John Robert Cardwell - lead and backing vocals, guitars, mandolin, bass, timpani
  • Will Knauer - guitars
  • Jonathan James - bass, backing vocals, guitars, drums
  • Philip Dickey - drums, backing and lead vocals, guitars, acoustic and Wurlitzer electric pianos, synthesizers, marimba

Additional musicians

[edit]
  • Chris Walla - synthesizers, guitars, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion
  • Mark Cassidy - banjo

Production

[edit]

Notes

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  • Art direction: Aaron Scott and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
  • Band photos: Chris Beckman and Sophie Parker
  • Painting: David Guinn
  • Cover photo: Co Rentmeester. Used by permission.
  • "Phantomwise" contains lyrics from an acrostic by Lewis Carroll.

References

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  1. ^ "Let It Sway by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Alternative Press review
  4. ^ "Album Review: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let it Sway". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "REVIEW: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let It Sway". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: Let It Sway Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ^ ReviewRinseRepeat review
  8. ^ Venus Zine review
  9. ^ "New Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Album - Let It Sway". Polyvinyl Record Co. 21 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Punk, grunge, and Christmas dinner with Sparklehorse: An underdog's history of Smart Studios". A.V. Club - Madison. 10 March 2010.
  11. ^ "April 14, 2010 12 30 PM". Polyvinyl Record Co. 14 April 2010.
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