- jazz
- 47 min
- 9 tracks
- XL Recordings
Talk Memory is the fifth studio album by Canadian instrumental group BadBadNotGood. It was released on October 8, 2021, by XL Recordings and Innovative Leisure, and is the band's first album in five years. A mostly improvisational work, it was produced and written by the trio with contributions from featured American instrumentalists Laraaji, Karriem Riggins, Terrace Martin, and Brandee Younger, and string arrangements from Brazilian composer Arthur Verocai.
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Character-led, grave, spare and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 80/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Clash8/10
- Exclaim!8/10
- NME3/5 ★
- Pitchfork8/10
- The Guardian4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Signal From the Noise9:03
- 2Unfolding (Momentum 73)4:30
- 3City of Mirrors3:50
- 4Beside April5:14
- 5Love Proceeding5:26
- 6Open Channels4:23
- 7Timid, Intimidating6:17
- 8Beside April (reprise)1:41
- 9Talk Meaning6:14
9 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- BADBADNOTGOOD
- Label
- XL Recordings
- Released
- October 8, 2021
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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