Be Small

Be Small is the fourth full-length studio album from the indie rock band Here We Go Magic and was released by Secretly Canadian on October 16, 2015.[1][2] Drawing inspiration from Brian Eno and John Cale's Wrong Way Up, as well as Robert Wyatt's Shleep, singer-songwriter Luke Temple began recording before enlisting the help of bandmate Michael Bloch.[3] The two were then assisted by drummer Austin Vaughn and bassist Brian Betancourt, who helped to complete the record.[4]

Be Small
Studio album by
Here We Go Magic
ReleasedOctober 16, 2015
GenreIndie rock
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerHere We Go Magic
Here We Go Magic chronology
A Different Ship
(2012)		 Be Small
(2015)

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:30
2."Stella"4:30
3."Be Small"3:50
4."Falling"4:33
5."Candy Apple"3:48
6."Girls in the Early Morning"3:59
7."Tokyo London US Korea"4:58
8."Wishing Well"0:33
9."Ordinary Feeling"5:33
10."News"4:16
11."Dancing World"4:44

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
DIY[7]
Under the Radar[8]

Critical reception for Be Small has been positive and the album holds a rating of 80 on Metacritic, based on 8 reviews.[5] AllMusic rated the album at four stars, praising it as being "loaded with simply good, interesting songs."[6] NME also gave a favorable review and awarded Be Small four out of five stars.[1]

References
  1. Horton, Matthew. "Here We Go Magic - "Be Small"". NME. NME. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. "Here We Go Magic announces new album, Be Small, premieres "Falling" — listen". Consequence of Sound. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. "Here We Go Magic Announce New Album And Release New Video For "Falling"". mxdwn.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  4. "One Sheet". Secretly Canadian. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  5. "Be Small". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. "Be Small - Here We Go Magic (review)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  7. Jones, Ross. "Here We Go Magic - Be Small". DIY. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. Everhart, John (4 November 2015). "Here We Go Magic: Be Small (Secretly Canadian)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 26 December 2017.


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