This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)

This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) is a 2019 studio album by American band Lambchop. The album appeared 50th on the Mojo magazine's albums of the year list.[10]

This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
Studio album by Lambchop
Released	March 22, 2019
Recorded	January–July 2018
Studio	Battle Tapes, Nashville
Genre	Rock
Length	45:29
Label	Merge, City Slang
Lambchop chronology
Flotus (2016) This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[1]
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	8/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Music	[6]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[7]
Uncut	[8]
Under the Radar	5/10[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The New Isn’t So You Anymore"	Matthew McCaughan, Kurt Wagner	5:18
2.	"Crosswords, or What This Says About You"	Matthew McCaughan, Kurt Wagner	6:46
3.	"Everything for You"	Kurt Wagner	3:55
4.	"The Lasting Last of You"	Matthew McCaughan, Kurt Wagner	6:08
5.	"The Air Is Heavy and I Should Be Listening to You"	Matthew McCaughan, Kurt Wagner	7:40
6.	"The December-ish You"	Kurt Wagner	6:19
7.	"This Is What I Wanted to Tell You"	Matthew McCaughan, Kurt Wagner	6:45
8.	"Flower"	Kurt Wagner	2:38

Personnel

Personnel differs between tracks but includes the group members of Lambchop.[11]

• Roy Agee - Trombone
• Tony Crow - Piano, Electric piano
• Robbie Crowell - Horn
• Spencer Cullum - Steel guitar
• Jinxx - Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer
• Jeremy Fetzer - Guitar
• Matthew McCaughan - Composer, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer
• Charlie McCoy - Harmonica, Vibraphone
• Joe Puleo - Vocal Samples
• Matt Swanson - Bass guitar
• Jacob Valenzuela - Trumpet
• Kurt Wagner - Composer, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals

References

1. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
2. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) by Lambchop Reviews and tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
3. Deming, Mark. "This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) – Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
4. Falk, David (March 21, 2019). "Lambchop This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
5. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (March 22, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) review – growing experimental gracefully". The Guardian. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
6. James, Christopher (March 19, 2019). "Lambchop / This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". The Music. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
7. Rytlewski, Evan (March 28, 2019). "Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
8. Troussé, Stephen (March 26, 2019). "Lambchop – This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)". Uncut. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
9. Michalik, Timothy (March 25, 2019). "Lambchop: This (is what I wanted to tell you) (Merge) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
10. "Mojo's 75 Best New Albums Of The Year". Mojo (315). 14 November 2019.
11. "Credits: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) - Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2020.