Any Shape You Take

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Any Shape You Take
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Studio album by
Indigo De Souza
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021
Genre
LabelSaddle Creek
Producer
  • Indigo De Souza
  • Brad Cook
Indigo De Souza chronology
I Love My Mom
(2018) 		Any Shape You Take
(2021) 		All of This Will End
(2023)

Any Shape You Take is the second album by North Carolina-based singer Indigo De Souza. It was released on August 27, 2021, by Saddle Creek Records.[1][2] It was recorded with Brad Cook, who has worked alongside musicians like Liz Phair, Bon Iver, and Waxahatchee.[3]

Composition

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Any Shape You Take's "hooky, jagged" indie rock songs have been described collectively as a "masterwork" of the genre.[4][5] And for being "steeped in alternative '90s goodness", it has been compared to works by bands such as the Breeders and Dinosaur Jr.[6] Meanwhile, the album's grunge-influenced rock tracks have been regarded as a "masterful slice of grunge pop".[7][8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[9]
Metacritic84/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Gigwise10/10[11]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[12]
Loud and Quiet7/10[13]
NMEStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8]
Paste8.6/10[14]
Pitchfork8.3/10[15]
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Uncut8/10[6]

Any Shape You Take received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on fifteen reviews.[10]

Alex McLevy for The A.V. Club applauded the record, seeing it as "ferocious and vulnerable in equal measure" and "one of the year's best."[5] Jason Anderson for Uncut called De Souza's songs "as jagged as they are exuberant."[6] Gigwise saw the album as imbuing "existentialism in an intricately crafted mixture of melancholy joy."[11] The Line of Best Fit dubbed De Souza's songwriting as "unafraid of expressing (neither) the depths nor the heights of a life lived with supreme sensitivity."[12]

Accolades

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Any Shape You Take on year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
25
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Pitchfork
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The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021
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Track listing

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  1. "17" – 3:06
  2. "Darker than Death" – 3:12
  3. "Die/Cry" – 2:26
  4. "Pretty Pictures" – 2:58
  5. "Real Pain" – 4:50
  6. "Bad Dream" – 4:52
  7. "Late Night Crawler" – 4:17
  8. "Hold U" – 4:16
  9. "Way Out" – 4:01
  10. "Kill Me" – 4:20

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