My Method Actor
| My Method Actor | ||||
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| Yanya sitting on a countertop looking over her shoulder at her reflection in the mirror. | ||||
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| Released | 13 September 2024 | |||
| Studio | Echo Zoo | |||
| Length | 44:13 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Will Archer | |||
| Nilüfer Yanya chronology | ||||
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| Singles from My Method Actor | ||||
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My Method Actor is the third studio album by English singer Nilüfer Yanya, released on 13 September 2024 through Ninja Tune.[1] It is Yanya's first album on the label, and follows her 2022 album Painless.[2] The album was preceded by the singles "Like I Say (I Runaway)", "Method Actor", "Call It Love", "Mutations", "Made Out Of Memory", and "Just A Western".[3]
Background and recording
[edit | edit source]Yanya worked on the album with the producer Wilma Archer, and wrote and recorded it in London, Eastbourne, and Wales. Yanya called the album the "most intense [...] in that respect. Because it's only been us two. We didn't let anyone else into the bubble." The album centres on the theme of "entering a transition between one part of life into another".[4]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 85/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Clash | 8/10[8] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[10] |
| MusicOMH | [11] |
| NME | [12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[13] |
| The Skinny | [14] |
| Uncut | 8/10[15] |
| Under the Radar | 9/10[16] |
My Method Actor was met with widespread acclaim reviews from critics.[6] Matthew Schnipper of Pitchfork notes "On her third and best album, My Method Actor, she’s matured, found herself, chilled out—whatever you want to call it, it’s made her music more triumphant, less nervous. It’s an album that has the feel of everyday luxury, a collection of songs so assured that they feel like they always existed, and Yanya simply plucked them out of the air to give to you." John Amen of The Line of Best Fit wrote, "If Painless exudes the magic of an artist discovering new plateaus, My Method Actor is a refinement of those now integrated proclivities".[17]
Year-end lists
[edit | edit source]| Publication/critic | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exclaim! | 50 Best Albums of 2024 | 14 | [18] |
| Uncut | 80 Best Albums of 2024 | 55 | [19] |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2024 | 13 | [20] |
| Under the Radar | Top 100 Albums of 2024 | 2 | [21] |
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Nilüfer Yanya and Will Archer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep on Dancing" | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Like I Say (I Runaway)" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Method Actor" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Binding" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Mutations" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Ready for Sun (Touch)" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Call It Love" | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Faith's Late" | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Made Out of Memory" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Just a Western" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Wingspan" | 2:27 |
| Total length: | 44:13 | |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]
- Nilüfer Yanya – lead vocals, design
- Will Archer – production, electric guitar (all tracks); acoustic guitar (tracks 1–7), programming (1, 4), keyboards (1, 9), bass guitar (2, 3), backing vocals (2, 6–8, 10, 11), piano (3, 4, 6, 7), baritone guitar (3, 5), drums (5–7, 9, 10), synthesizer (7, 9), classical guitar (8, 10), field recording (11)
- Matt Colton – mastering, lacquer cut
- Nathan Boddy – mixing
- Ellis Dupuy – drums (track 3)
- Joe Harvey-Whyte – pedal steel guitar (tracks 3–5, 9)
- Clíona Ní Choileáin – cello (tracks 5, 7)
- Dave Lynch – additional vocal engineering (tracks 1–9), drum engineering (3)
- Molly Daniel – photography
- Polly Mercher – make-up, hair
- Tess Herbet – styling
- Jenna Coombs – set styling
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 109 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] | 11 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 53 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] | 1 |
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- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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