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Everybody Works
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

  • Summary: The second release (but first major label album) for San Francisco Bay Area artist Melina Duterte was self-recorded and produced.
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If we tear the clock in half Would the hands tuck behind your back? I know you know If I leave you alone When you don't feel right I know we'll sink... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Pitchfork
    Mar 10, 2017
    86
    Just a few years into her adult life, and only one album into her recording career, Melina Duterte has swept past a milestone many musicians never even get in their sights.
  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Jun 15, 2017
    83
    [“The Bus Song” is] Unpretentious and thoroughly enjoyable indie pop/rock; expertly crafted. Nothing on the album comes close to it, even though there are moments.
  3. AllMusic
    Mar 8, 2017
    80
    Everybody Works displays huge breadth, which is often disguised by a relaxed pace and its effortless segues between styles.
  4. Exclaim
    Mar 8, 2017
    80
    Everybody Works suffers when it loses this eloquence. ... But the stunning closer, "For Light," more than redeems any shortcomings, pairing weary lyrics with mournful acoustic guitar and cementing Duterte's talents both as a songwriter and a producer.
  5. No Ripcord
    Apr 20, 2017
    80
    With such a huge repertoire crammed into a record not much longer than 30 minutes, it’s all the more impressive that the tracks mesh together so seamlessly, never losing the cosy, affectionate motif that hangs over its entire runtime.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 15, 2017
    78
    Everybody Works feels like a good jumping-off point, Duterte potentially able to take the project anywhere she wants.
  7. American Songwriter
    Mar 8, 2017
    60
    It’s an impressive start to what seems to be a promising career for Jay Som, an artist ready for the next step to build atop this remarkable and often striking self-constructed first release.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. HugoPavi
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    Likely one of the very best indie releases we'll hear this year. There's nothing exactly new here, but it's just fantastic guitar-drivenLikely one of the very best indie releases we'll hear this year. There's nothing exactly new here, but it's just fantastic guitar-driven bedroom/dream pop with some really nice songwriting and arrangements. "The Bus Song," "One More Time, Please," "(BedHead)," "Everybody Works," and closer "For Light" are stand-outs.… Expand
  2. neothinker
    Mar 15, 2017
    9
    Kinda reminds me of Mazzy Star, but with a slightly less dazed focus. 'The Bus Song' is my personal favorite and I'd recommend this to anyoneKinda reminds me of Mazzy Star, but with a slightly less dazed focus. 'The Bus Song' is my personal favorite and I'd recommend this to anyone for some good easy listening.… Expand
  4. jotaeseche
    Apr 30, 2017
    8
    'Everybody Works' manages to feel both quietly dreamy and effectively infectious. It's an album easy and sweet on the ears at the surface but'Everybody Works' manages to feel both quietly dreamy and effectively infectious. It's an album easy and sweet on the ears at the surface but very intimate, raw and even angry at its core. Not other album since Courtney Barnett's 'Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit' have excelled on portraying the mundane in such wonderful ways.… Expand
  5. pedroflores
    Jun 7, 2017
    8
    The album is a mix of ethereal pop and soft-rock with little punk sparkles, overall this short album is really good. The boyish voice of theThe album is a mix of ethereal pop and soft-rock with little punk sparkles, overall this short album is really good. The boyish voice of the singer reminds me a lot of the 90's which for me is always good. And the overall mellow theme of the album makes me feel happy, which is also good. The bad things on the album are probably that neither the music nor the vocals are standing out, they're just there, not much too think about, that makes it feel unsatisfyingly unfinished at times.… Expand

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