The Blessed Unrest is the fourth studio album and the third major-label album by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. The album was released on July 12, 2013 through Epic Records. The main single from the album, "Brave", was released digitally on April 23, 2013. The album sold 68,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States and debuted at number 2 on Billboard 200 The album was nominated for a Grammy Award 2014 for Album of the Year.
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On February 26, 2013, Bareilles posted a video on YouTube stating that he "Created Record" and "is looking forward to more updates." After this, a series of videos starts by featuring six 2-minute installments showing Bareilles recording his album. On July 9, a week before release, Bareilles made the album available for free streaming on iTunes.
The songs on this album are a reflection of the Bareilles experience, such as having a farewell.
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Recording
The Blessed Unrest was recorded in New York City and Los Angeles in early 2013 with co-producers John O'Mahony and Kurt Uenala. Electric Lady Studios were used to record tracks in New York City.
Promotions
On March 27, Bareilles announced a Brave Tour, a tour of 18 US cities ahead of the album's release. Tickets to a solo acoustic tour were sold out in just three minutes. In June, Bareilles also announced a co-headlining tour with OneRepublic, which will start on August 29th.
Sara does "Brave" and "I Choose You" on Live! with Kelly and Michael on July 17, 2013. She performed "Brave" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 19, 2013, appearing in 20 HH Top 20 Videos on July 20, 2013, and on > The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on July 22, 2013.
Singles
"Brave" was released on April 23, 2013 as the lead single from the album. It was co-written by Jack Antonoff from Fun band. An official lyrics video aired on April 17, 2013. The song debuted and initially reached # 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and # 20 on the Hot Digital Songs charts. Following the broad ratio for Katy Perry's "Roar", "Brave" reentered Hot 100 and finally reached # 1 on the billboard. The song has received positive reviews, many of whom regard it as one of its "anthemic" singles to date.
"I Choose You" was announced on January 17, 2014 as the second single via Bareilles Twitter account. The song reached # 81 on Billboard Hot 100 and # 16 on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart. Bareilles released the accompanying video on its YouTube channel on May 5, 2014.
Music and lyrics
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that his music was "moody and textured, rolling at a deliberate pace and colored with blues and gray, skillfully over the edge of alienation". At Billboard , Jason Lipshutz feels that the album is "interesting when viewed in a larger context as a transitional album; the 12-song collection has a share of the light tariff that can get spun on adult adult radios, but also more boldly and sounds serious ". Elysa Garnder of USA Today states that "the precious remains of the remains are reduced by their muscular hooks and attentive and attentive delivery." At Entertainment Weekly , they said Bareilles was "channeling Fiona Apple and Florence Welch".
In Stingy Anderson, Stacey Anderson pointed out that "The Blessed Unrest is full of broad vocals, heavy expositions of hurt and resilience; the songs are prepared for the rom- com. "Jon Caramanica of The New York Times felt that" vocally, Ms. Bareilles sounded bright, too, and comfortable [...] doing familiar tricks in making melancholy chirps. "
Critical reception
The Blessed Unrest received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, they set a weighted average score based on reviews and ratings of the main critics selected, and Metascore is 68, based on seven reviews.
At AbsolutePunk, Craig Manning feels that Bareilles built "a kind of stunning and nuanced arrangement that picks up his songs beyond the traditional singer/songwriter rates." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic notes that "melancholy is warm and inviting." On Billboard, Jason Lipshutz stated that "the new album is the result of the riots, but as the title suggests, he has positively embraced his dissatisfaction and later grew as an artist." Elysa Gardner of USA Today called Bareilles "the most mature and satisfying to date, with fewer twee touches damaging previous prices." At Entertainment Weekly , they said the album was "a collection of beautiful recognition sketches."
However, Stacey Anderson at Rolling Stone highlights that the release "suggests a more adventurous path unexplored in its abstract piano and a slightly distorted harmony [...] strange, interesting tool that he can use for both - play a career, if he spoils them. "Because of this, Anderson notes that Bareilles is" too diplomatic. " At The New York Times, Jon Caramanica was mixed in the album, when he mentioned how "Ms. Bareilles is hiding behind a style that is not hers." Brett Faulkner of PopMatters writes that the release was "a well thought out effort, but not without flaws."
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at No. 1. 2 on the Billboard album chart 200 in the first week of release, with approximately 68,000 copies sold that week. It is ranked no. 134 on the End of End Billboard 200 2013 chart. Until June 2016, the album has sold over 500,000 copies in the US.
Accolades
Track list
All the songs written by Sara Bareilles, unless noted.
The song list is confirmed through iTunes on May 14th.
Diagram
Year-end graph
Certification
Personnel
- Colette Alexander: Cello
- Sara Bareilles: Vocals, pianos, Wurlitzer
- Jason Blynn: Guitar
- Mark Endert: Production, programming, keyboard, Mixing
- Kevin Turcotte: Trombone
- Cochemea Gastelum: Baritone saxophone
- Rich Hinman: Pedal steel, guitar
- Todor Kobakov: String settings
- Brian Kornfeld: Drum technology
- John O'Mahony: Production,: Engineering, Mixing
- Stacey Proffitt: Background vocals
- Curt Schneider: Bass
- Brian O'Kane: Trumpet
- Sarab Singh: Drum
- Aaron Sterling: Drums, programming
- Cameron Stone: Cello
- Kurt Uenala: Bass
- Yosef Tamir: Viola
- Sadaharu Yagi: Second Engineer
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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