Weird by Juliana Hatfield - Uhune

ALBUM

A year before Weird, Juliana Hatfield delivered an album-length Valentine to her childhood pop idol Olivia Newton-John. Appropriately, some echoes of AM pop linger on Weird -- it's there in the occasional wash of analog synth and the insistent hooks, and it's there in exuberant closer "Do It to Music," a love letter to the complex joys of pop -- but the album is barbed by design, a return to the ornery personal pop that's been Hatfield's métier in the 21st century. The album title alone hints at what Weird is about: the feeling of not quite fitting in with the world at large. Hatfield chronicles those twisted, contradictory emotions of ostracization not with a heavy sigh but defiance. Working largely alone -- old colleagues Freda Love Smith and Todd Philips show up to play drums on a couple of tracks -- Hatfield winds up creating a tribute to the virtues of solitary seclusion. Sometimes, she tackles this subject head on -- the de facto title track, "It's So Weird," is something of a manifesto -- but she spends as much time singing about the reasons why she's retreating to her own world. "Everything's for Sale" and "Paid to Lie," two sly protests that are tangentially tied to her 2017 anti-Trump album Pussycat -- provide two potent reasons for rejecting modern society, but these sardonic tunes are surrounded by songs of undiluted pleasure and comforting melancholy. What holds these seemingly conflicted emotions together is the robust sound of Weird. Far from reclusive, Weird is a gregarious, idiosyncratic pop album that invites the listener to meet it on its own terms, but Hatfield is absolutely fine if it's rejected. She's cool being on her own. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Staying In

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

2. It's so Weird

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

3. Sugar

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

4. Everything's for Sale

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

5. All Right, Yeah

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

6. Broken Doll

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

7. Receiver

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

8. Lost Ship

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

9. Paid to Lie

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

10. No Meaning

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

11. Do It to Music

by Juliana Hatfield

Primary Artist: Juliana Hatfield; Main Performer
Composer: Juliana Hatfield; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 43 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3600x3600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 48 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

3/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Indie Rock, Alternative, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Indie

Label

American Laundromat Records

Music Distribution Service

Orchard Enterprises Inc

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 17, 2019

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

616011914276