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I Feel Alive (album)

I Feel Alive
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
Studio
  • Hotel 2 Tango (Montreal)
  • Studio Toute Garni (Montreal)
  • Arbutus Record (Montreal)
  • Parc-Ex Tone Jail (Montreal)
  • Fenster Studio (Berlin)
  • Redbull Studio (Berlin)
Genre
Length35:13
LabelArbutus
Producer
  • Jane Penny
  • Davie Carriere
TOPS chronology
Sugar at the Gate
(2017)
I Feel Alive
(2020)
Singles from I Feel Alive
  1. "I Feel Alive"
    Released: January 22, 2020[1]
  2. "Witching Hour"
    Released: February 12, 2020[2]
  3. "Colder & Closer"
    Released: March 4, 2020[3]
  4. "Direct Sunlight"
    Released: March 25, 2020[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year71/100[5]
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[6]
Metacritic72/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Clash7/10[9]
Cult MTL8/10[10]
DIY[11]
Exclaim!7/10[12]
The Guardian[13]
musicOMH[14]
Pitchfork6.7/10[15]
Q[16]
Under the Radar7/10[17]

I Feel Alive is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie pop band, TOPS. The album was released on April 3, 2020.

Track listing

I Feel Alive track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Direct Sunlight"3:28
2."I Feel Alive"2:34
3."Pirouette"3:06
4."Ballads & Sad Movies"3:29
5."Colder & Closer"3:05
6."Witching Hour"3:13
7."Take Down"2:43
8."Drowning in Paradise"2:59
9."OK Fine Whatever"3:30
10."Looking to Remember"2:50
11."Too Much"4:21
Total length:35:13
Japanese edition (bonus track)[18]
No.TitleLength
12."Freeze Frame" 

Personnel

  • Producer – Jane Penny and Davie Carriere
  • Mixing – Chris Coady
  • Mastering – Greg Calbi
  • Additional credits – Sebastian Cowan, Bronwyn Ford, Adam Byczkowski, John Moods, JJ Weihl, Austin Tufts, Shae Brossard

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[19] 83

References

  1. ^ Helman, Peter (January 22, 2020). "TOPS – "I Feel Alive"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (February 12, 2020). "TOPS' new single "Witching Hour" is a song about "reckoning"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 4, 2020). "TOPS – "Colder & Closer"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "TOPS – "Direct Sunlight"". Stereogum. March 25, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "TOPS – I Feel Alive". Album of the Year. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "I Feel Alive by TOPS reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Critic Reviews for I Feel Alive by TOPS". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "TOPS – I Feel Alive". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (April 2, 2020). "TOPS – I Feel Alive". Clash. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Mr. Wavvy (May 11, 2020). "REVIEW: TOPS, I Feel Alive". Cult MTL. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Harris, Nick (April 2, 2020). "Album Review: TOPS – I Feel Alive". DIY. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Bell, Kaelen (March 31, 2020). "TOPS – I Feel Alive". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (April 3, 2020). "Tops: I Feel Alive review – masters of modern soft rock". The Guardian. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Murphy, John (April 3, 2020). "TOPS – I Feel Alive". musicOMH. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Jackson, Adlan (April 7, 2020). "TOPS – I Feel Alive". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "TOPS – I Feel Alive". Q. June 2020. p. 106.
  17. ^ Campbell, Caleb (April 3, 2020). "TOPS: I Feel Alive". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "「I Feel Alive」 | Plancha". Plancha official site (in Japanese). 4 March 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "Top Current Album Sales Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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