In Reverse

In Reverse is the seventh album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Volcano Entertainment in 1999.

Cover

The upside-down cover of the album features an oil painting by artist Margaret Keane, and the liner notes are in reverse.

Release

The album was met with little commercial success, but with very favorable reviews. Rolling Stone wrote that the "songs are such perfect little valentines that the production just brings them larger to life".Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A-, noting the "intriguing side trips into forests of thick guitar chords".CMJ wrote that the songs "transcend museum-quality affectation and exude a multitude of bittersweet charms.". Critic Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club wrote that In Reverse "finds [Sweet] once again at his best", adding that "its 14 tracks are uniformly strong, with muscular rockers ("Split Personality," "Write Your Own Song") competing for attention with smooth, lush, sugary fare ("If Time Permits," the knockout ballads "Trade Places" and "Worse To Live"). Stephen Thomas Erlewine, of Allmusic, praised the record's "cavernous reverb", and wrote that "this rich music is a personal interpretation of lush chamber pop and psychedelia, giving a musical counterpart for lovely melancholy songs of heartbreak and disillusion". Jerry McCulley of Amazon.com wrote, "Epic in scope and harmonically intoxicating," adding, "this is an album by an artist measuring the distance between his reach and his grasp, his good sense and self-indulgence, his confidence growing with every back-to-the future track."

Passenger (Passenger album)

Passenger is the only studio album by the metal band Passenger. It was released through Century Media in 2003.

Track listing

Personnel

Release history

References

Birth in Reverse

"Birth in Reverse" is a song written and performed by St. Vincent, issued as the lead single from her fourth album, St. Vincent. A video featuring the audio was released on December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09), one day prior to the single's official release. A music video was released on December 16, 2014.

On May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17), St. Vincent performed the song on the season finale of Saturday Night Live.

Music video

The music video for "Birth in Reverse" was directed by Willo Perron, who was also the creative director for artwork surrounding St. Vincent. The video shows Annie Clark dancing and playing guitar along to the song against a starry background.

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Devon Maloney of Pitchfork called the song "vibrant", while Robin Smith of PopMatters commented that the song was "meant to be understood" and complimented the song's "space-fabric-ripping guitar". "Birth in Reverse" placed 56th on The Village Voice's 2014 Pazz & Jop critics' poll.