The Expanding Flower Planet
| The Expanding Flower Planet | ||||
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| Studio album by Deradoorian | ||||
| Released | August 21, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, experimental pop | |||
| Length | 46:16 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Angel Deradoorian, Kenny Gilmore | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B-[4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
| Spin | 6/10[11] |
The Expanding Flower Planet is the first studio album by Deradoorian, a former member of Dirty Projectors.[12] It was released on Anticon on August 21, 2015.[13] Co-produced with Kenny Gilmore, it features contributions from Jeremy Hyman, Michael Lockwood, Niki Randa, and Arlene Deradoorian.[14] The title comes from a Chinese mandala tapestry that hung in Deradoorian's studio.[8]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Expanding Flower Planet received an average score of 78% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Alex McCown of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B, saying: "Despite most songs consisting of little more than a simple drum beat, bass, and some synths buffeting Deradoorian's soaring and layered vocal tracks, it wouldn't be accurate to call the arrangements spare."[3] Daniel Sylester of Exclaim! said: "On The Expanding Flower Planet, Deradoorian melds atmospheric dance beats with world music melodies, crafting a sound reminiscent of early Sinéad O'Connor."[5]
Daniel Paton of MusicOMH said, "Deradoorian has demonstrated here that she is a confident, mature and distinctive artist."[7] John Paul of PopMatters called it "a confident declaration of independence from a vital artist operating at the top of her creative game."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Beautiful Woman" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Expanding Flower Planet" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Violet Minded" | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Komodo" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Your Creator" | 5:40 |
| 6. | "The Invisible Man" | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Dark Lord" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Ouneya" | 4:58 |
| 9. | "The Eye" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Grow" | 6:04 |
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External links
- The Expanding Flower Planet at Discogs (list of releases)
- "A Beautiful Woman" on SoundCloud
