AlbumE Β· 1997
either/or
either/or is a 1997 indie pop album by Elliott Smith. It runs 12 tracks across 37 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 113 ratings.
Indie Pop Β· Folk Rock Β· Indie Folk
Your rating
- 4.1 /5
- 113 ratings
- 84 /100
- 10 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 37 min
- Runtime
- 133 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
- Key
Ratings
113 ratings Β· avg 4.1
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.5
7 people have played it start to finish
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Critics
10 publications
- Mojo5/5
- AllMusic4.5/5
- Uncut9/10
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4
- Select4/5
- NME8/10
- The Irish Times4/5
- Spin7/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5
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either/or album cover
The either/or cover was designed by Neil Gust and photographed by Debbie Pastor and Joanna Bolme.
- Design
- Neil Gust
- Photography
- Debbie Pastor, Joanna Bolme
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Tracklist
12 tracks Β· 37 min
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About
Either/Or is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was released on CD and vinyl on February 25, 1997, through record label Kill Rock Stars. The title derives from the SΓΈren Kierkegaard book of the same name, reflecting Smith's interest in philosophy, which he studied at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Online magazine Pitchfork ranked Either/Or at number 59 on their list of the one-hundred greatest albums of the 1990s. Spin magazine ranked Either/Or at number 48 on their list of the best albums from 1985 to 2012. The album placed at number 20 on the 1997 "Pazz and Jop" poll. Blender ranked it number 36 on their "Best Indie Albums Ever" list.
In brief
- Is either/or good?
- Riffiter listeners rate either/or 4.1/5 from 113 ratings.
- When was either/or released?
- either/or was released in 1997.
- How many tracks are on either/or?
- either/or has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.
- What genre is either/or?
- either/or is catalogued under Indie Pop, Folk Rock, Indie Folk.
- What BPM is either/or?
- either/or runs at a median tempo of 133 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to either/or?
- Listeners of either/or also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Mic City Sons by Heatmiser, The Bends by Radiohead.
either/or at a glance
- Label
- Kill Rock Stars
- Produced by
- Rob Schnapf, Tom Rothrock
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