Grafts (album)
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| Released | 26 April 2017 | |||
| Length | 22:31 | |||
| Label | Boomkat Editions | |||
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Grafts is a solo studio album by Canadian composer, musician, and arranger Kara-Lis Coverdale.[1] It was released on 26 April 2017 through Boomkat Editions.[2]
Kara-Lis Coverdale is a Canadian composer, musician, and arranger.[1] She was born in Ontario and attended music school at the University of Western Ontario.[1] In 2010, she moved to Montreal.[1] She released A 480 (2014) and Aftertouches (2015).[1] Grafts was released on 26 April 2017 through Boomkat Editions.[2] It consists of one composition separated into three parts: '2c', 'Flutter', and 'Moments in Love'.[3]
Grafts was reissued in an expanded edition on 15 July 2020 through Boomkat Editions.[4] It includes a 20-minute piece, "Undo", on the B-side.[5] In addition to a digital release, the expanded reissue edition was made available on gold-colored vinyl, with a new artwork and program notes written by Coverdale, limited to 700 copies.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[6] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.2/5[7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [8] |
Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor commented that "Coverdale's interests in classical and experimental electronic approaches have tended to exist in separate spheres."[7] He added, "On Grafts, she brings them together beautifully."[7] Thea Ballard of Pitchfork stated, "With Grafts, Coverdale seems to propose a decidedly agnostic vision of what devotional electronics could mean in our contemporary moment, folding a natural awareness of technology's forms into music that feels insistently about being present."[6]
In 2019, Tiny Mix Tapes placed Grafts at number 99 on its list of the "Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade".[9]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Crack | The Top 100 Albums of 2017 | 74 |
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| Noisey | The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | 91 |
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| Resident Advisor | 2017's Best Tracks | — |
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| Tiny Mix Tapes | 2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases | 40 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kara-Lis Coverdale.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Grafts" ('2c' / 'Flutter' / 'Moments in Love') | 22:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 2. | "Undo" | 20:10 |