I'm Not Your Man
2017 studio album by Marika Hackman
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I'm Not Your Man is the second full-length studio album by English musician Marika Hackman. It was released on 2 June 2017 by AMF Records, Virgin EMI Records, Sub Pop and Hostess Entertainment Unlimited.[1]
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| Released | 2 June 2017 | |||
| Studio | Iguana Studio (London, England) | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
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| Producer | Charlie Andrew | |||
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Critical reception
I'm Not Your Man received positive reviews from critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 15 reviews.[3]
Comparing it to Hackman's debut album, Rob Hughes of Uncut said, "I'm Not Your Man is a much rowdier navigation of female relationships and sexuality that moves between dark dreampop and post-Belly/Breeders rock, armed with flashing hooks."[13] Andre Pain of the Evening Standard said, "Hackman has come of age on this arresting and emotionally charged album."[14] Chris Taylor of The Line of Best Fit praised the album, writing, "Her new found confidence comes through in spades here and the end product is a record that shines with a captivating vibrancy. Often mislabeled and perhaps underestimated, Marika uses I'm Not Your Man to break out of that pigeonhole she was put into with gusto."[15]
Chris Catchpole of Q wrote, "It's too long, but otherwise is an unexpected and thoroughly enjoyable artistic left-turn."[12] In his review for Mojo, Andrew Perry wrote that "the record increasingly drifts into hazy, slo-mo dream-pop, which inescapably pales beside the bolder tracks upfront."[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Marika Hackman[16]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Good Intentions" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Gina's World" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "My Lover Cindy" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Round We Go" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Violet" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Cigarette" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Time's Been Reckless" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Apple Tree" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "So Long" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Eastbound Train" | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Blahblahblah" | 4:44 |
| 13. | "I'd Rather Be with Them" | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 48:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "AM" | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Majesty" | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Boyfriend" (Live from Marika's Bedroom) | 4:04 |
| 17. | "My Lover Cindy" (Live from Marika's Bedroom) | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 63:12 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[16][20]
Musicians
- Marika Hackman – vocals (all tracks), guitar (all tracks), bass guitar (5, 12), drums (9, 12), sarangi (6), congas (9), string arrangement (5, 12)
- Charlie Andrew – congas (1), drums (5)
- Juliette Jackson – guitar (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11), background vocals (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Sophie Nathan – guitar (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11), background vocals (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Celia Archer – bass guitar (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11), background vocals (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Fern Ford – drums (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Kirsty Mangan – viola (7, 12), violin (12), strings (13), string arrangement (7, 13)
- Rachael Lander – cello (5)
- Austin Cooper – trumpet (9)
- Mark Rainbow – background vocals (9)
Technical
- Charlie Andrew – production, mixing
- Brett Cox – recording engineering
- Jay Pocknell – assistant recording engineering
- Katie Earl – assistant recording engineering
- Dick Beetham – mastering
Artwork
- Tristan Pigott – artwork
- Jeff Kleinsmith – design, art direction
- Marika Hackman – art direction