Asa Breed

Asa Breed
Asa Breed
Studio album by Matthew Dear
Released June 5, 2007
Genre Microhouse
Length 40:51
Label Ghostly International
Matthew Dear chronology
Backstroke (2004) Asa Breed (2007) Black City
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
All Music 3/5 stars[1]
Almost Cool (7.75/10)[2]
The A.V. Club (favorable)[3]
Drowned in Sound (7/10)[4]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[5]
NME (7/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)[7]
Soundsect.com 3/5 stars[8]
Stylus Magazine (B+)[9]
Village Voice (favorable)[10]

Asa Breed is the third LP released by Matthew Dear under his given name. The work is notable for the Dear's transition to shorter, more lyrical songs than his previous works. The title references a minor character in the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. novel Cat's Cradle. It was named the 39th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.[11]

Track listing

  1. "Fleece on Brain" - (4:15)
  2. "Neighborhoods" - (3:10)
  3. "Deserter" - (3:55)
  4. "Shy" - (3:44)
  5. "Elementary Lover" - (3:19)
  6. "Don and Sherri" - (3:25)
  7. "Will Gravity Win Tonight?" - (2:41)
  8. "Pom Pom" - (2:39)
  9. "Death to Feelers" - (2:47)
  10. "Give Me More" - (2:41)
  11. "Midnight Lovers" - (4:28)
  12. "Good to Be Alive" - (3:47)
  13. "Vine to Vine" - (3:31)
    • Hidden track

References

  1. ^ All Music review
  2. ^ Almost Cool review
  3. ^ The A.V. Club review
  4. ^ Drowned in Sound review
  5. ^ The Guardian review
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ^ Soundsect.com review
  9. ^ Stylus Magazine review
  10. ^ Village Voice review
  11. ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144. Retrieved March 19, 2010. 

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