Guilt Trips | ||||
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Studio album by Ryan Hemsworth | ||||
Released | October 22, 2013 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop, electronic | |||
Length | 36:06 | |||
Label | Last Gang Records | |||
Producer | Ryan Hemsworth | |||
Ryan Hemsworth chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Chicago Reader | favorable |
Consequence of Sound | C+ |
Exclaim! | 8/10 |
Fact | 4/5 |
NME | 8/10 |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
Resident Advisor | 3.5/5 |
The Varsity | favorable |
Guilt Trips is the first solo album by Canadian DJ/producer Ryan Hemsworth. It was released on Last Gang Records on October 22, 2013. It features guest appearances from Sinead Harnett, Lofty305, Baths, Tinashe, Kitty, and Haleek Maul. Music videos were created for "Against a Wall" and "One for Me".
The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Guilt Trips received an average score of 77% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a soft, serene, and inspired debut." Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "Guilt Trips is as unclassifiable as it is dazzling, a fine debut from an artist who continues to progress."