Daddy's Home
by St. Vincent
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 188 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 160 out of 188
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 188
  3. Negative: 12 out of 188
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  1. Duke_Challenger
    May 27, 2021
    4
    This is a really lame attempt at rehashing the 70s sound without adding anything new to it. "Down" is an actual fantastic song on an album filled with mostly dull songs. One song blatantly rips off of Brain Damage by Pink Floyd and it pales in comparison. It was just offensive to me that St. Vincent would rip off of it and not do anything more than rip it off.
  2. normanfgabriel
    May 15, 2021
    5
    Esse álbum divide partes em mim porque me incomoda essa sobreposição da produção e dos vocais, os dois são tão gritados pra mim, consigo entender e respeitar que isso pode ser o que é justamente interessante para outras pessoas, mas para mim é cansativo, me afasta de conseguir curtir a música propriamente
  3. PastryPossum
    May 14, 2021
    5
    Initially I was super excited for this album to come out. With Clark stating “…I’ve listened to more than anything else: stuff made in New York in the ’70s from ’71-76.’ Post-flower child, pre-disco, pre-punk, and just sit in that space for a little bit,” It feels like she did hit the mark and produced what she was going for. However, it feels lacking when compared to albums from ’71-76’.Initially I was super excited for this album to come out. With Clark stating “…I’ve listened to more than anything else: stuff made in New York in the ’70s from ’71-76.’ Post-flower child, pre-disco, pre-punk, and just sit in that space for a little bit,” It feels like she did hit the mark and produced what she was going for. However, it feels lacking when compared to albums from ’71-76’. Clark has stated in the past that Traffic’s “The Low Spark Of high Heeled boys” was an album that was of high rotation for her. While there is that 70’s influence all the songs feel the same. It is nice to see Clark exploring something new and letting listeners hear what is inside. But this coming after she produced “The Center Won't Hold” for Sleater-Kinney makes be wish there were more. There could have been a dash of flute or saxophone that we see in similar albums of the 70’s. I also felt an uneasiness that made the album slightly uncomfortable for me to listen to like Clark sharing the bad memories with the good.

    Tldnr; An imitation which captures the essence but lacks key components. 6/10    … Expand
  4. jesterflop
    May 20, 2021
    5
    Huge fan of St. Vincent. Been to multiple concerts. This is her weakest album. I wasn't the biggest fan of Mass Seduction, but there were songs that blew my mind. There is nothing on Daddy's Home that is memorable. The album feels bland and nothing feels new.
    Marry Me, Actor, Strange Mercy and Love This Giant felt fresh. St. Vincent and Masseduction had songs that made me feel    Huge fan of St. Vincent. Been to multiple concerts. This is her weakest album. I wasn't the biggest fan of Mass Seduction, but there were songs that blew my mind. There is nothing on Daddy's Home that is memorable. The album feels bland and nothing feels new.
    Marry Me, Actor, Strange Mercy and Love This Giant felt fresh. St. Vincent and Masseduction had songs that made me feel alive. I am a bit disappointed that she can put this album out and get praised because I feel like Annie can do so much better. This doesn't feel innovative. This feels like music I leave on in the background.    … Expand
  5. petrichor1975
    May 21, 2021
    6
    The latest releases from St. Vincent finds her being nostalgic and looking inward. It's a great change of pace. I discovered St. Vincent in early 2019 and began listening back to her earlier albums. 2017's "MASSEDUCTION" was my favorite.

    "Daddy's Home" is quite a confident album. The first song, "Pay Your Way In Pain" oozes charisma and charm. It is a wonderful choice for a first song    The latest releases from St. Vincent finds her being nostalgic and looking inward. It's a great change of pace. I discovered St. Vincent in early 2019 and began listening back to her earlier albums. 2017's "MASSEDUCTION" was my favorite.

    "Daddy's Home" is quite a confident album. The first song, "Pay Your Way In Pain" oozes charisma and charm. It is a wonderful choice for a first song and single. Nevertheless, I find that magic gets lost in the next few tracks.

    "Down and Out Downtown" is great fun and quite cinematic. "Daddy's Home" is also jovial and does not fall short on groove and funk. I find, however, that "Live in the Dream" is a good song thematically, but it is perhaps a bit too long, but I still appreciate the artistry that went into each track. "The Melting of the Sun" and "The Laughing Man" are other great psychedelic 70s cuts with a lot of angst and soul.

    My favorite track, aside from "Pay Your Way In Pain", is "Down". The song is infused with modern production techniques while also taking inspiration from 70s funk. It is a classic. The next few songs after that is where I feel it loses cohesion. "Somebody Like Me" and "My Baby Wants A Baby" are nice songs, but there are already so many slower cuts on "Daddy's Home". I think the album could've used a few more upbeat and groovy tunes.

    "Daddy's Home" is a solid release for St. Vincent. I feel though that the album loses flow and cohesion after a while and seems like one long dream.    … Expand
  6. venicehoax
    Aug 21, 2021
    5
    this album is painfully mediocre, i don't understand how people think it's the best album of the year or whatever, the production is kinda good thanks to the legendary jack, but most of the tracks feel very bland and uninspired, i got so bored

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. No Ripcord
    Jun 28, 2021
    60
    Weighed down by its own concept and bloated with references, there’s just no room left for emotional reckoning. In the end, we’re better off seeing Daddy's Home as purely an homage to the rich ‘70s funk and psychedelic music scene from somebody who only experienced it secondhand. It’s simply unable to withstand the added complexity of the personal narrative that we were promised.
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  2. AllMusic
    May 21, 2021
    80
    Daddy's Home takes time to unfold in listeners' imaginations. It's much more of a mood than anything else in her body of work, but its hazy reconciliation of the good and bad of the past makes it as an uncompromising statement from her as ever.
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  3. Pitchfork
    May 19, 2021
    67
    It is her most personal record to date, telling the story of her father’s incarceration and her own fear of parenthood. It is delivered entirely in costume. The best and truest moments on Daddy’s Home are when Clark refuses to play wife or mother.
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