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Hang is the fifth studio album by American indie rock duo Foxygen, released on January 20, 2017 on Jagjaguwar.

Hang
Studio album by Foxygen
Released	January 20, 2017
Studio	Electro-Vox Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Spacebomb Studios (Richmond, VA)
Genre	Baroque pop glam rock
Length	32:18
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Foxygen
Foxygen chronology
...And Star Power (2014) Hang (2017) Seeing Other People (2019)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	7/10[3]
The Observer	[4]
NME	[5]

In a mostly positive review for Pitchfork, Evan Rytlewski praised the album's stylistic departure from its predecessor, ...And Star Power, and its high concept direction: "Hang is the kind of investment of time, money, and patience a band can only make if they intend to stick around for a while, an audacious timpani crash of an album that satirizes its own grandiosity in real time."[3] Writing for NME magazine, Ben Homewood gave the album a positive review, saying "...don’t take this sumptuous fifth record ... as a step towards convention. ‘Hang’ may be crisp, clear and smooth, but Foxygen are still very much a force for chaos."[6]

Track listing

Personnel

• Sam France – vocals, backing vocals
• Jonathan Rado – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion

Additional musicians

• Michael D’Addario – percussion
• Brian D’Addario – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano
• Trey Pollard – conductor, orchestral arrangements
• Matthew E. White – arranger
• Bryce McCormick – score preparation
• Grace Bauson – harp
• Stephaine Barrett – cello
• Jason McComb – cello
• Shara Stamps – cello
• Treesa Gold – string contractor, violin
• Anna Bishop – violin
• Elise Blake – violin
• Faith Hofma – violin
• Stacy Matthews – violin
• Adrian Pintea – violin
• Melissa Sunderland – violin
• Tom Stevens – viola
• Johanna Beaver – viola
• Pinson Chanselle – chimes, timpani
• Reginald Chapman – trombone
• Scott Flynn – trombone
• Bryan Hooten – trombone
• Toby Whitaker – trombone
• JC Kuhl – saxophone (tenor)
• Suzi Fischer – saxophone
• Kevin Simpson – saxophone
• Bob Miller – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Rob Quallich – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Taylor Barnett – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Marcus Tenney – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Rick Reiger – clarinet, saxophone
• Jason Scott – clarinet, saxophone
• John Winn – clarinet, saxophone
• Lauren Serpa – flute
• Anthony Smith – flute, piccolo flute
• Laura Smith – oboe
• Victoria Hamrick – English horn, oboe
• Erin Lano – French horn
• Rachel Velvikis – French horn
• Amanda Winger – French horn
• Stephanie Ycaza – tuba

Production

• Foxygen – production
• Adrian Olsen – engineer
• Michael Harris – engineer
• Christopher Cerullo – assistant engineer
• Cian Riordan – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

References

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