The Stepkids (album) - Composition

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The Stepkids is the eponymous debut album by American band The Stepkids from Connecticut. It was released on September 27, 2011, through Stones Throw Records. Production was handled by Dan Edinberg, Jeff Gitelman and Tim Walsh.

The Stepkids

Studio album by

The Stepkids

Released

September 27, 2011

Genre

Psychedelic soul
indie rock
funk

Length

30:59

Label

Stones Throw

Producer

Dan Edinberg
Jeff Gitelman
Tim Walsh

The Stepkids chronology

The Stepkids
(2011)

Troubadour
(2013)

Singles from The Stepkids

"Shadows On Behalf"
Released: 2011
"Legend In My Own Mind"
Released: 2011

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
CLASH	7/10[3]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[4]

Mojo placed the album at number 25 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011".[5] SPIN also placed the album at number 19 on the list "20 Best R&B albums of 2011".[6]

Music videos were released for "Suburban Dream" directed by Chris King, "Shadows on Behalf" directed by Mac Smullen, "Legend In My Own Mind" directed by Tom Scharpling, and "Wonderfox" directed by Henry DeMaio.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Edinberg, Jeff Gitelman and Tim Walsh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:02
2.	"Brain Ninja"	2:07
3.	"Suburban Dream"	3:14
4.	"Shadows on Behalf"	3:48
5.	"Legend in My Own Mind"	3:56
6.	"Santos and Ken"	3:33
7.	"La La"	5:39
8.	"Wonderfox"	3:23
9.	"Cup Half Full"	3:07
10.	"Outro"	1:10
Total length:		30:59

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Old Gold"	4:13

Personnel

Dan Edinberg – vocals, bass, double bass (tracks: 6, 7), percussion (track 3), piano (tracks: 4, 9), synthesizer, violin (tracks: 5–9), recording, mixing, producer
Jeff Gitelman – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks: 1, 7), piano (track 8), synthesizer (track 9), recording, mixing, producer
Tim Walsh – vocals, drums, percussion (tracks: 1–4, 7–10), recording, mixing, producer
Meredith DiMenna – vocals (track 5)
Clara Inés Schuhmacher – vocals (track 7)
Fred DiLeone – clavinet (track 6), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 9)
James Moss – congas (track 8)
Jon Blanck – tenor saxophone (track 6)
Kristian Henson – artwork

References

"The Stepkids by The Stepkids". Metacritic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
Lymangrover, Jason. "The Stepkids - The Stepkids | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Freeman, John (September 26, 2011). "The Stepkids - The Stepkids". CLASH. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Ashurst, Hari (September 28, 2011). "The Stepkids: The Stepkids". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Breihan, Tom (December 2, 2011). "MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Harvilla, Rob (December 21, 2011). "SPIN's 20 Best R&B Albums of 2011". SPIN. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

The Stepkids – The Stepkids at Bandcamp
The Stepkids – The Stepkids at Discogs (list of releases)

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