Tourist in This Town is the debut solo album by Allison Crutchfield, a former member and co-founder of the bands P.S. Eliot and Swearin'. It was released on January 27, 2017 on Merge Records, and produced by Jeff Zeigler.[1]

Tourist In This Town
Studio album by Allison Crutchfield
Released	January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Genre	Synthpop, pop rock, indie rock
Length	32:31
Label	Merge Records
Producer	Jeff Zeigler

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Irish Times	[5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[7]
The Skinny	[8]
Vice (Expert Witness)	[9]

Tourist in This Town received mostly favorable reviews from music critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim" from critics.[1] One of these favorable reviews was written by Pitchfork's Jazz Monroe, who gave the album a score of 7.8 out of 10, writing that it "channels the kind of late-80s synth pop that jettisoned style in favor of vastness and grace—skyline synths pirouette, vocals implore, pensive guitars sporadically erupt."[7]

Track listing

1. Broad Daylight – 3:30
2. I Don’t Ever Wanna Leave California – 2:24
3. Charlie – 2:30
4. Dean’s Room – 4:16
5. Sightseeing – 4:38
6. Expatriate – 2:30
7. Mile Away – 3:57
8. The Marriage – 0:55
9. Secret Lives and Deaths – 3:20
10. Chopsticks on Pots and Pans – 4:28

Personnel

• Sam Cook–Parrott – bass, guitar, vocals
• Allison Crutchfield – arranger, guitar, piano, primary artist, producer, synthesizer, vocals
• Katie Crutchfield – vocals
• Joey Doubek – drums, percussion
• Maggie Fost – design
• Maria Rice – assistant mastering engineer
• Jesse Riggins – photography
• Jeff Zeigler – drum programming, engineer, mastering, producer, synthesizer

References