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The Caretaker is the fourth studio album by American musician Nandi Rose Plunkett, under her stage name Half Waif. It was released on March 27, 2020, under Anti-.[1]

The Caretaker
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
Length34:01
LabelAnti-
Half Waif chronology
Lavender
(2018)
The Caretaker
(2020)

The first single from the album, "Ordinary Talk" was released on January 28, 2020.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Beats Per Minute90%[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Loud and Quiet8/10[7]
Paste7.3/10[8]
Pitchfork8/10[9]

The Caretaker was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 9 reviews.[3]

Track listing

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The Caretaker track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Clouds Rest"2:19
2."Siren"3:15
3."Ordinary Talk"3:25
4."My Best Self"3:04
5."In August"3:45
6."Lapsing"2:39
7."Halogen 2"2:18
8."Blinking Light"3:15
9."Brace"3:37
10."Generation"2:50
11."Window Place"3:34
Total length:34:01

References

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  1. ^ Torres, Eric (January 28, 2020). "Half Waif Announces New Album The Caretaker". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Corcoran, Nina (January 29, 2020). "Half Waif announces new album The Caretaker, plus North American tour dates". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Donelson, Macy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ^ McMullen, Chase (March 27, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Gee, Chris (March 26, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Butchard, Skye (23 March 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Freedman, Max (March 26, 2020). "Half Waif Scales Back on The Caretaker". Paste. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Jagota, Vrinda (April 1, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2020.