I Love You Like a Brother

I Love You Like a Brother
Studio album by
Alex Lahey
Released6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Length35:52
LabelAlex Lahey, Nicky Boy Records
ProducerOscar Dawson
Alex Lahey chronology
B-Grade University
(2016) 		I Love You Like a Brother
(2017) 		The Best of Luck Club
(2019)
Singles from I Love You Like a Brother
  1. "Every Day's the Weekend"
    Released: 28 July 2017
  2. "Lotto in Reverse"
    Released: 30 August 2017[1]
  3. "I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself"
    Released: 15 September 2017[2]
  4. "There's No Money"
    Released: 17 November 2017[3]
  5. "I Love You Like a Brother"
    Released: 18 March 2018[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year80/100[5]
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[6]
Metacritic80/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[8]
The Music[9]
NME[10]
No Ripcord[11]
Pitchfork7.6/10[12]
PopMatters8/10[13]
SoundBlab7/10[14]
Spectrum Culture[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald[16]
Under the Radar8/10[17]

I Love You Like a Brother is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Alex Lahey. It was released on 6 October 2017 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Charts.

At the J Awards of 2017, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[18]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Release.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alex Lahey; "Awkward Exchange" co-written with Sam Telford and Sam Scott

No.TitleLength
1."Every Day's the Weekend"3:10
2."I Love You Like a Brother"2:50
3."Perth Traumatic Stress Disorder"2:15
4."I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself"3:46
5."Backpack"3:59
6."Awkward Exchange"3:51
7."I Want U"3:48
8."Lotto in Reverse"4:00
9."Let's Call It a Day"4:19
10."There's No Money"3:54

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Alex Lahey – vocals, guitar, keys, alto saxophone, bass guitar, marimba, tubular bells, glockenspiel, xylophone, programming, timpani, vibraphone
  • Samuel Humphrey – guitar
  • Jonathan Skourletos – bass guitar
  • Oscar Dawson – guitar, keys, percussion, background vocals, producer, engineer
  • Ali Barter – background vocals
  • Bec Sandridge – background vocals
  • Oliver Whitehead – tenor saxophone
  • Darcie Foley – trombone
  • Liam McGorry – trumpet

Additional personnel

  • Aaron Dobos – engineer
  • Matt Redlich – mastering
  • Giulia Giannini McGauran – front cover image
  • Felicity Case-Mejia – cover design

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 15

References

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  1. ^ "First Listen: Alex Lahey's "Lotto In Reverse" is her heaviest track yet". ABC. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "First listen: Alex Lahey "I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself"". ABC. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Alex Lahey recorded a solo version of "There's No Money" plays NYC tonight". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Alex Lahey - I Love You Like a Brother (Official Video)". YouTube. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Alex Haley – I Love You Like A Brother". Album of the Year. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "I Love You Like A Brother by Alex Haley". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ^ Hunt, El. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ Isaacs, Lewis (3 October 2017). "Alex Lahey – I Love You Like A Brother". The Music. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ Smith, Thomas (5 October 2017). "Alex Lahey – 'I Love You Like A Brother' Review". NME. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. ^ Marvilli, Joe (23 October 2017). "Alex Lahey: I Love You Like a Brother". No Ripcord. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ Hogan, Marc (9 October 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. ^ Laird, Christopher (2 October 2017). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  14. ^ Ricciutti, Steve (30 September 2017). "Alex Lahey – I Love You Like a Brother". SoundBlab. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. ^ Rindner, Grant (9 October 2017). "Alex Lahey: I Love You Like a Brother". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Music reviews: Alex Lahey, Miley Cyrus, Kamasi Washington, Neil Finn and more". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  17. ^ Stanley, Laura (4 October 2017). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  18. ^ "The J Award 2017". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Alex Lahey – I Love You Like A Brother". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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