| Bhiman | ||||
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| Studio album by Bhi Bhiman | ||||
| Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Tiny Telephone, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | Boocoo Music | |||
| Producer | Sam Kassirer | |||
| Bhi Bhiman chronology | ||||
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Bhiman is the second album by American singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman, released on January 24, 2012 on Boocoo Music. The lead single was "Guttersnipe," with a music video released in 2011. Bhiman peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart during the second week of February in 2012. It also peaked at No. 15 that same week on the Billboard Folk Albums chart.
Production and videos
In 2011, he began work on what would be his first nationally distributed album. The bulk of the record was tracked at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco. Following those sessions, Bhiman finished the album with producer Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter) at the Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield, Maine.
The music video for the single "Guttersnipe" depicts life in India along the railways. Bhiman himself said that "What I love about this video is the great beauty in the midst of ragged poverty." The video debuted on December 5, 2011.
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Chicago Sun-Times |   |
| Drowned in Sound |   |
| Paste | (positive) |
| Robert Christgau | A– |
| The Washington Post | (positive) |
The album, entitled Bhiman, was released in 2012 and earned rave reviews from publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and esteemed rock critic Robert Christgau of NPR's All Things Considered. Bhiman peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart during the second week of February in 2012. It also peaked at No. 15 that same week on the Billboard Folk Albums chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Guttersnipe" | 06:52 |
| 2. | "Time Heals" | 05:28 |
| 3. | "Crime of Passion" | 03:23 |
| 4. | "Take What I'm Given" | 04:19 |
| 5. | "Mexican Wine" | 01:09 |
| 6. | "Kimchee Line" | 03:17 |
| 7. | "The Cookbook" | 03:38 |
| 8. | "Atlatl" | 02:44 |
| 9. | "Eye on You" | 06:07 |
| 10. | "Ballerina" | 04:14 |
| 11. | "Life's Been Better" | 03:54 |
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Heatseekers (Billboard) | 28 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) | 15 |
References
- Mital, Sachyn (9 January 2012). "Bhi Bhiman". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Video Premiere: Bhi Bhiman, “Guttersnipe”
- ^ "Bhi Bhiman Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- Bell, Chris (April 4, 2012). "Bhi Bhiman – Bhiman Review". Earbuddy. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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- Friskics-Warren, Bill (23 January 2012). "Bhi Bhiman displays mordant humor in 'Bhiman'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Blanton, Kristen (24 January 2012). "Bhiman". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Conner, Thomas (27 January 2012). "Music Review: Bhiman". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Bass, George (3 February 2012). "Bhiman". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- "CG: Bhi Bhiman". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Caramanica, Jon (February 3, 2012). "Genre or Post-Genre, It's a Singer's World". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- Bill Friskics-Warren (January 23, 2012). "Bhi Bhiman displays mordant humor in 'Bhiman'". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- Christgau, Robert (January 24, 2012). "Bhi Bhiman: Penetrating Melodies, Striking Vocals". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved January 25, 2012.