| This Is How You Smile | ||||
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| Studio album by Helado Negro | ||||
| Released | March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08) | |||
| Studio | 411, Brooklyn, New York Heard City, Manhattan, New York CD Alley 2, Durham, North Carolina Molly & Keith's House Island Universe Space AIR Serenbe, Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | RVNG Intl. | |||
| Producer | Helado Negro | |||
| Helado Negro chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Loud and Quiet | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Spectrum Culture | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4/5 |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
| Under the Radar | 7.5/10 |
This Is How You Smile is the sixth studio album by American musician Helado Negro. It was released in March 2019 under RVNG Intl.
Critical reception
In a year-end essay for Slate, Ann Powers cited This Is How You Smile as proof that the album era format is not dead in 2019 but rather undergoing a "metamorphosis", with artists such as Negro utilizing the concept album through the culturally-relevant autobiographical narratives, which in this case is a "bilingual love letter to his family".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roberto Carlos Lange
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Please Won't Please" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Imagining What to Do" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Echo for Camperdown Curio" | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Fantasma Vaga" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Pais Nublado" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Running" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Seen My Aura" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Sabana de Luz" | 3:16 |
| 9. | "November 7" | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Todo Lo Que Me Falta" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Two Lucky" | 3:53 |
| 12. | "My Name Is for My Friends" | 1:38 |
| Total length: | 40:55 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes and AllMusic.
- Roberto Carlos Lange – vocals, Casio MT-30, electric banjo, electronic percussion, classical guitar, electric guitar, Juno, Korg synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, noise, ondes, Roland Juno-6, vibraphone, field recording, recording, mixing, engineering
- Adron – vocals
- Raquel Berrios – vocals
- Luis del Valle – vocals
- Nene Humphrey – vocals
- Ela Minus – vocals
- Victoria Ruiz – vocals
- Xenia Rubinos – vocals
- Kristi Sword – echo, footsteps, whistle
- Matthew Crum – guitar, bass
- Keith Reynaud – guitar
- Owen Stewart-Robertson – guitar
- Jenn Wasner – guitar
- Sufjan Stevens – piano
- Bryan Abdul Collins – synthesizer
- Chris Devoe – synthesizer
- Oliver Hill – viola, violin
- Jason Trammell – drums
- Joe Westerlund – drums
- Jason Nazary – drums
- Jay Wynne – drums
- Tim Barnes – percussion
- Andy Stack – steel pan
- Jason Ajemian – bass
- Logan Coale – bass
- Nick Sanborn – synthesizer arrangements, writer
- Aquiles Navarro – trumpet
- Angela Morris – saxophone
- Nathaniel Morgan – saxophone
- Jean Cook – field recording
- Michael Kaufmann – field recording
- Isaac Lekach – field recording
- Matana Roberts – field recording
- Matt Werth – field recording
- Rachel Alina – mastering
- Anna Grothe-Shive – photography
- Will Work For Good – design
- Michelle Grinser – lacquer cut
References
- "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- Phares, Heather. "This Is How You Smile – Helado Negro". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- Sylvester, Daniel (March 5, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- Rankine, Ollie (March 7, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- Torres, Eric (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- Ingalls, Chris (March 8, 2019). "Helado Negro and the Gentle Urgency of 'This Is How You Smile'". PopMatters. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- Stevens, Nathan (March 13, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- Jrodriguez6. "Helado Negro – This Is How You Smile". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- Lewis, John (May 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile". Uncut (264): 29.
- Axeman, Stephen (March 4, 2019). "Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile (RVNG)". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- Powers, Ann (December 17, 2019). "The album is evolving". Slate. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- This Is How You Smile (Liner notes). Helado Negro. RVNG Intl. 2019. RVNGNL54.
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