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Hidden Vagenda is the fourth solo album by American singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson, and the first to be released by K Records. The album contains songs about their pain from the deaths of loved ones, the then-upcoming 2004 election, and a power ballad version of a song from a previous solo album featuring a recording of members of The Moldy Peaches as an intro. Hidden Vagenda also includes myriad guest performers, including Daniel Johnston, Paleface, Vanessa Carlton, and members of the French anti-folk group Herman Düne.
| Hidden Vagenda | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Anti-folk, indie rock | |||
| Length | 51:01 | |||
| Label | K Records | |||
| Producer | Arion Salazar and Jason Carmer | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 link |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[5] |
| The Village Voice | A−[6] |
The tracks "It's Been Raining" and "Blue Like Nevermind" were recorded in France with members of Herman Düne backing Kimya, and others were recorded in the Dawson family kitchen and Olive Juice Music in New York City.
A video for the song "Lullaby for the Taken" was directed by Ted Passon in 2004.
Track listing
edit- "It's Been Raining"
- "Fire" (featuring Regina Spektor – vocals)
- "Viva la Persistence"
- "Lullaby for the Taken"
- "I Will Never Forget"
- "Singing Machine"
- "Moving On" (featuring Regina Spektor – piano and Vanessa Carlton – backing vocals)
- "Blue Like Nevermind"
- "My Heroes"
- "Parade"
- "5 Years"
- "Anthrax" (powerballad version)
- "You Love Me"
- "Angels and Seagulls"
References
edit- ^ Phares, Heather. "Hidden Vagenda – Kimya Dawson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (2004-10-08). "Hidden Vagenda". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ Moore, David (2004-10-07). "Kimya Dawson: Hidden Vagenda Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (2004-10-28). "Kimya Dawson: Hidden Vagenda". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2004-11-16). "Sonic Refugees". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-09-05.