Mid Air is the debut studio album by American Los Angeles-based hip hop duo Paris Texas. It was self-released on July 21, 2023. Production was handled by Dilip, William J. Sullivan, Gianluca Buccellati, M, Matt Cohn, Billy Lemos, Julian Ali, Rodaidh McDonald, Romil Hemnani and Paris Texas. It features guest appearances from Kenny Mason and Teezo Touchdown.
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| Released | July 21, 2023 | |||
| Length | 50:22 | |||
| Label | Self-release | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10[3] |
| NME | [4] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
Mid Air was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on four reviews.[1]
Emma Swann of DIY found it to be "not always an easy listen, but a consistently thrilling ride".[2] Jake Crossland of Loud and Quiet praised the work, saying: "it's an assured debut full-length, committing to weird impulses and catchy choruses in equal measure, and even at 16 tracks it never feels unwieldy. Paris Texas make chaos look inviting – they're the eye of one very exciting storm".[3] Sophie Williams of NME wrote: "a record, feels truly – and brilliantly – emblematic of the sharp, controlled chaos that Paris Texas have honed over a handful of previous EPs".[4] Hayley Milross of The Line of Best Fit called the effort "a dazzling introduction to new fans, and a crystal clear familiarity for fans that have been here from the beginning".[5] Kitty Empire of The Observer wrote: "the result is a full-length debut that is acerbic, vulnerable and swaggering all at the same time".[6]
Year-end lists
edit| Publication | # | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Press | — | [7] |
| Consequence | 12 | [8] |
| Coup de Main | 9 | [9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 37 | [10] |
| Loud and Quiet | 20 | [11] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "TenThirtySeven" |
| 2:48 |
| 2. | "Split-Screen" |
| 2:25 |
| 3. | "DnD" (featuring Kenny Mason) |
| 4:11 |
| 4. | "Sean-Jared" |
| 2:37 |
| 5. | "Closed Caption" |
| 2:12 |
| 6. | "Bullet Man" |
| 2:58 |
| 7. | "NuWhip" |
| 2:52 |
| 8. | "Panic!!!" |
| 2:20 |
| 9. | "Everybody's Safe Until" |
| 3:39 |
| 10. | "Lift Off" |
| 3:02 |
| 11. | "Earth-2" |
| 2:57 |
| 12. | "Airborne" |
| 2:51 |
| 13. | "Full English" (featuring Teezo Touchdown) |
| 2:31 |
| 14. | "Lana Del Rey" |
| 3:40 |
| 15. | "Ain't No High" |
| 3:36 |
| 16. | "We Fall" |
| 5:43 |
| Total length: | 50:22 | ||
Notes
- "TenThirtySeven" is stylized as "tenTHIRTYseven".
- "Bullet Man" and "Panic!!!" are stylized in all caps.
- "NuWhip" is stylized as "NüWhip".
- "Everybody's Safe Until" is stylized as "Everybody's Safe Until...".
- "We Fall" is stylized as "...We Fall".
References
edit- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Mid Air". Metacritic. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Swann, Emma (July 21, 2023). "Paris Texas – Mid Air". DIY. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Crossland, Jake (July 17, 2023). "Paris Texas – Mid Air – Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Williams, Sophie (July 20, 2023). "Paris Texas – Mid Air review: thrilling debut from rap's most intriguing duo". NME. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Milross, Hayley (July 21, 2023). "Paris Texas: Mid Air Review – sonic individuality shines | Hip-Hop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Empire, Kitty (July 23, 2023). "Paris Texas: Mid Air review – a blast of fresh air". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Zanes, Anna; Hardman, Neville; Schade, Alessandra (December 12, 2023). "50 best albums of 2023". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Fu, Eddie (December 4, 2023). "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Consequence. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Graves, Shahlin (December 13, 2023). "The Best Albums of 2023". Coup de Main. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Browne, Hannah (December 4, 2023). "The Best Albums of 2023 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Crossland, Jake (November 24, 2023). "Loud and Quiet Albums of the Year 2023". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved November 24, 2023.