Something to Tell You (album)

## ***Something to Tell You***

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## Singles

1. "Want You Back"
Released: May 3rd, 2017
2. "Little of Your Love"
Released: June 18th 2017
3. "Nothing's Wrong"
Released: August 21st 2017

## Album Chronology

**Something to Tell You** is the second studio album by American pop-rock band HAIM. It was released on July 7th 2017 through Columbia Records. Three singles preceded the album's release: "Want You Back", "Little of Your Love", and "Nothing's Wrong". Upon it's release, the album received "generally favorable" reviews from music critics.

## Background

Haim toured for two years to support their previous release, *Days Are Gone*, the three sisters' 2013 debut album that was met with a great deal of critical and commercial success. With the conclusion of their tour came the beginning of the process of crafting *Something to Tell You*: "All we knew for two years was wake up, soundcheck, play the show, go to sleep and fit in a slice of pizza at some point. We needed to turn our brains from touring brains back to writing brains. When we came home, we literally got off the bus, took a nap and went right into the studio."

The initial sessions for the album were unfruitful; the band questioned the quality of the songs, wondering if they were on par with the debut album. However, a breakthrough came after the producers of the 2015 Judd Apatow–directed romantic comedy *Trainwreck* asked the band to write a song for the film's soundtrack. "Little of Your Love", the album's second single, was produced in under a week at the film producers' request, and although it was ultimately not selected for the soundtrack, completing the song gave the band the confidence they needed to write new material for the album.

In the following years, the band developed the album, taking breaks and continuing to perform at various shows and festivals, much of which would further inspire the album. During the production of the album, Ariel Rechtshaid, one of the producers and Danielle Haim's partner, was diagnosed with testicular cancer. His diagnosis is cited by the band as the reason for the four-year delay between their first and second album as they halted production while Rechtshaid underwent treatment. The band switched between Valentine Studios, an infrequently used 1970's production facility in Valley Village (a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California), and Rechtshaid's home studio.

## Critical reception

Upon its release, *Something to Tell You* received generally positive reviews from music critics and music publications. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, indicating "generally favorable reviews". At popular music reviewing site Album Of The Year, the album was given a critic score of 76 and a user score of 78. At popular music reviewing site Album Of The Year, the album was given a critic score of 71 and a user score of 70.

Writing for *Pitchfork*, Jenn Pelly wrote:

> "The glossy and aching *Something to Tell You*—full of longing, betrayal, and the torment of feelings left unsaid—is at once poised and emo enough to suggest that Haim took Nicks’ advice, but drew from both sides of the diary. More to the point, this summit—a blessing from the high priestess of pop-rock heartbreak—was a testament to just how powerful Haim’s reverence of 1970s and ’80s soft-rock has become, proof that Haim are deeply admired within music’s pantheon and ever-closer to dominating the world at large."
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## Tour

*Main articles: Something to Tell You Tour, Sister Sister Sister Tour*

## Artwork

HAIM revealed the official album artwork for *Something to Tell You* in an announcement through the band's Facebook page.

## References

1. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/something-to-tell-you/1234314555
2. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/music/something-to-tell-you/haim
3. ↑ https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/78521-haim-something-to-tell-you.php
4. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/haim-something-to-tell-you/
5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/haimtheband/photos/pb.100044547331403.-2207520000../10154235415866841/?type=3