Player Piano is the second studio album of Dayve Hawke, under the alias of Memory Tapes. It was released July 5, 2011.[1] The cover art features an image of a gouache painting by Kazuki Takamatsu.

Player Piano
Studio album by
Released5 July 2011
GenreChillwave, electronica
Length39:48
LabelCarpark
Memory Tapes chronology
Seek Magic
(2009)
Player Piano
(2011)
Grace/Confusion
(2012)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound          [2]
Pitchfork Media(6.0/10)[3]

Player Piano has a review score of 6.8 on the website AnyDecentMusic?[4] and a metacritic score of 67 out of 100,[1] indicating generally favorable reviews.

Track listing

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All music is composed by Memory Tapes

No.TitleLength
1."Musicbox(In)"0:42
2."Wait in the Dark"4:17
3."Today is Our Life"5:15
4."Yes I Know"3:42
5."Offers"4:00
6."Humming"2:47
7."Sun Hits"3:36
8."Worries"5:28
9."Fell Thru Ice"2:09
10."Fell Thru Ice II"3:06
11."Trance Sisters"3:59
12."Musicbox(Out)"0:57

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Player Piano by Memory Tapes". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Billy (August 17, 2009). "Review / Memory Tapes-Player Piano/ Releases / Releases// Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ^ Cohen, Ian (November 18, 2009). "Review / Memory Tapes-Player Piano/ Releases / Releases// Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Player Piano by Memory Tapes reviews | Any Decent Music".