Album: Ruins by Grouper (2014)
Genre: Experimental
Record Label: Kranky
Format: Album

Description: "Ruins"  is the tenth studio album by Grouper, the stage name of American musician Liz Harris. It was released in the United States on October 31, 2014 on Kranky.
Upon its release, Ruins received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 80, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 19 reviews.
In 2018, Pitchfork ranked Ruins at number 18 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.

Artist Background: Grouper is the solo project for ambient musician Liz Harris, of Portland, Oregon, United States. Harris' music is a mixture of softly-strummed guitar, Wurlitzer keys, and her delicate, dreamy vocals. Harris' first album was 2005's Grouper, a self-released full-length CD-R, followed later that year by Way Their Crept on Free Porcupine (re-released in 2007 on Type Records). Other recordings include 2006's He Knows, released as a 3" CD, the 12" Weird Forest release Wide in 2007, and a 7" called ... Part of the Portland, Oregon music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Experimental movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Portland, Oregon music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Experimental movement.

Tags: Experimental, 2010s, Album, Kranky

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"Ruins"  is the tenth studio album by Grouper, the stage name of American musician Liz Harris. It was released in the United States on October 31, 2014 on Kranky.
Upon its release, Ruins received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 80, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 19 reviews.
In 2018, Pitchfork ranked Ruins at number 18 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.

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