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| artist = Nate Amos (as This Is Lorelei)
| type = studio
| prev_title = Falls Like Water Falls
| prev_year= 2022
| title= Everyone&#39;s Crushed
| year = 2023
| next_title = [[Box for Buddy, Box for Star]]
| next_year= 2024
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Rachel Brown (as Thanks for Coming)
| type = studio
| title= Everyone&#39;s Crushed
| year = 2023
| next_title = [[What Is My Capacity to Love?]]
| next_year= 2023
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'''''Everyone's Crushed''''' is a 2023 [[studio album]] by American [[indie pop]] band [[Water from Your Eyes]]. Their debut on [[Matador Records]], the album has received positive reviews from critics.
'''''Everyone's Crushed''''' is a 2023 [[studio album]] by American [[indie pop]] band [[Water from Your Eyes]]. Their debut on [[Matador Records]], the album has received positive reviews from critics.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
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|MC = {{frac|84|100}} (14 scores)<ref name="mc" />
|MC = {{frac|84|100}} (14 scores)<ref name="mc" />
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Editors at [[AnyDecentMusic?]] rate this release an 8.1 out of 10, based on 14 scores.<ref name="adm" /> {{MCalbum|Everyone's Crushed|positive|84|14}}<ref name="mc" />
Editors at AnyDecentMusic? rate this release an 8.1 out of 10, based on 14 scores.<ref name="adm" /> {{MCalbum|Everyone's Crushed|positive|84|14}}<ref name="mc" />


Editors at [[AllMusic]] rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Heather Phares writing the band "level[s] up their genre-mashing sound" with each new album and sums up that this release is their "most consistently gripping music, the cohesion of Everyone's Crushed lends a new vantage point to their music—and it's an exciting one".<ref name="amg" /> In ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Tom Piekarski rated ''Everyone's Crushed'' an 8 out of 10, writing that it has "inescapable charm" and "there isn't a single moment on ''Everyone's Crushed'' that isn't crafted to perfection".<ref name="e!" /> In ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s 4-out-of-5 star review, [[Alexis Petridis]] writes that the band has been able to refine their sound over the past several albums to produce "the only recent album that sounds the way it does".<ref name="guard" /> Joshua Mills of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' exhorts listeners that this album "demands close attention" writing that the band's vulnerability and lyrics "keep us at arm’s length, but eager to burrow deep and discover everything this album has to offer".<ref name="tlobf" />In ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'', Grant Sharples rated this work an 8.3 out of 10 and discussed the band's evolving genres and the chemistry between the two band members, calling them "one of the most innovative, exciting creative partnerships of the moment".<ref name="paste" />
Editors at [[AllMusic]] rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Heather Phares writing the band "level[s] up their genre-mashing sound" with each new album and sums up that this release is their "most consistently gripping music, the cohesion of Everyone's Crushed lends a new vantage point to their music—and it's an exciting one".<ref name="amg" /> In ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Tom Piekarski rated ''Everyone's Crushed'' an 8 out of 10, writing that it has "inescapable charm" and "there isn't a single moment on ''Everyone's Crushed'' that isn't crafted to perfection".<ref name="e!" /> In ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s 4-out-of-5 star review, [[Alexis Petridis]] writes that the band has been able to refine their sound over the past several albums to produce "the only recent album that sounds the way it does".<ref name="guard" /> Joshua Mills of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' exhorts listeners that this album "demands close attention" writing that the band's vulnerability and lyrics "keep us at arm's length, but eager to burrow deep and discover everything this album has to offer".<ref name="tlobf" /> In ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'', Grant Sharples rated this work an 8.3 out of 10 and discussed the band's evolving genres and the chemistry between the two band members, calling them "one of the most innovative, exciting creative partnerships of the moment".<ref name="paste" />


Another 8.3 out of 10 came from Cat Zhang of [[Pitchfork Media]], where this album was chosen as Best New Music of the week and the reviewer writes that the "music sounds awesome" with "its livewire sound".<ref name="pm" /> Marc Hogan at that site also chose alternative [[Grammy Award]] nominees and proposed "Barley" for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] and the band for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]].<ref name="pmgrammy" /> A 9 out of 10 came from Christopher J. Lee of ''[[PopMatters]]'' who praised the band for being "inescapably singular" and for the group's high musicianship and ability to experiment.<ref name="pop" /> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s editors gave this release the "Hear This" label to highlight it and critic Kory Grow writes that the "chaos" in the band's experimentation "frequently works in the duo’s favor".<ref name="rs" /> In ''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'', Tony Inglis gave this work 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "it’s pleasingly hard to decipher if the band are at any point saying anything with any sincerity" in a "panoply of wrongfooting sounds".<ref name="skinny" /> At ''[[Stereogum]]'', this was the Album of the Week and reviewer James Rettig wrote that this release digs "more into the abstract side of their sound" than previous albums.<ref name="sg" /> In a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at 14, with Chris DeVille characterizing it as "somewhere between cyberpunk and indie-pop, held together by Brown’s bewildered humanity amidst the clatter".<ref name="sg2023" /> Mark Moody of ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]'' considers ''Eveyrone's Crushed'' "the summer soundtrack for those that hate summery soundtracks" and Water from Your Eyes "one of the most interesting acts in music these days"; he rates this album an 8 out of 10.<ref name="utr" />
Another 8.3 out of 10 came from Cat Zhang of [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]], where this album was chosen as Best New Music of the week and the reviewer writes that the "music sounds awesome" with "its livewire sound".<ref name="pm" /> Marc Hogan at that site also chose alternative [[Grammy Award]] nominees and proposed "Barley" for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] and the band for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]].<ref name="pmgrammy" /> A 9 out of 10 came from Christopher J. Lee of ''[[PopMatters]]'' who praised the band for being "inescapably singular" and for the group's high musicianship and ability to experiment.<ref name="pop" /> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s editors gave this release the "Hear This" label to highlight it and critic Kory Grow writes that the "chaos" in the band's experimentation "frequently works in the duo's favor".<ref name="rs" /> In ''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'', Tony Inglis gave this work 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "it's pleasingly hard to decipher if the band are at any point saying anything with any sincerity" in a "panoply of wrongfooting sounds".<ref name="skinny" /> At ''[[Stereogum]]'', this was the Album of the Week and reviewer James Rettig wrote that this release digs "more into the abstract side of their sound" than previous albums.<ref name="sg" /> In a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at 14, with Chris DeVille characterizing it as "somewhere between cyberpunk and indie-pop, held together by Brown's bewildered humanity amidst the clatter".<ref name="sg2023" /> Mark Moody of ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]'' considers ''Eveyrone's Crushed'' "the summer soundtrack for those that hate summery soundtracks" and Water from Your Eyes "one of the most interesting acts in music these days"; he rates this album an 8 out of 10.<ref name="utr" />


In June 2023, ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' published an unranked list of the top&nbsp;25 albums of the year to date and included this release, calling it "an impeccable balance between leaning into their absurdist sense of humor while creating music that is not only easy to take seriously but is even easier to fall in love with".<ref name="alt2023" /> Editors of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' included this in an unranked list of the 22 best albums of the year, published on October&nbsp;23, 2023, with critic Laia Garcia-Furtado stating that the album is made up of "perfectly messed-up pop music that veers—sometimes sweetly, sometimes violently—from the angelic melodies... to... chaotic beats... and lyrics that reflect modern life’s signature disjointedness".<ref name="vogue" /> Editors at ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' chose this for the 36th best album of 2023.<ref name="2023paste" /> ''[[PopMatters]]'' ranked this the eighth best rock album of 2023.<ref name="2023pop" />
In June 2023, ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' published an unranked list of the top&nbsp;25 albums of the year to date and included this release, calling it "an impeccable balance between leaning into their absurdist sense of humor while creating music that is not only easy to take seriously but is even easier to fall in love with".<ref name="alt2023" /> Editors of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' included this in an unranked list of the 22 best albums of the year, published on October&nbsp;23, 2023, with critic Laia Garcia-Furtado stating that the album is made up of "perfectly messed-up pop music that veers—sometimes sweetly, sometimes violently—from the angelic melodies... to... chaotic beats... and lyrics that reflect modern life's signature disjointedness".<ref name="vogue" />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+''Everyone's Crushed'' in best-of lists
|-
!scope="col"|Outlet
!scope="col"|Listing
!scope="col"|Rank
|-
!scope="row"|''[[AllMusic]]''<ref name="2023amg" />
|''AllMusic'' Best of 2023
|{{n/A}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[AllMusic]]''<ref name="2023amgai" />
|Favorite Alternative & Indie Albums
|{{n/A}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[NME]]''<ref name="2023nme" />
|The 50 Best Albums of 2023
|28
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''<ref name="2023paste" />
|The 50 Best Albums of 2023
|36
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''<ref name="2023pasterock" />
|The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023
|{{n/A}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]<ref name="2023pm" />
|The 50 Best Albums of 2023
|27
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]<ref name="2023pmrock" />
|The 37 Best Rock Albums of 2023
|{{n/A}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[PopMatters]]''<ref name="2023pop" />
|The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023
|8
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref name="2023rs" />
|The 100 Best Albums of 2023
|36
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref name="2023rsindie" />
|The 40 Best Indie-Rock Albums of 2023
|{{n/a}}
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Stereogum]]''<ref name="2023sg" />
|The 50 Best Albums Of 2023
|29
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''<ref name="2023utr" />
|''Under the Radar''{{'}}s Top 100 Albums of 2023
|36
|}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"Out There"&nbsp;– 3:20
#"Out There"&nbsp;– 3:20
#"Open"&nbsp;– 2:54
#"Open"&nbsp;– 2:54
#"Everyone’s Crushed"&nbsp;– 4:01
#"Everyone's Crushed"&nbsp;– 4:01
#"True Life"&nbsp;– 3:46
#"True Life"&nbsp;– 3:46
#"Remember Not My Name"&nbsp;– 3:19
#"Remember Not My Name"&nbsp;– 3:19
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''Crushed by Everyone'' is a 2023 remix album with outside artists remixing tracks from ''Everyone's Crushed'' set for release by Matador on November&nbsp;17, 2023.<ref name="sgremix" />
''Crushed by Everyone'' is a 2023 remix album with outside artists remixing tracks from ''Everyone's Crushed'' set for release by Matador on November&nbsp;17, 2023.<ref name="sgremix" />


#“Structure” ([[The Cradle (musician)|The Cradle]] Version)
#"Structure" ([[The Cradle (musician)|The Cradle]] Version)
#"Crushed Barley"
#“Crushed Barley”
#“Out There” ([[The Dare (musician)|The Dare]] Version)
#"Out There" ([[The Dare (musician)|The Dare]] Version)
#“Open” ([[Sword II]] Version)
#"Open" ([[Sword II]] Version)
#“Everyone’s Crushed” ([[Kassie Krut]] Version)
#"Everyone's Crushed" ([[Kassie Krut]] Version)
#“True Life” ([[Nourished by Time]] Version)
#"True Life" ([[Nourished by Time]] Version)
#“Remember Not My Name” ([[Mandy, Indiana]] Version)
#"Remember Not My Name" ([[Mandy, Indiana]] Version)
#“14” ([[Jute Gyte]] Version)
#"14" ([[Jute Gyte]] Version)
#“Buy My Product” ([[fantasy of a broken heart]] Version)
#"Buy My Product" ([[fantasy of a broken heart]] Version)


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name="2023amgai">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2023/favorite-alternative-indie |title=Favorite Alternative & Indie Albums |date=n.d. |accessdate=2023-12-14 |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[RhythmOne]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
<ref name="2023nme">{{Cite magazine |issn=0028-6362 |department=Features > Music Features |language=en-GB |magazine=[[NME]] |title=The 50 best albums of 2023 |date=2023-12-08 |accessdate=2023-12-08 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-albums-2023-3554171}}</ref>
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<ref name="2023rs">{{Cite magazine |title=The 100 Best Albums of 2023 |issn=0035-791X |department=Music > Album Reviews |language=en-US |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2023-11-30 |accessdate=2023-12-01 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2023-1234879538/water-from-your-eyes-everyones-crushed-1234885859/}}</ref>
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<ref name="adm">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13656/Water-From-Your-Eyes-Everyones-Crushed.aspx |title=Everyone's Crushed by Water From Your Eyes |website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]] |date=n.d. |accessdate=2023-08-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
<ref name="2023rsindie">{{Cite magazine |issn=0035-791X |department=Music > Music Lists |language=en-US |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=2023-12-21 |date=2023-12-21 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-indie-rock-albums-2023-1234927831/ |title=The 40 Best Indie-Rock Albums of 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="2023sg">{{Cite web |website=[[Stereogum]] |date=2023-12-05 |accessdate=2023-12-05 |language=en-US |title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2243925/best-albums-2023/lists/year-in-review/2023-in-review/ |department=2023 in Review}}</ref>
<ref name="2023utr">{{Cite magazine |department=Lists |issn=1553-2305 |language=en-US |magazine=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |accessdate=2023-12-25 |title=Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2023 Part&nbsp;1 |date=2023-12-23 |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/under_the_radars_top_100_albums_of_2023_part_1}}</ref>
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<ref name="barley">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/water-from-your-eyes-interview-new-album-everyones-crushed-1234739866/ |date=2021-05-23 |title=Cracking the Riddle of Water From Your Eyes |last=Blistein |first=Jon |language=en-US |accessdate=2023-08-02 |department=Future&nbsp;25 |issn=0035-791X}}</ref>
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<ref name="guard">{{Cite newspaper |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/25/water-from-your-eyes-everyones-crushed-review-nate-amos-rachel-brown |language=en-GB |title=Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed review&nbsp;– style-hopping indie duo find focus in chaos |department=Alexis Petridis's album of the week |date=2023-05-25 |accessdate=2023-06-17}}</ref>
<ref name="guard">{{Cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/25/water-from-your-eyes-everyones-crushed-review-nate-amos-rachel-brown |language=en-GB |title=Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed review&nbsp;– style-hopping indie duo find focus in chaos |department=Alexis Petridis's album of the week |date=2023-05-25 |accessdate=2023-06-17}}</ref>
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Everyone's Crushed
An elaborate line drawing of a man in headphones and a woman wearing sunglasses in several urban scenes
Studio album by
Water from Your Eyes
ReleasedMay 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)
GenreIndie pop
Length31:25
LanguageEnglish
LabelMatador
ProducerNate Amos
Water from Your Eyes chronology
Structure
(2021) 		Everyone's Crushed
(2023) 		Crushed by Everyone
(2023)
Singles from Everyone's Crushed
  1. "Barley"
    Released: 2023[1]
Nate Amos (as This Is Lorelei) chronology
Falls Like Water Falls
(2022) 		Everyone's Crushed
(2023) 		Box for Buddy, Box for Star
(2024)
Rachel Brown (as Thanks for Coming) chronology
Everyone's Crushed
(2023) 		What Is My Capacity to Love?
(2023)

Everyone's Crushed is a 2023 studio album by American indie pop band Water from Your Eyes. Their debut on Matador Records, the album has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1⁄10 (14 scores)[2]
Metacritic84⁄100 (14 scores)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!8⁄10[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Line of Best Fit8⁄10[7]
Paste8.3⁄10[8]
Pitchfork8.3⁄10[9]
PopMatters9⁄10[10]
The Skinny[11]
Under the Radar8⁄10[12]

Editors at AnyDecentMusic? rate this release an 8.1 out of 10, based on 14 scores.[2] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Everyone's Crushed received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 14 critic scores.[3]

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Heather Phares writing the band "level[s] up their genre-mashing sound" with each new album and sums up that this release is their "most consistently gripping music, the cohesion of Everyone's Crushed lends a new vantage point to their music—and it's an exciting one".[4] In Exclaim!, Tom Piekarski rated Everyone's Crushed an 8 out of 10, writing that it has "inescapable charm" and "there isn't a single moment on Everyone's Crushed that isn't crafted to perfection".[5] In The Guardian's 4-out-of-5 star review, Alexis Petridis writes that the band has been able to refine their sound over the past several albums to produce "the only recent album that sounds the way it does".[6] Joshua Mills of The Line of Best Fit exhorts listeners that this album "demands close attention" writing that the band's vulnerability and lyrics "keep us at arm's length, but eager to burrow deep and discover everything this album has to offer".[7] In Paste, Grant Sharples rated this work an 8.3 out of 10 and discussed the band's evolving genres and the chemistry between the two band members, calling them "one of the most innovative, exciting creative partnerships of the moment".[8]

Another 8.3 out of 10 came from Cat Zhang of Pitchfork, where this album was chosen as Best New Music of the week and the reviewer writes that the "music sounds awesome" with "its livewire sound".[9] Marc Hogan at that site also chose alternative Grammy Award nominees and proposed "Barley" for Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the band for Grammy Award for Best New Artist.[13] A 9 out of 10 came from Christopher J. Lee of PopMatters who praised the band for being "inescapably singular" and for the group's high musicianship and ability to experiment.[10] Rolling Stone's editors gave this release the "Hear This" label to highlight it and critic Kory Grow writes that the "chaos" in the band's experimentation "frequently works in the duo's favor".[14] In The Skinny, Tony Inglis gave this work 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "it's pleasingly hard to decipher if the band are at any point saying anything with any sincerity" in a "panoply of wrongfooting sounds".[11] At Stereogum, this was the Album of the Week and reviewer James Rettig wrote that this release digs "more into the abstract side of their sound" than previous albums.[15] In a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at 14, with Chris DeVille characterizing it as "somewhere between cyberpunk and indie-pop, held together by Brown's bewildered humanity amidst the clatter".[16] Mark Moody of Under the Radar considers Eveyrone's Crushed "the summer soundtrack for those that hate summery soundtracks" and Water from Your Eyes "one of the most interesting acts in music these days"; he rates this album an 8 out of 10.[12]

In June 2023, Alternative Press published an unranked list of the top 25 albums of the year to date and included this release, calling it "an impeccable balance between leaning into their absurdist sense of humor while creating music that is not only easy to take seriously but is even easier to fall in love with".[17] Editors of Vogue included this in an unranked list of the 22 best albums of the year, published on October 23, 2023, with critic Laia Garcia-Furtado stating that the album is made up of "perfectly messed-up pop music that veers—sometimes sweetly, sometimes violently—from the angelic melodies... to... chaotic beats... and lyrics that reflect modern life's signature disjointedness".[18]

Everyone's Crushed in best-of lists
Outlet Listing Rank
AllMusic[19] AllMusic Best of 2023 —
AllMusic[20] Favorite Alternative & Indie Albums —
NME[21] The 50 Best Albums of 2023 28
Paste[22] The 50 Best Albums of 2023 36
Paste[23] The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023 —
Pitchfork[24] The 50 Best Albums of 2023 27
Pitchfork[25] The 37 Best Rock Albums of 2023 —
PopMatters[26] The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023 8
Rolling Stone[27] The 100 Best Albums of 2023 36
Rolling Stone[28] The 40 Best Indie-Rock Albums of 2023 —
Stereogum[29] The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 29
Under the Radar[30] Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2023 36

Track listing

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All lyrics and music written by Nate Amos and Rachel Brown, except where noted.

  1. "Structure" (music: Amos, lyrics: Brown) – 1:49
  2. "Barley" – 3:29
  3. "Out There" – 3:20
  4. "Open" – 2:54
  5. "Everyone's Crushed" – 4:01
  6. "True Life" – 3:46
  7. "Remember Not My Name" – 3:19
  8. "14" – 5:53
  9. "Buy My Product" – 2:55

Personnel

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Water from Your Eyes

  • Nate Amos – instrumentation, production
  • Rachel Brown – vocals

Additional personnel

  • Ana Fangayen – photography
  • Nicole Rifkin – cover illustration
  • Molly Styslinger – layout
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Crushed by Everyone

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Crushed by Everyone is a 2023 remix album with outside artists remixing tracks from Everyone's Crushed set for release by Matador on November 17, 2023.[31]

  1. "Structure" (The Cradle Version)
  2. "Crushed Barley"
  3. "Out There" (The Dare Version)
  4. "Open" (Sword II Version)
  5. "Everyone's Crushed" (Kassie Krut Version)
  6. "True Life" (Nourished by Time Version)
  7. "Remember Not My Name" (Mandy, Indiana Version)
  8. "14" (Jute Gyte Version)
  9. "Buy My Product" (fantasy of a broken heart Version)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Blistein, Jon (May 23, 2021). "Cracking the Riddle of Water From Your Eyes". Future 25. Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Everyone's Crushed by Water From Your Eyes". AnyDecentMusic?. n.d. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Everyone's Crushed by Water From Your Eyes". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Phares, Heather (n.d.). "Everyone's Crushed – Water from Your Eyes". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Piekarski, Tom (May 23, 2023). "Water from Your Eyes' 'Everyone's Crushed' Finds Joyous Melody in Chaos". Reviews. Exclaim!.
  6. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (May 25, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed review – style-hopping indie duo find focus in chaos". Alexis Petridis's album of the week. The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Mills, Joshua (June 5, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes demand close attention on the absorbing Everyone's Crushed". Album Reviews. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Sharples, Grant (May 26, 2023). "Everyone's Crushed Finds Water From Your Eyes at the Height of Their Powers". Music > Reviews. Paste.
  9. ^ a b Zhang, Cat (May 23, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed". Albums. Pitchfork. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Lee, Christopher J. (June 1, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed". PopMatters. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Inglis, Tony (May 23, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes – Everyone's Crushed". Arts & Entertainment / Music / Reviews. The Skinny. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Moody, Mark (May 24, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes: Everyone's Crushed". Reviews. Under the Radar. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Hogan, Marc (October 9, 2023). "Who Should Be Nominated at the 2024 Grammy Awards". The Pitch. Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Grow, Kory (May 26, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes Slouch Toward Transcendence on 'Everyone's Crushed'". Album Review. Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Rettig, James (May 23, 2023). "Album Of The Week: Water From Your Eyes Everyone's Crushed". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  16. ^ DeVille, Chris (June 6, 2023). "The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 So Far". Album List. Stereogum. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "25 best albums of 2023 so far". Alternative Press. June 23, 2023. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  18. ^ Garcia-Furtado, Laia (October 23, 2023). "The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)". Music. Vogue. ISSN 0042-8000. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "AllMusic Best of 2023". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "Favorite Alternative & Indie Albums". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  21. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2023". Features > Music Features. NME. December 8, 2023. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  22. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Music > Features > Best Albums. Paste. November 27, 2023. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  23. ^ "The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023". Music > Lists > Best Albums. Paste. December 10, 2023. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  24. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Lists & Guides. Pitchfork. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  25. ^ "The 37 Best Rock Albums of 2023". Lists & Guides. Pitchfork. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  26. ^ "The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023". Lists. PopMatters. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  27. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2023". Music > Album Reviews. Rolling Stone. November 30, 2023. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  28. ^ "The 40 Best Indie-Rock Albums of 2023". Music > Music Lists. Rolling Stone. December 21, 2023. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  29. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2023". 2023 in Review. Stereogum. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  30. ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2023 Part 1". Lists. Under the Radar. December 23, 2023. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  31. ^ Rettig, James (October 24, 2023). "Water From Your Eyes Announce Everyone's Crushed Remix Album". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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