Estara

Estara (sometimes stylized as E s t a r a^[2] or E S T A R A^[3]) is the second studio album by Teebs.^[4] It was released on Brainfeeder on April 8, 2014.^[5] It features guest appearances from Jonti, Populous, Prefuse 73, and Lars Horntveth.^[6]

Estara
Studio album by Teebs
Released	April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)
Genre	Instrumental hip hop[1] ambient[1]
Length	39:38
Label	Brainfeeder
Producer	Teebs
Teebs chronology
Ardour (2010) Estara (2014) Anicca (2019)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Clash	7/10[9]
Consequence of Sound	C+[10]
Exclaim!	8/10[2]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[3]
PopMatters	[11]
Resident Advisor	3.5/5[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[7]

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.7 out of 10, writing, "Melancholy, bucolic relaxation, and agitated giddiness all run through this record, but its emotionally calming effect comes at the expense of anything truly revelatory or exciting."^[3] Tony Naylor of Resident Advisor gave the album a 3.5 out of 5, commenting that "Teebs employs dusty library music samples, astringent drones, twinkling percussion, punchy hip-hop drums and woody, autumnal tones to create defiantly utopian music."^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Endless"	1:48
2.	"View Point"	2:39
3.	"Holiday" (featuring Jonti)	4:17
4.	"Shoouss Lullaby"	4:08
5.	"SOTM"	5:00
6.	"Hi Hat" (featuring Populous)	4:22
7.	"NY Pt. 1"	3:26
8.	"Piano Days"	1:22
9.	"Piano Months"	2:48
10.	"NY Pt. 2" (featuring Prefuse 73)	3:01
11.	"Mondaze"	1:57
12.	"Wavxxes" (featuring Lars Horntveth)	4:54

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13]	39
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[14]	19

References

1. Lin, Yu-Cheng (April 7, 2014). "Music Releases You Need To Know About This Week". Red Bull. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
2. Keating, Daryl (April 4, 2014). "Teebs: E s t a r a". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
3. Patrin, Nate (April 4, 2014). "Teebs: E S T A R A". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
4. Fallon, Patric (February 6, 2014). "Teebs Announces Sophomore Album for Brainfeeder, Shares New Track". XLR8R. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
5. Geslani, Michelle (February 7, 2014). "Listen: Teebs' glimmering new song "View Point"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
6. Coultate, Aaron (February 7, 2014). "Teebs lines up new album, E S T A R A". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
7. "Estara by Teebs". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
8. Phares, Heather. "Estara - Teebs". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
9. Jones, Daisy (March 28, 2014). "Teebs - E s t a r a". Clash. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
10. Staples, Derek (April 17, 2014). "Teebs – E S T A R A". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
11. Stevens, Nathan (May 4, 2014). "Teebs: E S T A R A". PopMatters. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
12. Naylor, Tony (May 3, 2014). "Teebs - Estara". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
13. "Teebs Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
14. "Teebs Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

External links

• Estara at Discogs (list of releases)