The House (Porches album)

"The House" is the third studio album released under the Porches project, led by New York-based musician Aaron Maine. The album was released on January 19, 2018, on Domino Records.^[10][11][12] The album has features from (Sandy) Alex G, Dev Hynes, Bryndon Cook, Okay Kaya, Maya Laner, Cameron Wisch, and Peter Maine (Aaron Maine's father.)^[13]

The House
Studio album by Porches
Released	January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Genre	Synth-pop
Label	Domino
Producer	Aaron Maine
Porches chronology
Pool (2016) The House (2018) Ricky Music (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7/10[1]
Metacritic	69/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	C[4]
Drowned in Sound	2/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[2]
NME	8/10[7]
The Observer	[8]
Pitchfork	6.4/10[9]
Uncut	7/10[2]

The album's first single was "Country", released on October 11, 2017.^[14] The album's second single, "Find Me", was released on October 24, 2017.^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leave the House"	2:11
2.	"Find Me"	3:47
3.	"Understanding"	0:59
4.	"Now the Water"	3:48
5.	"Country"	1:52
6.	"By My Side"	3:12
7.	"Åkeren"	1:48
8.	"Anymore"	3:21
9.	"Wobble"	2:04
10.	"Goodbye"	2:46
11.	"Swimmer"	0:52
12.	"W Longing"	4:26
13.	"Ono"	3:39
14.	"Anything U Want"	2:36

All tracks are written by Aaron Maine, except "Understanding" by Peter Maine

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	28

References

1. "The House by Porches reviews". AnyDecentMusic? Retrieved March 1, 2018.
2. "Critic Reviews for The House". Metacritic. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
3. Donelson, Marcy. "The House – Porches". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
4. "First Aid Kit, They Might Be Giants, and 5 more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. January 19, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
5. Adcock, Lee (January 16, 2018). "Album Review: Porches – The House" Archived March 2, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
6. Aroesti, Rachel (January 19, 2018). "Porches: The House review – beguiling, flawed dance-warmed pop". The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
7. Bartleet, Larry (January 17, 2018). "Porches – ‘The House’ Review". NME. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
8. Joshi, Tara (January 21, 2018). "Porches: The House review – jaded, romantic, intricate synthpop". The Observer. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
9. Geffen, Sasha (January 22, 2018). "Porches: The House Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
10. "Porches Announces New Album The House, Shares New Song "Find Me": Listen | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. October 24, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
11. "Porches Announces The House, Shares Pensive "Find Me" Video". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
12. "Porches Announces New Album The House, Releases "Find Me"". Spin. October 24, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
13. "5 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Shopping, Tune-Yards, Porches, More | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
14. ""Country" by Porches Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
15. ""Find Me" by Porches Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
16. "Porches Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
17. "Porches Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2018.