How to Dress Well
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How to Dress Well is the stage name of experimental pop producer and singer, ethereal
/R&B
artist Tom Krell, from Brooklyn
. His debut album, Love Remains
, was released in 2010 on Lefse
in the USA and Tri Angle in UK/Europe/Asia. It received a score of 8.7 and the "Best New Music" designation from music review site Pitchfork Media
. Stereogum
recognized him as one of its "40 Best Bands of 2010". SPIN
gave it 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "as meditative as it is evocative... conjuring fractured memories of Shai or TLC." The song "Decisions" was ranked 18th on Frontier Psychiatrist's "Top 40 Songs of 2010."
In addition to making music, Krell is a graduate student in philosophy and has studied in the United States and in Europe (most specifically, Cologne and Berlin, Germany).
Extended Plays
Ethereal Wave
Ethereal Wave, also called ethereal darkwave in Europe and ethereal goth or simply ethereal in the US, is a term that describes a subgenre of Dark Wave music...
/R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
artist Tom Krell, from Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. His debut album, Love Remains
Love Remains
Love Remains is the 2010 debut album from How to Dress Well. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 19 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010"....
, was released in 2010 on Lefse
Lefse
Lefse is a traditional soft, Norwegian flatbread. Lefse is made out of potato, milk or cream and flour, and cooked on a griddle. Special tools are available for lefse baking, including long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins with deep grooves.-Flavoring:There are many ways of...
in the USA and Tri Angle in UK/Europe/Asia. It received a score of 8.7 and the "Best New Music" designation from music review site Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
. Stereogum
Stereogum
Stereogum was one of the first MP3 blogs. It was created by Scott Lapatine in January 2002 with a focus on independent and alternative music news, downloads, videos, and gossip. Stereogum has received several awards and citations, including the 2008 Plug Award for best music blog, Blender's...
recognized him as one of its "40 Best Bands of 2010". SPIN
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
gave it 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "as meditative as it is evocative... conjuring fractured memories of Shai or TLC." The song "Decisions" was ranked 18th on Frontier Psychiatrist's "Top 40 Songs of 2010."
In addition to making music, Krell is a graduate student in philosophy and has studied in the United States and in Europe (most specifically, Cologne and Berlin, Germany).
Discography
Studio albums- Love RemainsLove RemainsLove Remains is the 2010 debut album from How to Dress Well. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 19 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010"....
(2010)
Extended Plays
- Just Once EP (2011)