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When their lengthy tour supporting Something to Tell You ended, the women of HAIM found themselves in inescapable crises. Alana's best friend died; Este struggled with her health- and career-threatening Type 1 diabetes; and Danielle had the double whammy of post-tour depression and her partner Ariel Rechtshaid's cancer diagnosis. They confronted these issues head-on in their life and in their music, and the directness -- and genuine emotion -- of Women in Music Pt. III adds welcome depth to their catchy, genre-mashing songs. On "The Steps," a portrait of partners who go from crashing into each other to taking it all in stride, the roaring guitar lick and honeyed harmonies can't hide the poignancy when Danielle sings "I can't understand/Why you don't understand me." "Don't Wanna," a slick blend of warm '70s atmosphere and peppy brass hits straight out of late-'80s pop, is just as vulnerable as "FUBT," which strips its fears and devotion down to just Danielle's voice and guitar. HAIM document every step of their journey on Women in Music Pt. III with an unflinching honesty that reaps rich rewards. They sound intimately familiar with depression in all its states, whether they're turning away from the wearying, pointless challenge to prove themselves to men in media and the music industry on "Man from the Magazine," sinking into isolation on the oddly comforting standout "I Know Alone," or emerging from the darkness on "Now I'm in It," a slow-building anthem that could be the album's statement of purpose. Women in Music Pt. III's creative process echoes its feeling of growing agency. For the first time, Danielle took on production duties alongside Rechtshaid and Rostam Batmanglij, and impressionistic touches like the seagulls and alarm clocks that embellish "Up from a Dream" or the way the guitar and saxophones drift through "Los Angeles" echo Batmanglij's dreamy musical memoir Half-Light. HAIM let each song and each mood be exactly what it needs to be, making for a collection of moments that are more interesting and real than if they'd attempted a more uniform sound across the album. The band's love for the '90s is as strong as ever on the Roxette-like "Another Try" and "3 AM"'s flirty homage to the era's R&B. Their singer/songwriter and folk-pop roots get their due on "Hallelujah" and the gorgeous "Leaning on You," a pair of songs that unite the sisters' voices and struggles in perfect harmony. The lightness HAIM use to combat the heavy things going on in their lives reaches its peak at the album's end: Written in the wake of Rechtshaid's diagnosis, "Summer Girl," taps into memories of the good times to get through the bad ones and borrows the effortlessness of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," but trades that song's aloofness for unconditional love. Sprawling and intimate, breezy and affecting, Women in Music Pt. III is a low-key triumph.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Dave Fridmann, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Organ, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Solomon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Friedberg Rodman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Benji Lysaght, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Organ, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Haim, MainArtist - Cass McCombs, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kasych, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alana Haim, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Buddy Ross, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Haim, MainArtist - Philip Peterson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Ross, Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Dave Fridmann, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE SCHIFFMAN, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Organ, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Haim, MainArtist - Cass McCombs, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dalton Ricks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE SCHIFFMAN, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Benji Lysaght, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Turntablist - Neal Pogue, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Tommy King, Harpsichord, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kasych, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Thornally, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tristan Friedberg Rodman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Drum Programming, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Haim, MainArtist - Tommy King, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Buddy Ross, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JJ Kirkpatrick, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Dave Fridmann, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Double Bass, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Maclanahan, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Friedberg Rodman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Solomon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Haim, MainArtist - Shawn Everett, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amir Yagmai, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim-E Stack, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tayla Parks, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hallenbeck, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHRIS ROWE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE SCHIFFMAN, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Haim, MainArtist - Taylor Swift, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
Benji Lysaght, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Turntablist - Haim, MainArtist - Tommy King, Harpsichord, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kasych, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thundercat, FeaturedArtist - Alana Haim, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Lee Bruner, Vocals, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Matt DiMona, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Messina-Doerning, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Thornally, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Buddy Ross, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ramesh Srivastava, ComposerLyricist - Dalton Ricks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 HAIM Productions Inc.
Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, String Arranger, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Harris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Engineer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Moose, String Arranger, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Haim, MainArtist - Danielle Haim, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alana Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tobias Jesso Jr., Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allgood, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John DeBold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt DiMona, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grace Banks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jasmine Chen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Scatchell, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Maclanahan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Friedberg Rodman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 HAIM Productions Inc.
Lou Reed, ComposerLyricist - Rostam Batmanglij, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Organ, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariel Rechtshaid, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Tambourine, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Haim, MainArtist - Shawn Everett, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Danielle Haim, Producer, Drums, Vocals, Bass Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kasych, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alana Haim, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Este Haim, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John DeBold, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grace Banks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dalton Ricks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Solomon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Head, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 HAIM Productions Inc.
Album review
When their lengthy tour supporting Something to Tell You ended, the women of HAIM found themselves in inescapable crises. Alana's best friend died; Este struggled with her health- and career-threatening Type 1 diabetes; and Danielle had the double whammy of post-tour depression and her partner Ariel Rechtshaid's cancer diagnosis. They confronted these issues head-on in their life and in their music, and the directness -- and genuine emotion -- of Women in Music Pt. III adds welcome depth to their catchy, genre-mashing songs. On "The Steps," a portrait of partners who go from crashing into each other to taking it all in stride, the roaring guitar lick and honeyed harmonies can't hide the poignancy when Danielle sings "I can't understand/Why you don't understand me." "Don't Wanna," a slick blend of warm '70s atmosphere and peppy brass hits straight out of late-'80s pop, is just as vulnerable as "FUBT," which strips its fears and devotion down to just Danielle's voice and guitar. HAIM document every step of their journey on Women in Music Pt. III with an unflinching honesty that reaps rich rewards. They sound intimately familiar with depression in all its states, whether they're turning away from the wearying, pointless challenge to prove themselves to men in media and the music industry on "Man from the Magazine," sinking into isolation on the oddly comforting standout "I Know Alone," or emerging from the darkness on "Now I'm in It," a slow-building anthem that could be the album's statement of purpose. Women in Music Pt. III's creative process echoes its feeling of growing agency. For the first time, Danielle took on production duties alongside Rechtshaid and Rostam Batmanglij, and impressionistic touches like the seagulls and alarm clocks that embellish "Up from a Dream" or the way the guitar and saxophones drift through "Los Angeles" echo Batmanglij's dreamy musical memoir Half-Light. HAIM let each song and each mood be exactly what it needs to be, making for a collection of moments that are more interesting and real than if they'd attempted a more uniform sound across the album. The band's love for the '90s is as strong as ever on the Roxette-like "Another Try" and "3 AM"'s flirty homage to the era's R&B. Their singer/songwriter and folk-pop roots get their due on "Hallelujah" and the gorgeous "Leaning on You," a pair of songs that unite the sisters' voices and struggles in perfect harmony. The lightness HAIM use to combat the heavy things going on in their lives reaches its peak at the album's end: Written in the wake of Rechtshaid's diagnosis, "Summer Girl," taps into memories of the good times to get through the bad ones and borrows the effortlessness of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," but trades that song's aloofness for unconditional love. Sprawling and intimate, breezy and affecting, Women in Music Pt. III is a low-key triumph.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:59
- Main artists: Haim
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2020 HAIM Productions Inc.
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