''Melted'' is the third album by American

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singer-songwriter

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. It was released on June 15, 2010 on

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, on CD/ LP formats. The songs "My Sunshine" and "Caesar" were officially released as singles, and "Girlfriend" had an official music video.

Critical reception

''Melted'' received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 82, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Track listing

Credits

– vocals, guitar, drums, bass, keyboards, percussion, composing, mixing * Tim Hellman – bass on "Melted" * Emily Rose Epstein – drums on "Caesar" and "Imaginary Person" * Jigmae Baer – drums on "Mrs." * Charlie Moonheart – drums on "Girlfriend" *

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– flute on "Caesar" * King Riff – engineering, mixing *

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– composing, engineering * Mike Donovan – vocals on "Mike D's Coke", guitar on "Bees", assistant engineer, composing, mixing *Eric Landmark – mixing *Jason Ward -mastering *William Keihn – artwork *Denée Petracek – photography

References

{{Authority control Ty Segall albums 2010 albums Goner Records albums