{{Infobox album | name = Everything is Expensive | type = Album | artist = Esthero | cover = Everything Is Expensive.jpg|border=yes | alt = | released = October 30, 2012 | recorded = 2010–2012 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{flatlist| *Pop *jazz *folk}} | length = 48:30 | label = Esthero | producer = {{flatlist| *Esthero *Chin Injeti *Adam 12 *The Brothers Rise *Justin Trugman *Jamie Rise *Josh Lopez *Bartholomew}} | prev_title = Wikked Lil' Grrrls | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Everything Is Expensive | type = Studio | single1 = Never Gonna Let You Go | single1date = June 5, 2012 }} }} '''''Everything Is Expensive''''' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero, released on October 30, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingisexpensive.com/listen.html |title=Listen |publisher=Everythingisexpensive.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}</ref> The album's lead single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", was released in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mikesavageartistmanagement.com/artists-home-page/esthero/ |title=Esthero Joins MSAM Roster! |publisher=Mikesavageazrtistmanagement.com |date=2012-03-23 |accessdate=2015-06-13 |archive-date=2014-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415051623/http://mikesavageartistmanagement.com/artists-home-page/esthero/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The album was self-released by Esthero, with a distribution deal through Universal Music in Canada. On September 24, 2012, Esthero signed the project up to PledgeMusic, offering a wide variety of exclusive packages, such as a Korean BBQ with her, a handmade clutch purse, finger paintings and signed CDs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/esthero |title=Esthero: New Album on PledgeMusic |publisher=Pledgemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}</ref><ref name="national post">{{cite web|last1=Collins|first1=Leah|title=Esthero ‘got really haunted’ for new album, Everything is Expensive|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/esthero-got-really-haunted-for-new-album-everything-is-expensive|website=National Post|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
==Critical reception== "Everything Is Expensive" garnered mixed to negative reviews from music critics. Maria Sokulsky-Dolnycky, writing for ''The Spill Magazine'', awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars, praising Esthero's vocal performance but concluding that "the songs lack substance and memorability," going on to call the album "lacklustre at best."<ref name="spill">{{cite web|title=Album Review: Esthero - Everything Is Expensive|url=http://spillmagazine.com/album-review-esthero-everything-is-expensive/|website=The Spill Magazine|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref> Now Think Free's review, written by Anupa Mistry, was similarly negative, stating that the album "is a tepid, confused palette for a musician who displayed a fierce individuality in the past," though praising Esthero's vocals.<ref name="now">{{cite web|title=Esthero - Everything is Expensive|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/esthero-everything-is-expensive/|website=Now Think Free|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref> 2020k praised the album's vulnerability and audio engineering.<ref name="2020k">{{cite web|title=Album Review: Esthero Everything is Expensive|url=https://blog.twenty20k.com/2012/11/16/album-review-esthero-everything-is-expensive|website=2020kaccessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref>
==Chart performance== The album debuted at number 13 on the US Heatseekers album chart, also reaching two regional charts, the Pacific and South Atlantic Heatseekers charts, where it peaked at numbers 4 and 10, respectively.<ref name="billboard" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 48:30 | title1 = Crash (Prelude) | writer1 = Esthero | extra1 = Esthero, Chin Injeti | length1 = 1:48 | title2 = Black Mermaid | writer2 = Esthero, J. Lake | extra2 = Esthero | length2 = 4:18 | title3 = Gracefully | writer3 = Esthero | extra3 = Esthero | length3 = 3:32 | title4 = You Don't Get A Song | writer4 = Esthero | extra4 = Esthero, The Brothers Rise | length4 = 3:30 | title5 = Walking On Eggshells | writer5 = Jon Levine, Anjulie | extra5 = Esthero | length5 = 3:31 | title6 = Never Gonna Let You Go | writer6 = Esthero, Adam Bravin | extra6 = Esthero, Adam Bravin | length6 = 3:52 | title7 = Supernatural | writer7 = Esthero, Justin Trugman, C. Todd Neilsen, Krista M. Gonzales, Russel Ali | extra7 = Justin Trugman | length7 = 3:27 | title8 = Go | writer8 = Esthero, Greg Wells, T. Lee | extra8 = Esthero | length8 = 5:00 | title9 = How Do I Get You Alone | writer9 = Esthero, Ricky Tillo | extra9 = Esthero | length9 = 2:54 | title10 = Francis | writer10 = Esthero | extra10 = Esthero, Jamie Rise | length10 = 4:58 | title11 = Everything Is Expensive (The Kids Are Not Alright) | writer11 = Esthero, Josh Lopez, Ricky Tillo | extra11 = Esthero, Josh Lopez | length11 = 5:33 | title12 = Crash | note12 = feat. Jonah Johnson | writer12 = Esthero, Josh Lopez, Jonah Johnson, Sean Nelson | extra12 = Esthero | length12 = 4:00 | title13 = Over | writer13 = Bartholomew, Tiffany Goss, Amanda Wilkinson | extra13 = Bartholomew | length13 = 2:18 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2012) !Peak<br>position |- |US Heatseekers Albums<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|title=Esthero Chart Search search results|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AEsthero&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Esthero|website=Billboard.biz|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref> |align="center"|13 |- |US South Atlantic Heatseekers Albums<ref name="billboard" /> |align="center"|10 |- |US Pacific Heatseekers Albums<ref name="billboard" /> |align="center"|4 |}
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Category:2012 albums Category:Esthero albums Category:Folk albums by Canadian artists