# Guilt Trips

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{{Infobox album
| name = Guilt Trips
| type = studio
| artist = [Ryan Hemsworth](/source/Ryan_Hemsworth)
| cover = Guilt Trips.album.jpg
| alt = 
| released = {{Start date|2013|10|22}}
| recorded = 
| studio = 
| genre = [Electronic](/source/electronic_music)
| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=06}}
| label = [Last Gang Records](/source/Last_Gang_Records)
| producer = [Ryan Hemsworth](/source/Ryan_Hemsworth)
| prev_title = Distorted
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [Alone for the First Time](/source/Alone_for_the_First_Time)
| next_year = 2014
}}
'''''Guilt Trips''''' is the first solo studio album by Canadian DJ/producer [Ryan Hemsworth](/source/Ryan_Hemsworth).<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ryan-hemsworth-is-getting-the-hang-of-the-dj-lifestyle-20131106|title=Ryan Hemsworth Is Getting the Hang of the DJ Lifestyle|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|first=Max|last=Mertens|date=November 6, 2013|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> It was released on [Last Gang Records](/source/Last_Gang_Records) on October 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-ryan-hemsworth-guilt-trips-full-album-st/75368/|title=Listen To Ryan Hemsworth 'Guilt Trips' (Full Album Stream)|work=Prefix|first=Clyde|last=Barretto|date=October 16, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2013/10/22/download-ryan-hemsworth-sinead-harnett-small-lost-mp3/|title=Ryan Hemsworth f. Sinead Harnett, "Small + Lost" MP3|work=[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)|first=Naomi|last=Zeichner|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> Music videos were created for "Against a Wall"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/10/ryan-hemsworth-against-a-wall-video-tour-dates-guilt-trips/|title=Ryan Hemsworth's 'Against a Wall' Video Stars a Girl and Her Cat|work=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|first=Jordan|last=Sargent|date=October 3, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> and "One for Me".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/06/ryan-hemsworth-tinashe-one-for-me-video/|title=Ryan Hemsworth and Tinashe Make the 'Most Boring Video Possible' and It's Beautiful|work=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|first=Chris|last=Martins|date=June 12, 2014|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> The album won the [2014 Juno Award](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2014) for [Electronic Album of the Year](/source/Juno_Award_for_Electronic_Album_of_the_Year).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/arcade_fire_drake_ryan_hemsworth_take_home_early_juno_awards|title=Arcade Fire, Drake, Ryan Hemsworth Take Home Early Junos|work=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|first=Brock|last=Thiessen|date=March 29, 2014|access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref>

==Production==
Most of the album was recorded on Hemsworth's laptop computer in airports and hotels while he was on tour.<ref name=rollingstone/> It features guest appearances from [Sinead Harnett](/source/Sinead_Harnett), Lofty305, [Baths](/source/Baths_(musician)), [Tinashe](/source/Tinashe), [Haleek Maul](/source/Haleek_Maul), and [Kitty](/source/Kitty_(rapper)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/OnTheCover/ryan_hemsworth-success_irl/Page/2|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Success IRL (Page 2)|work=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|first=Stephen|last=Carlick|date=November 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 77/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/guilt-trips/ryan-hemsworth|title=Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth|work=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive)|access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref>
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/guilt-trips-mw0002580934|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips|work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|first=David|last=Jeffries|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[Chicago Reader](/source/Chicago_Reader)''
| rev2score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/record-reviews-diplo-pusha-hemsworth-oranssi-souleyman/Content?oid=11291632|title=Ryan Hemsworth's cleaned-up, poppy Guilt Trips and 15 more record reviews|work=[Chicago Reader](/source/Chicago_Reader)|first=Miles|last=Raymer|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound)''
| rev3score = C+<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/10/album-review-ryan-hemsworth-guilt-trips/|title=Album Review: Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips|work=[Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound)|first=Mike|last=Madden|date=October 23, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)''
| rev4score = 8/10<ref name=exclaim>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/DanceAndElectronic/ryan_hemsworth-guilt_trips|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips|work=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|first=Stephen|last=Carlick|date=October 19, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))''
| rev5score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2013/10/25/ryan-hemsworth-guilt-trips/|title=Guilt Trips|work=[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))|first=Chris|last=Kelly|date=October 25, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
| rev6score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/14881|title=Ryan Hemsworth - 'Guilt Trips'|work=[NME](/source/NME)|first=Kate|last=Hutchinson|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))''
| rev7score = NNN<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/ryan-hemsworth/|title=Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips (Last Gang)|work=[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))|first=Benjamin|last=Boles|date=October 24, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''
| rev8score = 7.4/10<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18670-ryan-hemsworth-guilt-trips/|title=Ryan Hemsworth: Guilt Trips|work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|first=Miles|last=Raymer|date=October 24, 2013|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)''
| rev9score = 3.5/5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=13824|title=Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips|work=[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)|first=Andrew|last=Ryce|date=November 13, 2013|access-date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[The Varsity](/source/The_Varsity_(newspaper))''
| rev10score = favorable<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thevarsity.ca/2013/10/20/album-review-guilt-trips-by-ryan-hemsworth/|title=Album Review: Guilt Trips by Ryan Hemsworth|work=[The Varsity](/source/The_Varsity_(newspaper))|first=Corinne|last=Przybyslawski|date=October 20, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
}}
At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Guilt Trips'' received an average score of 77, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>

David Jeffries of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a soft, serene, and inspired debut."<ref name=allmusic/> Stephen Carlick of ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)'' gave the album an 8 out of 10, commenting that "''Guilt Trips'' is as unclassifiable as it is dazzling, a fine debut from an artist who continues to progress."<ref name=exclaim/> Miles Raymer of ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "Like his DJ sets, ''Guilt Trips'' is all over the place genre-wise, but it never feels dilettantish."<ref name=pitchfork/>

''Exclaim!'' placed the album at number 8 on its year-end list of the "Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaims_best_of_2013-top_10_dance_electronic_albums|title=Exclaim!'s Best of 2013: Top 10 Dance & Electronic Albums|work=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Small + Lost
| note1 = featuring [Sinead Harnett](/source/Sinead_Harnett)
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = Against a Wall
| note2 = featuring Lofty305
| length2 = 4:33
| title3 = Weird Life
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Still Cold
| note4 = featuring [Baths](/source/Baths_(musician))
| length4 = 2:02
| title5 = Avec Vous
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = Happiness & Dreams Forever
| length6 = 1:42
| title7 = Yaeko Mitamura Is Lonely
| length7 = 3:40
| title8 = Ryan Must Be Destroyed
| length8 = 4:29
| title9 = One for Me
| note9 = featuring [Tinashe](/source/Tinashe)
| length9 = 3:30
| title10 = Day/Night/Sleep System
| note10 = featuring [Haleek Maul](/source/Haleek_Maul) and [Kitty](/source/Kitty_(rapper))
| length10 = 5:51
| total_length = 36:06
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|613715|Guilt Trips}}
* {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=83a6a233-f66b-49de-b13e-6e238ffc60a2|name=Guilt Trips}}

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