<P> Tell Me How You Really Feel is the second studio album by Australian singer - songwriter Courtney Barnett . It was released on 18 May 2018 by Barnett's Milk! Records, Mom + Pop Music, and Marathon Artists . The album received generally positive reviews from critics . </P> <P> The album was recorded in Melbourne with producer Burke Reid, who also worked on Barnett's previous solo album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit . Barnett was joined on the album by her live rhythm section of Bones Sloane (bass, backing vocals) and Dave Mudie (drums, backing vocals), as well as guitarist Dan Luscombe of The Drones . The album also features guest appearances from the Deal sisters, Kim and Kelley . The album was teased with a video shared across Barnett's social media outlets, in which Barnett tries out different instruments and sings snippets of new songs . The album's lead single, "Nameless, Faceless", was released on 16 February 2018 . A music video for "Need a Little Time" directed by Danny Cohen was released on 15 March 2018 . "City Looks Pretty" was released on 19 April 2018 along with an accompanying music video directed by Barnett . A video for "Sunday Roast" was released on 10 May 2018 . </P> <P> Tell Me How You Really Feel is characterised by casual guitar - driven rock songs generally arranged in verse - chorus structures . The guitar work ranges from noisy to subdued . Barnett's vocals are delivered in her distinctive laid - back "sing - speak" style with rich, rhyming lyrics . Among other themes, the album explores the challenges and frustrations of being a lyricist upon whom others have placed high expectations . Barnett's style on this album has been compared to grunge bands Nirvana and Hole and to indie rock musicians Pavement and Liz Phair . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Professional ratings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Aggregate scores </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> Rating </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Metacritic </Td> <Td> 80 / 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Review scores </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Th> Rating </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> AllMusic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The A.V. Club </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chicago Tribune </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Guardian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Independent </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NME </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pitchfork </Td> <Td> 7.4 / 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Q </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rolling Stone </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vice </Td> <Td> A − </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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