Bye Bye 17

Bye Bye 17
Studio album by Har Mar Superstar
Released	April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)
Studio	Public Hi-Fi
Genre	Soul, pop
Length	28:32
Label	Cult Records
Producer	Sean Tillman, Jim Eno
Har Mar Superstar chronology
Dark Touches (2009) Bye Bye 17 (2013) Best Summer Ever (2016)
Singles from Bye Bye 17
"Prisoner" Released: May 7, 2013[1][2]

Bye Bye 17 is the fifth solo studio album by Har Mar Superstar.^[3] It was released via Cult Records on April 23, 2013.^[4] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.^[5] Music videos were created for "Lady, You Shot Me",^[6] "Prisoner",^[7] and "Restless Leg".^[8]

Production

Most of the songs on Bye Bye 17 were written in 2011 after Har Mar Superstar moved from Los Angeles to New York City.^[9] It is the first Har Mar Superstar album that he wrote primarily on guitar.^[10] He said, "I wanted the album to sound really live, old, and futuristic."^[10] In concert, he developed the material from the album.^[11] Recorded at Public Hi-Fi in Austin, Texas, it was co-produced with Jim Eno.^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Bust	[14]
The Current	favorable[15]
Filter	83/100[16]
PopMatters	[17]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60% based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[12]

Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an album of straight-up soul-pop that once again shows that beneath his greasy exterior, Har Mar Superstar has the heart of a soul man."^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lady, You Shot Me"	3:01
2.	"Prisoner"	3:24
3.	"Everywhere I'm Local"	2:51
4.	"Restless Leg"	3:36
5.	"12:12"	2:22
6.	"We Don't Sleep"	3:18
7.	"WWW"	2:11
8.	"Rhythm Bruises"	3:14
9.	"Don't Make Me Hit You"	2:34
10.	"Late Night Morning Light"	2:06

Charts

Chart	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	183
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5]	15

References

1. "Prisoner - Single by Har Mar Superstar". iTunes. Apple Inc. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
2. "Prisoner". Cult Records. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. McGovern, Kyle (June 20, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar Didn't Join the Replacements". Spin. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
4. Greenwald, David (March 21, 2013). "Buzzworthy Obsession: Har Mar Superstar, 'Lady, You Shot Me'". MTV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
5. "Har Mar Superstar: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
6. Breihan, Tom (May 13, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar – "Lady, You Shot Me" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
7. Ehrlich, Brenna (September 19, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar And Juliette Lewis Get Romantic On BMX Bikes In 'Prisoner' Video". MTV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
8. Gabler, Jay (May 23, 2014). "Friday Five: Har Mar Superstar, Mayda, Fort Wilson Riot, Wilkinson James, Haley Bonar". The Current. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
9. Riemenschneider, Chris (September 19, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar comes home a soul man". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
10. Hlavaty, Craig (April 17, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar Brings Bye Bye 17 to Mango's Tonight". Houston Press. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
11. Gage, Jeff (May 1, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar's star turn". City Pages. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
12. "Bye Bye 17 by Har Mar Superstar". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
13. Heaney, Gregory. "Bye Bye 17 - Har Mar Superstar". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
14. Henzel, Laurie (April 12, 2013). "Album Review: Har Mar Superstar - Bye Bye 17". Bust. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
15. Abney, Barb (August 5, 2013). "Album Review: Har Mar Superstar". The Current. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
16. Wallis, Evan (April 24, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar - Bye Bye 17 - Cult". Filter. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
17. Fenwick, Tom (April 29, 2013). "Har Mar Superstar: Bye Bye 17". PopMatters. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
18. "Lescharts.com – Har Mar Superstar – Bye Bye 17". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

External links

• Bye Bye 17 at Discogs (list of releases)