Let's Turn It into Sound

Let's Turn It into Sound
Studio album by
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
ReleasedAugust 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)
GenreElectronic[1][2]
Length40:18
LabelGhostly International
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith chronology
The Mosaic of Transformation
(2020)		 Let's Turn It into Sound
(2022)		 Gush
(2025)

Let's Turn It into Sound is a studio album by American composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. It was released on August 26, 2022, through Ghostly International. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]

Background

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is an American composer.[4] Let's Turn It into Sound is her first solo album since The Mosaic of Transformation (2020).[5] Based in Los Angeles, she recorded the album over the course of three months in her home studio.[6] In a statement, she described the album as "a puzzle" and added that "[it] is a symbol of receiving a compound of a ton of feelings from going out into a situation, and the song titles are instructions to breaking apart the feelings and understanding them."[5]

The album was released on August 26, 2022, through Ghostly International.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[10]
Loud and Quiet6/10[11]
MojoStarStarStarStar[12]
MusicOMHStarStarStarHalf star[13]
Pitchfork7.6/10[14]
PopMatters7/10[15]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar[16]
Uncut7/10[17]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Let's Turn It into Sound received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 from 11 critic scores.[3]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented that "Let's Turn It into Sound is a complex, angular construction, yet it's not a demanding, impenetrable work, as Smith invites the listener to join her on a spirited, boundless journey."[8] Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! wrote, "Although she's still chiefly fashioning music on her 60-year-old Buchla modular synthesizer, Smith has managed to situate her voice front and centre across these 10 glissando numbers."[9] Tony Inglis of The Skinny called the album "Kinetic and unpredictable," adding that "this idea-packed collection provides an evolution from the ambient, new age music Smith has become known for."[16]

It was nominated for Best Electronic Record at the 2023 Libera Awards.[18]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Let's Turn It into Sound
Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic Favorite Electronic Albums
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PopMatters The Best Electronic Albums of 2022
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.

Let's Turn It into Sound track listing[19]
No.TitleLength
1."Have You Felt Lately?"3:54
2."Locate"3:18
3."Let It Fall"4:17
4."Is It Me or Is It You?"6:27
5."Check Your Translation"2:49
6."Pivot Signal"5:00
7."Unbraid: The Merge"5:25
8."Then the Wind Came"2:56
9."There Is Something"3:44
10."Give to the Water"2:30
Total length:40:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[20]

  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – performance, orchestral arrangement, recording, mixing
  • Rob Frye – additional saxophone, additional woodwind
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Sean Hellfritsch – artwork

References

  1. 1 2 "Favorite Electronic Albums | AllMusic 2022 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "The Best Electronic Albums of 2022 (page 3 of 3)". PopMatters. December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Let's Turn It Into Sound by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Hussey, Allison (June 15, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ Davis, Ted (August 23, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, "Let's Turn It Into Sound"". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (June 15, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith announces new album 'Let's Turn It Into Sound,' shares new song". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Let's Turn It into Sound - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Sylvester, Daniel (August 25, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Finds the Flow on 'Let's Turn It into Sound'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Lewis, John (August 19, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Let's Turn It Into Sound review – glistening arpeggios and heavenly vocals". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ Tzara, Nick (August 22, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Let's Turn It Into Sound". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ Worthy, Stephen (October 2022). "Mojo Filter". Mojo. No. 347. p. 87.
  13. ↑ Devlin, Ben (August 26, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Let's Turn It Into Sound". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  14. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (August 29, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Let's Turn It Into Sound". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ Honeycomb, Jay (August 25, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Plays Seriously and Seriously Plays on 'Let's Turn It Into Sound'". PopMatters. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  16. 1 2 Inglis, Tony (August 22, 2022). "Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Let's Turn It Into Sound". The Skinny. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ O'Connell, Sharon (September 2022). "New Albums". Uncut. No. 304. p. 30.
  18. ↑ Aniftos, Rania (March 22, 2023). "Wet Leg Leads Nominations for 2023 Libera Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Let's Turn It Into Sound | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  20. ↑ Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (2022). Let's Turn It into Sound (vinyl liner notes). Ghostly International.

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