Birthdays is the second studio album from English musician Keaton Henson. It was released in April 2013 under Oak Ten Records.

Birthdays
Studio album by
Released25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)
Recorded2012, California
Genre
Length42:15
LabelAnti–, Oak Ten Records
ProducerJoe Chiccarelli
Keaton Henson chronology
Dear...
(2010)
Birthdays
(2013)
Romantic Works
(2014)
Singles from Birthdays
  1. "Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us"
    Released: 16 November 2012[1]
  2. "Lying to You"
    Released: 22 February 2013[2]
  3. "You"
    Released: 20 April 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[4]
NME7/10[5]
PopMatters8/10[6]

Track listing

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All songs written by Keaton Henson

  1. Teach Me - 4:25
  2. 10am, Gare du Nord - 3:58
  3. You - 4:42
  4. Lying to You - 3:47
  5. The Best Today - 4:29
  6. Don't Swim - 4:56
  7. Kronos - 4:10
  8. Beekeeper - 4:13
  9. Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us - 3:30
  10. In the Morning - 4:01
Deluxe edition tracks
  1. Milk Teeth - 3:51
  2. If I Don't Have To - 3:36
  3. On the News - 3:22

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]99

Personnel

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Additional musicians (6, 7)
Production
Design personnel
  • Keaton Henson - artwork, drawings
  • Sophie Harris-Taylor - photography

References

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  1. "Sweetheart, What Have You Done To Us - Single". iTunes. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Lying To You - Single". iTunes. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. "Birthdays Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  4. Monger, James. "Birthdays - Keaton Henson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. Jones, Lucy (15 February 2013). "Keaton Henson – "Birthdays"". NME. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. Beaudoin, Jedd (15 April 2013). "Keaton Henson: Birthdays". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. "Official Albums Chart on 3/3/2013 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.