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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox album
| name        = We're Not Here to Be Loved
| type        = studio
| artist      = [[Fleshwater]]
| cover       = We're_Not_Here_to_Be_Loved.jpeg
| released    = November 4, 2022
| recorded    = July 2021
| studio      = [[Kurt Ballou#God City Studio|GodCity]], [[Salem, Massachusetts]]
| genre       =
*[[Alternative metal]]
*[[post-hardcore]]
*[[shoegaze]]
| length      = 27:31
| label       = Closed Casket Activities
| producer    = [[Kurt Ballou]]
| prev_title  = demo2020
| prev_year   = 2020
| next_title  = Sounds of Grieving
| next_year   = 2023
| misc        = {{singles
| name        = We're Not Here to Be Loved
| type        = studio
| single1     = Kiss the Ladder
| single1date = October 6, 2022
| single2     = The Razor's Apple
| single2date = October 21, 2022
}}
}}
{{music ratings
| rev1 = Boolin Tunes
| rev1score = 9.5/10<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Boolin Tunes |last=Averell |first=Tim |url=https://boolintunes.com/reviews/album-review-fleshwater-were-not-here-to-be-loved/ |title=ALBUM REVIEW: Fleshwater - We're Not Here To Be Loved |date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Brooklyn Vegan]]''
| rev2score = Positive<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Brooklyn Vegan]] |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ezra-collective-rap-ferreira-mount-kimbie-big-joanie-fleshwater-backxwash-sawtooth-grin-avoid-emily-nenni-boldy-james-reviews/ |title=Album Reviews: Ezra Collective, Backxwash, R.A.P. Ferreira, more |date=November 4, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3score = 7.5<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |last=Lyons |first=Patrick |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fleshwater-were-not-here-to-be-loved/ |title=Fleshwater: We're Not Here to Be Loved Review |date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
| rev4score = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Sputnikmusic |last=White |first=Tyler |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/85841/Fleshwater-Were-Not-Here-To-Be-Loved/ |title=Review: Fleshwater - We're Not Here To Be Loved |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
}}
'''''We're Not Here to Be Loved''''' is the debut studio album by American rock band [[Fleshwater]]. Produced by [[Converge (band)|Converge]] guitarist [[Kurt Ballou]], the album was released on November 4, 2022, through Closed Casket Activities.
==Background==
Fleshwater was formed in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noise |url=https://dscvrd.co/noise/in-depth-fleshwater |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=dscvrd.co}}</ref> by Anthony DiDio, Matt Wood, and Jeremy Martin of [[Vein.fm]] along with Marisa Shirar.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom Breihan|title=Stream Vein Side Project Fleshwater's New Demo|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2073761/stream-vein-side-project-fleshwaters-new-demo/music/|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=February 17, 2020|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref> The band released a demo on February 21, 2020; the demo was re-released later that year on cassette with a cover of "Enjoy" by [[Björk]] as a bonus track. The demo became an underground hit on the Internet, with the song "Linda Claire" gaining over 1 million streams on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web |website=Rock 'N' Load |url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/fleshwater-announce-new-album-were-not-here-to-be-loved/ |title=Fleshwater Announce New Album "We're Not Here to Be Loved" |date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
On October 6, 2022, the band released the single "Kiss the Ladder" and announced that their debut studio album would be released on November 4.<ref>{{cite web |website=Brooklyn Vegan |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/fleshwater-mem-vein-announce-debut-lp-were-not-here-to-be-loved-share-new-song-video/ |title=Fleshwater (mem Vein) announce debut LP 'We're Not Here To Be Loved,' share new song & video |date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Stereogum |last=Breihan |first=Tom |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2201944/fleshwater-kiss-the-ladder/music/ |title=Vein.FM Side Project Fleshwater Announce Debut Album 'We're Not Here To Be Loved,' Share New Song "Kiss The Ladder" |date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref> The band released a second single, "The Razor's Apple," on October 21.<ref>{{cite web |website=Stereogum |last=Deville |first=Chris |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2203582/fleshwater-the-razors-apple/music/ |title=Fleshwater Share New Song "The Razor's Apple" |date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| all_writing  = Fleshwater, except where noted
| title1       = Baldpate Driver
| length1      = 4:13
| title2       = Closet
| length2      = 2:02
| title3       = The Razor's Apple
| length3      = 3:11
| title4       = Woohoo
| length4      = 3:44
| title5       = Linda Claire
| length5      = 2:37
| title6       = Kiss the Ladder
| length6      = 1:17
| title7       = [[Post (Björk album)|Enjoy]]
| writer7      = {{flatlist|
*[[Björk Guðmundsdóttir|Björk]]
*[[Tricky (musician)|Adrian Thaws]]
}}
| length7      = 3:23
| title8       = Backstairs Breathing
| length8      = 1:56
| title9       = Foreign
| length9      = 5:05
| total_length = 27:31
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Cassette edition bonus track
| title10 = Woohoo
| note10 = What If Mix
| length10 = 3:07
| total_length = 30:38
}}
==Personnel==
;Fleshwater
*Marisa Shirar – lead vocals, guitar
*Anthony DiDio – guitar, vocals
*Jeremy Martin – bass
*Matt Wood – drums
;Additional
*[[Kurt Ballou]] – producer, mixing
*Nick Townsend – mastering
*Fleshwater – artwork, layout
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:2022 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Kurt Ballou]]
[[Category:Shoegaze albums by American artists]]