The Avalanche (Owen album)

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The Avalanche
Studio album by
Owen
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Length44:54
ProducerS. Carey[1]
Owen chronology
The King of Whys
(2016) 		The Avalanche
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Beats Per Minute79%[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]

The Avalanche is the tenth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella, under the solo project Owen. It was released on June 19, 2020 under Polyvinyl Record Co.[8]

Release[edit]

On May 7, 2020, Kinsella announced the release of the album, alongside the first track "A New Muse".[9] The second single "On With The Show" was released on May 28, 2020.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

The Avalanche was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 7 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[10]

Track listing[edit]

The Avalanche track listing
No.TitleLength
1."A New Muse"5:18
2."Dead For Days"5:30
3."On With The Show"4:10
4."The Contours"5:58
5."I Should've Known"3:37
6."Mom and Dead" (featuring KC Dalager)5:31
7."Headphoned"4:29
8."Wanting and Willing"4:22
9."I Go, Ego" (featuring KC Dalager)5:59

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (May 28, 2020). "Owen releases new track "On With The Show"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Kohner, Kyle (June 25, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (June 16, 2020). "Emo Hero Mike Kinsella Shows Off His Range on Owen's 'The Avalanche'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Beech, Dave (June 16, 2020). "Mike Kinsella expertly picks apart his bleak and frank stitches once more as Owen". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Murphy, John (June 18, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Slingerland, Calum (May 7, 2020). "Mike Kinsella Announces New Album 'The Avalanche' as Owen". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Owen Deliver Gliding Emo-Folk Beauty On 'A New Muse'". Beats Per Minute. May 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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