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The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2018
Length36:28
LanguageEnglish
LabelMerge (US)
Wye Oak chronology
Tween
(2016)
The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs
(2018)

The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs is the sixth studio album by indie band Wye Oak. It was released digitally on April 6, 2018 by Merge Records in the United States.[1][2]

Music videos

On the day of the album's release, Wye Oak debuted the music video for the album title track "The Louder I Call, The Faster it Runs". The video was filmed by Dan Huiting, edited by Daniel Murphy, and included styling by Dear Hearts. The music video features Wasner and Stack wandering White Sands National Monument in New Mexico with various editing techniques to make it appear Wasner and Stack have mirages of themselves following them.[3][4]

A second video directed by Dan Huiting was launched on May 9, 2018 for the track "It Was Not Natural". The music video features Wasner singing in a house and forest alongside faceless dancing figures.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB[7]
Pitchfork8/10[8]

The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs received positive reviews from critics. The album has been praised for its unique combination of dream pop and strong beats.[8][9] In contrast to previous albums, Wasner has been noted to evoke the stylings of Björk in the orchestral track "My Signal".[10][11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."(tuning)"0:37
2."The Instrument"3:21
3."The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs"4:23
4."Lifer"3:32
5."It Was Not Natural"4:05
6."Symmetry"4:06
7."My Signal"1:36
8."Say Hello"3:44
9."Over and Over"2:54
10."You of All People"3:55
11."Join"2:55
12."I Know It's Real"3:20
Total length:36:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

References

  1. ^ Gomez, Adrian (July 20, 2018). "Wye Oak 'can't move fast enough' in putting out music". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ "Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs". Mergerecords.com. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Video: Wye Oak – "The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs"". Spin. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ^ "Wye Oak explore White Sands in their music video for "The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs"". Mergerecords.com. February 15, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Metacritic
  6. ^ Monger, Timothy. "The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Waite, Kelsey (April 6, 2014). "Wye Oak, Eels, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Shoup, Brad (April 6, 2018). "The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  9. ^ Zaleski, Annie (April 2, 2018). "Wye Oak Sound Even More Emboldened On 'The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  10. ^ "Wye Oak 'The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs' Review". Spin. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  11. ^ "Wye Oak Delves Inward and Opens Up on 'The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs'". Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  12. ^ "Credits / The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs / Wye Oak". Tidal. Retrieved October 26, 2020.