Our Raw Heart
Our Raw Heart | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 8, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017–2018 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 73:16 | |||
Label | Relapse Records | |||
YOB chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Rolling Stone | (3.5/5)[1] |
Metal Injection | (9/10)[2] |
Pitchfork | (8/10)[3] |
Metal Storm | (8.0/10)[4] |
Our Raw Heart is the eighth studio album by American doom metal band YOB. It was released June 8, 2018 by Relapse Records.[5] The album was produced by Billy Barnett.[6] The album was inspired by a serious health issue suffered by singer and guitarist Mike Scheidt in early 2017,[3] and most of the music was written while he was in a hospital bed.[1] The album has been described as a cross between the band's two previous studio albums, mixing the aggression of Atma (2011) with the psychedelic experimentation of Clearing the Path to Ascend (2014).[3] Metal Injection called the album "engaging and revealing, immediately appealing but with subtle nuances and layers that only become apparent after subsequent listens. It's a powerful and cathartic release,"[2] while Rolling Stone praised the band for "subvert[ing] doom's bleak conventions, painting the genre's slowpoke churn with uplifting melodies, cosmic textures and Scheidt's existential howl like a dreampop Dio."[1] NPR Music said about the album: "the lightness is devastating."[7]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Decibel | Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 1
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Consequence Of Sound | Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018 | 1
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Metal Injection | Top 20 Albums of 2018 | 5
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Vulture.com | 15 Best Albums of 2018 | 12
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Track list
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ablaze" | 10:13 |
2. | "The Screen" | 9:49 |
3. | "In Reverie" | 9:43 |
4. | "Lungs Reach" | 5:39 |
5. | "Beauty in Falling Leaves" | 16:27 |
6. | "Original Face" | 7:03 |
7. | "Our Raw Heart" | 14:22 |
Total length: | 73:16 |
Personnel
- Mike Scheidt – vocal, guitars
- Aaron Rieseberg – bass
- Travis Foster – drums
- Additional musicians
- Billy Barnett – piano
References
- ^ a b c Weingarten, Christopher R. (7 June 2018). "Review: Yob's 'Our Raw Heart' Is Dreamy, Uplifting Doom Metal". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b Bowar, Chad (5 June 2018). "Album Review: YOB, Our Raw Heart". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Andy (8 June 2018). "YOB: Our Raw Heart". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Yob - Our Raw Heart review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "YOB Release 'Our Raw Heart' on June 8 via Relapse, Announce North American Tour". Relapse Records. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "YOB: Credits, Our Raw Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ Heller, Jason (31 May 2018). "On YOB's 'Our Raw Heart,' The Lightness Is Devastating". NPR Music. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ Mudrian, Albert. "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ Heavy Consequence Staff. "Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018". Consequence Of Sound. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "Metal Injection Writers' Collective Top 20 Albums of 2018". Metal Injection. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "The 15 Best Albums of 2018". Vulture.com. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-01-08.