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Still Life
Studio album by
Kevin Morby
ReleasedOctober 14, 2014
RecordedMarch–June 2014
GenreIndie rock
Length42:57
LabelWoodsist
ProducerRob Barbato
Kevin Morby chronology
Harlem River
(2013) 		Still Life
(2014) 		Singing Saw
(2016)

Still Life is the second studio album by American indie rock musician Kevin Morby, released on October 14, 2014 by Woodsist Records. The album's title and cover were taken from an art piece by Maynard Monrow titled "Still Life with the Rejects from the Land of Misfit Toys".[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[3]
Wondering Sound7/10[4]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Soundblab80%[6]

Still Life received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track list

All songs written by Kevin Morby.[1]

No.TitleLength
1."The Jester, The Tramp & The Acrobat"4:21
2."The Ballad of Arlo Jones"2:46
3."Motors Running"3:21
4."All of My Life"3:30
5."Drowning"5:19
6."Bloodsucker"4:25
7."Parade"5:25
8."Dancer"3:04
9."Amen"7:55
10."Our Moon"2:51
Total length:42:57

Personnel

Musicians
Production and artwork
  • Rob Barbato – producer, bass (3, 7, 9), guitar, double bass (6), organ (3), percussion (5), backing vocals (7)
  • Drew Fischer - engineer, mixing
  • Maynard Monroe – cover photography
  • Robbie Simon – cover layout
  • Amy Harrity - back cover photography
  • Nicole Bonneau - back cover layout
  • Eleanor Swordy - paintings

References

  1. ^ a b c Thomas, Fred. "Still Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "Still Life – Kevin Morby". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Thompson, Paul (2014-10-17). "Kevin Morby: Still Life". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ Grimm, Becca (2014-10-14). "Kevin Morby, Still Life". Wondering Sound. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. ^ Terry, Josh (2014-10-16). "Kevin Morby – Still Life". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  6. ^ Stubbs, Warwick (2014-10-13). "Still Life - Kevin Morby". Soundblab. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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