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The Wilderness (Explosions in the Sky album)

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The Wilderness is the seventh studio album by American post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, which was released on April 1, 2016.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
The Guardian[6]
Pitchfork(8/10)[7]
Q Magazine [8]
The Line of Best Fit [9]

The album has received positive reviews from critics, and Metacritic has assigned it an average score of 80/100 based on 16 critics.[10] Dave Simpson for The Guardian called it a 'beautifully understated epic' and rewarded the album 4 out of 5 stars.[11] Johnathan K. Dick, writing for Consequence of Sound stated that, 'The Wilderness proves that Explosions in the Sky aren’t stuck in any creative rut.' and gave the album a B+. [12] Paul Simpson for AllMusic gave the album 4 stars and said, 'On The Wilderness, Explosions in the Sky deconstruct and rebuild their sound from the ground up, giving it a revitalized sense of urgency and resulting in some of their most dynamic work yet.' [13] Pitchfork rewarded the film 8/10 and said it is 'their best since The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place.' [14]

However, some critics gave the album mixed reviews. Mojo, in their May 2016 issue, stated that 'Although recognisably, and powerfully, the work of Explosions In The Sky this is now a band whose music undulates.'

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wilderness"4:36
2."The Ecstatics"3:12
3."Tangle Formations"5:34
4."Logic of a Dream"6:37
5."Disintegration Anxiety"4:11
6."Losing the Light"6:02
7."Infinite Orbit"2:37
8."Colors in Space"7:14
9."Landing Cliffs"6:17
Total length:46:20

References

  1. ^ "'The Wilderness' - PREORDER | Explosions In The Sky official storefront powered by Merchline". Explosionsinthesky.merchline.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Wilderness by Explosions In the Sky on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-wilderness/explosions-in-the-sky
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wilderness-mw0002905868
  5. ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/album-review-explosions-in-the-sky-the-wilderness/
  6. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/31/explosions-in-the-sky-the-wilderness-cd-review-bella-union
  7. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21686-the-wilderness/
  8. ^ http://www.qthemusic.com/
  9. ^ http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/explosions-in-the-sky-the-wilderness/
  10. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-wilderness/explosions-in-the-sky
  11. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/31/explosions-in-the-sky-the-wilderness-cd-review-bella-union
  12. ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/album-review-explosions-in-the-sky-the-wilderness/
  13. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wilderness-mw0002905868
  14. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21686-the-wilderness/


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