| The Morning Star | ||||
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| Studio album by Daniel Bachman | ||||
| Released | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 74:01 | |||
| Label | Three Lobed | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Guardian |  |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
The Morning Star is the eighth studio album by American musician Daniel Bachman. It was released on July 27, 2018, by Three Lobed Recordings.
Critical reception
The Morning Star was met with "generally favorable" 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 80 based on 9 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 83 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.
Thom Jurek of AllMusic noted the album is "at once brave and solitary, gentle and bracing, provocative and spiritually resonant. It extends Bachman's reach, allowing him to paint the innermost dimensions of the world he perceives and cleave it open for light to flood in and illuminate it for us."
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AllMusic | AllMusic's Top Folk and Americana Albums of 2018 | N/A |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Invocation" | 18:49 |
| 2. | "Sycamore City" | 12:53 |
| 3. | "Car" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Song for the Setting Sun III" | 6:12 |
| 5. | "Song for the Setting Sun IV" | 11:48 |
| 6. | "Scrumpy" | 5:14 |
| 7. | "New Moon" | 13:38 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Daniel Bachman – vocals, guitar
- Forrest Marquisee – fiddle
- Ian McColm – cymbals
'Production
- Scott Caligan – layout
- Patrick Klem – mastering, mixing
References
- ^ Grosinger, Matt (July 27, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- Rogers, Jude (July 27, 2018). "The Morning Star review – an immersive tangle of guitars, drones and bells". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- Masters, Marc (July 19, 2018). "Daniel Bachman Isn't Just Playing Guitar, He's Sculpting Sound". NPR. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- "Favorite Folk and Americana Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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