A Different Ship

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A Different Ship
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2012
Genre Indie rock
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Nigel Godrich, Here We Go Magic
Here We Go Magic chronology
Pigeons
(2010)
A Different Ship
(2012)
Be Small
(2015)

A Different Ship is the third album from American indie rock band Here We Go Magic, released by Secretly Canadian in May 2012. As he did on the band's first two albums ( Here We Go Magic and Pigeons ), Luke Temple filled the dual role of singer and songwriter. [1] The band also teamed with producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Pavement) for the first time. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club C [5]
Beats Per Minute 65% [6]
Consequence of Sound C+ [7]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [8]
Filter 83% [9]
Paste 8.1/10 [10]
Pitchfork Media 6.3/10 [1]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

A Different Ship received positive reviews from critics. The album holds a score of 78/100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:51
2."Hard to Be Close"3:47
3."Make Up Your Mind"4:06
4."Alone But Moving"3:57
5."I Believe in Action"4:39
6."Over the Ocean"4:26
7."Made to Be Old"4:06
8."How Do I Know"4:30
9."Miracle of Mary"3:51
10."A Different Ship"8:15

References

  1. 1 2 Powell, Mike (May 10, 2012). "Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship Album Review". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. "Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship :: Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "A Different Ship by Here We Go Magic Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. Raggett, Ned. "A Different Ship - Here We Go Magic". AllMusic . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. Rytlewski, Evan (May 8, 2012). "Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship". The A.V. Club . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  6. Moore, Marcus J. (May 14, 2012). "Album Review: Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  7. Young, Alex (May 9, 2012). "Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  8. Cleeve, Sam (May 14, 2012). "Album Review: Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  9. MacKinnel, Kyle (May 10, 2012). "Reviews - Here We Go Magic". Filter . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  10. Hodges, Corey (May 8, 2012). "Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship". Paste . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  11. Houle, Zachary (May 7, 2012). "Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship". PopMatters . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  12. Liedel, Kevin (May 3, 2012). "Here We Go Magic A Different Ship". Slant Magazine . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  13. Studarus, Laura (May 9, 2012). "Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian)". Under the Radar . Retrieved December 26, 2017.