A Wonderful Beast

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A Wonderful Beast
A Wonderful Beast.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Length38:46
Label K
Producer Patrick Carney [1]
Calvin Johnson chronology
This Party Is Just Getting Started
(2016)
A Wonderful Beast
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 6/10 [4]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [5]

A Wonderful Beast is the fifth studio album by Beat Happening's lead vocalist Calvin Johnson. It was released on October 12, 2018 through K Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kiss Me Sweetly"3:21
2."A Wonderful Beast"4:10
3."Like You Do"3:06
4."Wherefore Art Thou"3:49
5."Are We Ready"2:50
6."Bubbles, Clouds and Rainbows"3:52
7."Blues Come Runnin'"3:00
8."Why You Crying"2:52
9."Another Teardrop Falls"3:38
10."When the Weekend Comes Around"3:55
11."(I've Still Got) Sand in My Shoes"4:13

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References

  1. Gerth, Austin (July 30, 2018). "Calvin Johnson announces new LP A Wonderful Beast produced by Patrick Carney". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. Deming, Mark. "A Wonderful Beast - Calvin Johnson". AllMusic . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  4. Sylvester, Daniel (October 9, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  5. Masters, Marc (October 19, 2018). "Pitchfork's Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 20, 2019.