Acousmatic Sorcery

Acousmatic Sorcery
Studio album by Willis Earl Beal
Released	April 2, 2012
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Lo-fi, outsider, soul, blues
Length	45:01
Label	Hot Charity/XL Recordings
Producer	Willis Earl Beal

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10 [1]
Metacritic	70/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	A- [4]
Clash	8/10 [5]
Exclaim!	9/10 [6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	[8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [10]
PopMatters	[11]
Spin	8/10 [12]

Acousmatic Sorcery is the debut album by Chicago singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal, released on April 2, 2012 by Hot Charity/XL Recordings. ^[13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Willis Earl Beal; all music is composed by Willis Earl Beal.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nepenenoyka"	1:48
2.	"Take Me Away"	2:56
3.	"Cosmic Queries"	5:34
4.	"Evening's Kiss"	3:18
5.	"Sambo Joe from the Rainbow"	4:22
6.	"Ghost Robot"	3:39
7.	"Swing On Low"	3:25
8.	"Monotony"	3:57
9.	"Bright Copper 'Noon"	3:36
10.	"Away My Silent Lover"	4:14
11.	"Angel Chorus / Masquerade"	8:17

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14]	101
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [15]	11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16]	39

References

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3. Thomas, Fred. "Acousmatic Sorcery – Willis Earl Beal". AllMusic . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
4. Hyden, Steven (April 2, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal: Acousmatic Sorcery". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
5. Zadeh, Joe (April 2, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery". Clash . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
6. Schneider, Jason (April 17, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal Acousmatic Sorcery". Exclaim! . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
7. Hann, Michael (March 29, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal: Acousmatic Sorcery – review". The Guardian . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
8. Gardner, Noel (March 30, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal – 'Acousmatic Sorcery'". NME . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
9. Hoby, Hermoine (March 31, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal: Acousmatic Sorcery – review". The Observer . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
10. Richardson, Mark (April 2, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal: Acousmatic Sorcery". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
11. Pan, Arnold (April 30, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal: Acousmatic Sorcery". PopMatters . Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
12. Petrusich, Amanda (April 17, 2012). "Willis Earl Beal, 'Acousmatic Sorcery' (XL Recordings)". Spin . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
13. "Willis Earl Beal debuts new track and announces first ever UK shows". nme.com. February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
14. "Ultratop.be – Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
15. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
16. "Willis Earl Beal Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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