| Anarchist Gospel | ||||
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| Released | February 3, 2023 | |||
| Studio | The Bomb Shelter, Nashville, Tennessee, US | |||
| Genre | Folk punk [1] [2] [3] | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Andrija Tokic | |||
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Anarchist Gospel is a 2023 studio album by American folk punk musician Sunny War. The album has received positive reception from critics.
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Anarchist Gospel received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from eight critic scores. [4] In American Songwriter , Hal Horowitz gave this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that the varied tracks "speak to War’s prolific nature, one that encompasses her diversity yet remains focused on vocal, lyrical, and melodic talents that this disc’s enhanced production, and budget, spotlight". [5] Later in the year, that publication also chose War as one of five solo artist readers should be listening to on the strength of this album, her guitar-picking style, and "haunting" lyrics. [6] Online retailer Bandcamp chose this as Album of the Day, with critic John Morrison calling it "a stellar work of art" for its ability to explore African-American culture and music. [7] In Glide Magazine , John Moore noted that War's sound "embodies the original 1970s fuck the rulebook punk rock ethos" that mixes emotionally heavy personal experience with an ability to move on. [8] At The Line of Best Fit , Janne Oinonen scored this album 8 out of 10, calling it a "resilient, wise, troubled and bracingly honest distillation" of "traumatic experiences". [3] Louder Than War 's Gordon Rutherford gave this release 4 out of 5, calling it "2023’s first great album" and also War's "most compelling" that displays "a continual conflict at play between the uplifting, euphoric feel to the music and the bleak starkness of her lyrics". [9]
Victoria Segal of Mojo rated Anarchist Gospel 4 out of 5 stars for music that has "a remarkable sense of stillness, an eye-of-the-storm clarity" alongside the emotionally difficult themes in the lyrics. [10] Writing for Pitchfork , Stephen Thomas Erlewine scored this release a 7.4 out of 10, calling War's folk punk on this album "a more expansive, considered sound, blending various strains of American roots music into a quietly idiosyncratic style" and praising the emotionality, humor, and mix of "wry reticence and bruised confession" in the lyrics. [1] At PopMatters , Rick Quinn gave this album an 8 out of 10, calling it "a testament to clear-eyed persistence and gritty hope over fantasies of easy resolutions". [2] Editors at Rolling Stone chose this for their Hear This recommendation and critic Jonathan Bernstein called it "a powerful statement from a singer-songwriter poised to become one of the year’s most vital voices in roots music". [11]
Uncut ranked this the 34th best album of 2023. [12] Uncut editor Michael Bonner included this album on his list of the best of the year. [13] Editors at Rolling Stone included this among the best country and Americana albums of 2023. [14] Matt Mitchell of Paste included this among the 30 best country, folk, and Americana albums of 2023. [15]
All songs written by Sunny War, except where noted.
"Love's Death Bed"
"No Reason"
"Shelter and Storm"
"I Got No Fight"
"Swear to Gawd"
"Baby Bitch"
"His Love"
"Whole"
"New Day"
"Earth"
"Hopeless"
"Higher"
"Test Dummy"
"Sweet Nothing"
Technical personnel
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