| Beyond the Fleeting Gales | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 14 October 2016 |
| Studio | Seaside Lounge, Brooklyn |
| Length | 34:14 |
| Label | Run for Cover |
| Singles from Beyond the Fleeting Gales | |
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Beyond the Fleeting Gales is the debut album by US band Crying. It was released on 14 October 2016 on Run for Cover Records.
Prior to the release of their debut album, Crying had released two EPs on Run for Cover that heavily featured Galloway playing a Game Boy as an instrument. [1] Their band name, and the use of the Game Boy, led to genre labels of chiptune and emo for Crying. [2] [1] Beyond the Fleeting Gales was considered a departure in style. [3]
"Patriot" was first released as a standalone single in March 2015. [4] The singles "Wool in the Wash", "Revive", and "There Was a Door" were released in August, September, and October 2016, respectively. [5] [6] [7]
Santos said that "'Gales' is a word that I’ve used that goes in two directions: wind or the sound of laughter. There's a lot of transience on the record because we’re at a transitional point in our lives." [1] She described "Revive" as "a tribute to the early stages of my relationships, to this project and other special people in my life, but also a wake-up call for myself to keep up and look out for transformations instead of losses." [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| No Ripcord | 7/10 [10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [7] |
| punknews.org (Staff) | [11] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [12] |
On Metacritic the album holds a score of 76/100, based on 5 reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" reception. [8]
Several reviews praised the change in style from Crying's earlier EPs. The Village Voice wrote that "with their debut album...Crying have become an altogether different-sounding — and gimmick-free — band." [1] NPR called the album "a sonic watershed, trading in a Gameboy for synths and ditching punk for pop. This is full-blown stadium rock." [3] Pitchfork noted "the big-screen bombast of mainstream '80s rock", [7] and Galloway acknowledged the influence of prog rock band Rush on his guitar playing. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Premonitory Dream" | 03:06 |
| 2. | "Wool in the Wash" | 03:56 |
| 3. | "Patriot" | 03:10 |
| 4. | "Origin" | 02:37 |
| 5. | "Well and Spring" | 03:20 |
| 6. | "A Sudden Gust" | 02:55 |
| 7. | "There Was a Door" | 04:14 |
| 8. | "Revive" | 02:59 |
| 9. | "Children of the Wind" | 04:11 |
| 10. | "The Curve" | 03:41 |
| Total length: | 34:14 | |
Personnel per insert. [13]
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