Blue Rider | ||||
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Released | September 24, 2013 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 34:51 | |||
Label | Electric Ragtime | |||
Zachary Cale chronology | ||||
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Metacritic | 82/100 [1] |
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American Songwriter | [2] |
PopMatters | [3] |
Blue Rider is the fourth studio album by American musician Zachary Cale. It was released in September 2013 under Electric Ragtime Records & All Hands Electric in the US and JellyFant in Germany.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Unfeeling" | 4:07 |
2. | "Dollar Day" | 3:19 |
3. | "Hold Fast" | 4:13 |
4. | "Dear Shadow" | 5:04 |
5. | "Blood Rushes On" | 4:46 |
6. | "Hangman Letters" | 3:29 |
7. | "Wayward Son" | 4:58 |
8. | "Noise of Welcome" | 4:55 |
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