Born Horses

Born Horses
Studio album by Mercury Rev
Released	September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)
Length	40:03
Label	Bella Union
Producer	Mercury Rev, Simon Raymonde [1]
Mercury Rev chronology
Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited (2019) Born Horses (2024)
Singles from Born Horses
"Patterns" Released: 4 June 2024 [2] "Ancient Love" Released: 3 July 2024 [3] "A Bird of No Address" Released: 8 August 2024 [4]

Born Horses is the tenth album by American rock band Mercury Rev. The album was released on 6 September 2024 through Bella Union. ^[5]

Born Horses

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	4/5 [7]
The Observer	4/5 [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jesse Chandler, Jonathan Donahue, Marion Genser, and Sean Mackowiak, with lyrics by Jonathan Donahue. ^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mood Swings"	7:14
2.	"Ancient Love"	5:53
3.	"Your Hammer, My Heart"	4:43
4.	"Patterns"	3:53
5.	"A Bird of No Address"	4:12
6.	"Born Horses"	3:39
7.	"Everything I Thought I Had Lost"	6:12
8.	"There's Always Been a Bird in Me"	4:13

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Personnel

•  Grasshopper - Bells, Guitar, Horn Arrangements, Omnichord, Percussion, Whistle
•  Jesse Chandler - Bass Pedals, Flute, Mellotron, Piano, Sax (Tenor), Vibraphone
•  Jonathan Donahue - Arranger, Lyricist, Orchestration, Piano, Vocals
•  Marion Genser - Atmosphere, Harmonium, Organ, Prophet Synthesizer, Sounds

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Additional musicians

•  Chris Heitzman - Bass (Electric), Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
•  Danny Wayside - Cornet
•  Jeff Lipstein - Drums
•  Martin Keith - Bass (Upright)
•  Megan Gould - Violin
•  Thomas Green - Saxophone
•  Will Bryant - Accordion, Organ (Hammond)

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Technical personnel

•  David Clark Perry - Packaging
•  Marion Genser - Artwork
•  Greg Calbi - Mastering
•  Mercury Rev - Primary Artist, Producer
•  Peter Katis - Mixing
•  Simon Raymonde - Executive Producer

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References

1. "Born Horses - Mercury Rev - Credits". Allmusic. Allmusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
2. "Mercury Rev - Patterns". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
3. "Mercury Rev - Ancient Love". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
4. "Mercury Rev - A Bird of No Address". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
5. "Mercury Rev - Born Horses - Bella Union". Bella Union. Bella Union. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
6. "Born Horses by Mercury Rev". Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
7. "Born Horses - Mercury Rev". Allmusic. Allmusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
8. Phil, Mongredien. "Mercury Rev: Born Horses review – a lush and serene return". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
9. "Mercury Rev - Born Horses". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved October 26, 2024.