Brightblack Morning Light (album)

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Brightblack Morning Light
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 2006 (2006-06-20)
Genre Dream pop
Length52:49
Label Matador
Brightblack Morning Light chronology
Ala.Cali.Tucky
(2004)
Brightblack Morning Light
(2006)
Motion to Rejoin
(2008)

Brightblack Morning Light is the first studio album by American musical group Brightblack Morning Light. The album was released on June 20, 2006 by Matador Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alternative Press 3/5 [3]
The A.V. Club B [4]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Brightblack Morning Light was named the 36th best album of 2006 by Pitchfork . [12] In 2018, Pitchfork listed it at number 23 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums. [13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nathan D. Shineywater

No.TitleLength
1."Everybody Daylight"6:01
2."Miwok Shapes" (exclusive to vinyl edition)5:49
3."Friend of Time"6:30
4."Fry Bread"1:46
5."Star Blanket River Child"10:29
6."All We Have Broken Shines"5:06
7."A River Could Be Loved"4:03
8."Amber Canyon Magik"4:54
9."Black Feather Wishes Rise"5:05
10."Come Another Rain Down"3:16
11."We Share Our Blanket with the Owl"5:39

Personnel

Brightblack Morning Light

Additional personnel

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