City Music

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City Music
Kevin Morby City Music Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 2017
RecordedPanoramic Studios, Stinson Beach, CA (2015-16)
Genre
Length48:03
Label Dead Oceans
Producer Kevin Morby, Richard Swift
Kevin Morby chronology
Singing Saw
(2016)
City Music
(2017)
Oh My God
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [1]
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 9/10 [12]

City Music is the fourth studio album by American indie rock musician Kevin Morby, released on June 16, 2017 on Dead Oceans. [13]

Track listing

All songs by Kevin Morby except where noted.

  1. "Come To Me Now" – 4:50
  2. "Crybaby" – 3:58
  3. "1234" – 1:45 (incorporates a portion of "People Who Died", written by Jim Carroll, Brian Linsley, Stephen Linsley, Terrell Winn and Wayne Woods)
  4. "Aboard My Train" – 3:19
  5. "Dry Your Eyes" – 4:11
  6. "City Music" – 6:46
  7. "Tin Can" – 3:33
  8. "Caught In My Eye" – 4:49 (Darby Crash)
  9. "Night Time" – 6:07
  10. "Pearly Gates" – 3:50
  11. "Downtown's Lights" – 4:23

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