Cows on Hourglass Pond

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Cows on Hourglass Pond
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
RecordedJanuary–March 2018
StudioLaughing Gas (Asheville, North Carolina)
Genre
Length45:43
Label Domino
Producer Avey Tare
Avey Tare chronology
Eucalyptus
(2017)
Cows on Hourglass Pond
(2019)
7s
(2023)
Singles from Cows on Hourglass Pond
  1. "Saturdays (Again)"
    Released: January 29, 2019
  2. "Taken Boy"
    Released: February 27, 2019 [3]
  3. "HORS_"
    Released: March 18, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [4]
Metacritic 82/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Consequence of Sound B+ [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [8]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [1]

Cows on Hourglass Pond is the third solo studio album by American musician Avey Tare. It was released on March 22, 2019, by Domino Recording Company. The album follows 2017's Eucalyptus and was supported by a tour. Its announcement was accompanied by the release of the video for "Saturdays (Again)", directed by Avey Tare's sister, Abby Portner. [9]

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded directly onto a TASCAM 48 half-inch reel-to-reel tape machine at Laughing Gas studio in Asheville, North Carolina, [10] [11] from January to March 2018. [12] It was mixed by Portner and Adam McDaniel at Drop of Sun Studios, in Asheville, NC. [11]

Composition

"Saturdays (Again)" was noted as being somewhat similar to the sound of Eucalyptus in that it is acoustic, but "within a lush and dubby mix, atop melodic synth bass, [and] accompanied by peals of lead guitar", according to Spin . [12] It was also considered "low-key" with few vocal effects. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."What's the Goodside?"6:31
2."Eyes on Eyes"4:31
3."Nostalgia in Lemonade"3:41
4."Saturdays (Again)"4:49
5."Chilly Blue"2:51
6."K.C. Yours"6:12
7."Our Little Chapter"3:40
8."Taken Boy"3:41
9."Remember Mayan"4:51
10."HORS_"4:56
Total length:45:43
Animal Collective webstore bonus 10-inch vinyl [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Tipped in Hugs"5:05
2."Dog Says Goodbye"6:47

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