| Dark Bird Is Home | ||||
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| Released | 12 May 2015 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
| Producer | Kristian Matsson | |||
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Dark Bird Is Home is the fourth LP by The Tallest Man on Earth. It was released on CD, digital and vinyl on May 12, 2015 through the label Dead Oceans. [1] The album is the first in his discography to feature a full band playing on almost every track.
The songs of the album were recorded in various countries, studios, and barns, and are said to "carry a weather-worn quality, some dirt and some grit." [2] BJ Burton announced via his Instagram page that production on the album had begun in July 2014 and concluded in September 2014. [3] [4] The album is said to be Matsson's most personal and direct piece of work, inspired by the death of a close family member and by the divorce from his wife, singer-songwriter Amanda Bergman. [5] [6] A trailer for the album was released on February 10, 2015, with Matsson proclaiming that "this is not the end, this is fine". [7]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| The A.V. Club | B− [10] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ [11] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [12] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [13] |
| The Guardian | [14] |
| Mojo | [15] |
| Paste | (8.5/10) [16] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [17] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [18] |
| Q | [15] |
Dark Bird Is Home received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [8]
The album debuted in the United States at No. 1 on Folk Albums, No. 8 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 67 on Billboard 200, with 8,000 sold in its first week. [19]
All tracks are written by Kristian Matsson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fields of Our Home" | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Darkness of the Dream" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Singers" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Slow Dance" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Little Nowhere Towns" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Sagres" | 5:15 |
| 7. | "Timothy" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Beginners" | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Seventeen" | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Dark Bird Is Home" | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 41:53 | |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] | 98 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [21] | 69 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [22] | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200 [24] | 67 |
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