Foreign Body (album)

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Foreign Body
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19th, 2012 [1]
Genre Ambient, psychedelic folk
Label Kranky

Foreign Body is a collaborative album of Tiny Vipers and Grouper under their common moniker Mirrorring. It was released on March 19, 2012 on Kranky.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [3]
NME (8/10) [4]
Pop Matters (8/10) [5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Liz Harris and Jesy Fortino.

No.TitleLength
1."Fell Sound"6:22
2."Silent from Above"4:59
3."Cliffs"9:42
4."Drowning the Call"6:54
5."Mine"8:58
6."Mirror of Our Sleeping"4:36

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References

  1. "Official information on the album (Kranky website)" . Retrieved 30 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Foreign Body - Mirrorring". Metacritic . Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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