Goes West

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Goes West
William-tyler-goes-west-cover-art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
Studio Flora Recording & Playback (Portland) [1]
Genre
Length32:42
Label Merge
Producer
William Tyler chronology
Modern Country
(2016)
Goes West
(2019)
Lost Futures
(with Marisa Anderson)

(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10 [3]
Metacritic 80/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [2]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [7]
PopMatters 7/10 [8]
Uncut 8/10 [9]

Goes West is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter William Tyler. It was released on January 25, 2019 through Merge Records. [10]

Contents

The cover art for Goes West was designed by Robert Beatty. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by William Tyler.

Goes West track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Alpine Star"5:26
2."Fail Safe"3:18
3."Not in Our Stars"3:09
4."Call Me When I'm Breathing Again"3:00
5."Eventual Surrender"3:03
6."Rebecca"4:03
7."Venus in Aquarius"5:15
8."Virginia Is for Loners"3:12
9."Man in a Hurry"3:42
10."Our Lady of the Desert"3:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [12] 7
UK Country Albums (OCC) [13] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [14] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] 9

References

  1. 1 2 Goes West (Media notes). William Tyler. Merge Records. January 25, 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 Yuyitung, Matt (January 22, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Goes West by William Tyler Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Goes West - William Tyler". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (January 23, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (January 30, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (January 22, 2019). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  9. ↑ O'Connell, Sarah (January 29, 2019). "Uncut Magazine Review". Uncut . Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ Cush, Andy (November 5, 2018). "William Tyler Announces New Album Goes West, Releases "Fail Safe"". Spin . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Robert Beatty". robertbeattyart.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  14. ↑ "William Tyler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  15. ↑ "William Tyler Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2019.