Hallelujah Anyhow

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Hallelujah Anyhow
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
Length36:16
Label Merge Records
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Heart Like a Levee
(2016)
Hallelujah Anyhow
(2017)
Terms of Surrender
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10 [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]
Blurt Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [7]
Paste 8.6/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [9]

Hallelujah Anyhow is the eighth studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 22, 2017 under Merge Records. [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Hallelujah Anyhow was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 15 reviews. [2]

Accolades

Accolades for Hallelujah Anyhow
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 201727 [11]
Uproxx Top 50 Albums of 201720 [12]

Track listing

Hallelujah Anyhow track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jenny of the Roses"3:38
2."Lost Out in the Darkness"3:22
3."Jaw"3:13
4."Harder Rain"4:15
5."I Am the Song"2:48
6."Gulfport You've Been on My Mind"4:41
7."John the Gun"3:27
8."Domino (Time Will Tell)"3:45
9."Caledonia, My Love"3:00
10."When the Wall Comes Down"4:07

Charts

Chart performance for Hallelujah Anyhow
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [13] 25
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 28

References

  1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. Zaleski, Annie (September 18, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger finds the silver linings on the loose Hallelujah Anyhow". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. Kelly, Jennifer. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. Hasted, Nick (September 6, 2017). "Classic Rock Magazine Review". Classic Rock . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. Oinonen, Janne (September 19, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger render familiar templates totally fresh and compelling on Hallelujah Anyhow". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. Salmon, Ben (September 28, 2017). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. Deusner, Stephen (September 21, 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. Helman, Peter (July 25, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announce New Album Hallelujah Anyhow". Stereogum . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  11. "Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2017". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  12. "All The Best Albums of 2017". Uproxx . December 4, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  13. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.