Herd Runners

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Herd Runners
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Studio album by
Released19 May 2014 (2014-05-19)
StudioYellow Arch Studios, Neepsend, Sheffield, England
Genre Indie rock, chamber pop
Length44:52
Label Heavenly Recordings
Producer Colin Elliot, Simon Aldred
Cherry Ghost chronology
Beneath This Burning Shoreline
(2010)
Herd Runners
(2014)
Singles from Herd Runners
  1. "Clear Skies Ever Closer"
    Released: 24 March 2014
  2. "The World Could Turn"
    Released: 8 December 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 8/10 [3]

Herd Runners is the third and final studio album by English band Cherry Ghost. It was released in May 2014 on Heavenly Recordings.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Simon Aldred

No.TitleLength
1."Clear Skies Ever Closer"3:54
2."Don't Leave Me Here Alone"4:15
3."Fragile Reign"5:06
4."Sacramento"5:20
5."The World Could Turn"4:51
6."Drinking for Two"5:01
7."Herd Runners"5:42
8."My Lover Lies Under"3:37
9."Love Will Follow You"3:54
10."Joanne"3:12

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References

  1. "Herd Runners Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. Monger, James Christopher. "Herd Runners – Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. Horton, Matthew (9 May 2014). "Album Review". Nme.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.