Hope (Palace Songs EP)

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Hope
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EP by
Palace Songs
Released1994
Recorded Chicago, IL, London, England
Genre Folk rock
Length20:21
Label Drag City
DC57 (US, miniLP, CD) [1]
Domino
WIG LP18 (UK, miniLP)
WIG CD18 (UK, CD)
Producer Sean O'Hagan [2]
Will Oldham [3]
Palace Songs chronology
An Arrow Through the Bitch
(1994)		Hope
(1994)		 The Mountain
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
New Musical Express 6/10 [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [8]

Hope is an EP by Palace Songs. [9] It was released in 1994 through Drag City Records. [10] The title "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" is a reference to the short story "Jane Sinclair; or, the Fawn of Springvale" by 19th century author William Carleton.

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "given a rich, reliable musical backing on Hope, Oldham is free to wander without hindering the songs." [4] Trouser Press wrote that "the fuller tone of these songs, colored to a great degree by Liam Hayes’ Hammond organ, is reminiscent of Dylan’s initial Nashville forays — particularly the hypnotic 'Agnes, Queen of Sorrow.'" [11] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that Oldham "hones the edge between uncertainty and beauty." [8]

Track listing

  1. "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" – 4:05
  2. "Untitled" – 2:23
  3. "Winter Lady" (Leonard Cohen) – 2:42
  4. "Christmastime in the Mountains" – 1:38
  5. "All Gone, All Gone" – 4:52
  6. "Werner's Last Blues to Blokbuster" – 4:41

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Palace Music - Hope | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  2. ↑ "Palace – Reissues: There is No One What Will Take Care Of You, Palace Brothers a.k.a. Days In The Wake, Hope, Lost Blues And Other Songs, Viva Last Blues". The Line of Best Fit.
  3. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 853.
  4. 1 2 "Hope - Palace Songs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Palace Songs". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ↑ "Album Review: Palace Brothers, Palace Music - Palace Re-issues". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ Robinson, John (December 17, 1994). "Palace Songs: Hope". New Musical Express . p. 31.
  8. 1 2 Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 373–374.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 388.
  10. ↑ Bowers, William (June 15, 2007). "Puritan Blister #27". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Palace Brothers". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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