Hundred Acres

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Hundred Acres
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)
Length37:45
Label Jagjaguwar
S. Carey chronology
Range of Light
(2014)
Hundred Acres
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [3]
Paste Magazine 7.8/10 [4]

Hundred Acres is the third studio album by American musician S. Carey. It was released in February 2018 under Jagjaguwar.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rose Petals"3:33
2."Hideout"2:53
3."Yellowstone"3:50
4."True North"4:35
5."Emery"2:53
6."Hundred Acres"3:51
7."More I See"4:03
8."Fool's Gold"4:14
9."Have You Stopped to Notice"3:57
10."Meadow Song"3:56

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 43

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