Indigo (Wild Nothing album)

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Indigo
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018
Genre
Length41:09
Label Captured Tracks
Wild Nothing chronology
Life of Pause
(2016)
Indigo
(2018)
Hold
(2023)
Singles from Indigo
  1. "Letting Go"
    Released: 2018
  2. "Partners in Motion"
    Released: 2018
  3. "Shallow Water"
    Released: 2018
  4. "Canyon on Fire"
    Released: 2018

Indigo is the fourth studio album by American indie rock act Wild Nothing, released on August 30, 2018 on Captured Tracks.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [3]
Paste 5.5/10 [4]
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The 405 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Letting Go"3:41
2."Oscillation"3:50
3."Partners in Motion"4:20
4."Wheel of Misfortune"4:15
5."Shallow Water"4:06
6."Through Windows"3:19
7."The Closest Thing to Living"3:34
8."Dollhouse"1:17
9."Canyon on Fire"4:44
10."Flawed Translation"3:58
11."Bend"4:05
Total length:41:09

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