| Little Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 22, 2024 | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | Smithsonian Folkways | |||
| Producer | Tucker Martine [1] | |||
| Charlie Parr chronology | ||||
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Little Sun is the eighteenth studio album by American country blues musician Charlie Parr. It was released on March 22, 2024, by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. [2]
On January 9, 2024, Parr announced the release of his eighteenth studio album, with producer Tucker Martine. [3]
The first single "Boombox" was released alongside the album, [4] The official music video was released on May 1, 2024. [5]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters | 6/10 [7] |
| Narc Magazine |   [8] |
Little Sun 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 75, based on 6 reviews. [6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Portland Avenue" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Little Sun" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Bear Head Lake" | 7:21 |
| 4. | "Boombox" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Pale Fire" | 7:31 |
| 6. | "Ten Watt" | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Stray" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Sloth" | 3:39 |
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