| Magic Ship | ||||
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| Released | September 21, 2018 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records (Worldwide) Bella Union (US) | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [4] |
Magic Ship is the second studio album by American folk trio Mountain Man. It was released on September 21, 2018 under Bella Union in Europe and Nonesuch Records worldwide. [5]
Magic Ship 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 73, based on 8 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews. [6]
James Christopher Monger from AllMusic explained: "Magic Ship delivers a listening experience that's akin to eavesdropping. So unadorned are these largely a cappella songs, both on the production and execution side of the sonic equation, that it feels a bit like somebody stuck a microphone through a cracked door and caught Sarle, Sauser-Monnig, and Meath unaware." [2]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Drift Records | Drift Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 96 [7] |
| PopMatters | PopMatters' Top 20 Folk Albums of 2018 | 20 [8] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Window" | 0:55 |
| 2. | "AGT" | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Baby Where You Are" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Rang Tang Ring Toon" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Stella" | 1:53 |
| 6. | "Blue Mountain" | 2:22 |
| 7. | "Moon" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Boat" | 2:10 |
| 9. | "Whale Song" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Fish" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Underwear" | 1:41 |
| 12. | "Slow Wake Up Sunday Morning" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Bright Morning Stars" | 2:41 |
| 14. | "Guilt" | 0:55 |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] | 12 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | September 21, 2018 | Nonesuch Records [10] | 571939-1 | |
| UK/Europe | Bella Union [11] | BELLA822V |
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