Minor Victories | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 3 June 2016 |
Genre | Dream pop, shoegaze, post-rock |
Length | 49:59 |
Label | Fat Possum Records (US) PIAS Recordings (worldwide) |
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Clash Magazine | 6/10 [3] |
Consequence of Sound | B [4] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [5] |
Exclaim! | 6/10 [6] |
Pitchfork Media | 6/10 [7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
The Skinny (magazine) | [9] |
Minor Victories is the self-titled debut studio album by British alternative rock supergroup Minor Victories. It was released on 3 June 2016 on Fat Possum Records and PIAS Recordings. [10]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 30 [11] |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Give up the Ghost" | 3:40 |
2. | "A Hundred Ropes" | 3:54 |
3. | "Breaking My Light" | 6:25 |
4. | "Scattered Ashes (Song for Richard)" | 4:17 |
5. | "Folk Arp" | 6:41 |
6. | "Cogs" | 3:18 |
7. | "For You Always" | 3:50 |
8. | "Out to Sea" | 4:09 |
9. | "The Thief" | 7:25 |
10. | "Higher Hopes" | 6:19 |
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