Music for the Age of Miracles

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Music for the Age of Miracles
The Clientele Music for the Age of Miracles.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Genre Indie rock
Length47:38
Label
The Clientele chronology
Minotaur
(2010)
Music for the Age of Miracles
(2017)
I Am Not There Anymore
(2023)
Singles from Music for the Age of Miracles
  1. "Lunar Days"
    Released: June 15, 2017
  2. "Everyone You Meet"
    Released: August 9, 2017
  3. "Everything You See Tonight Is Different From Itself"
    Released: September 14, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10 [1]
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [6]
PopMatters 7/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut 8/10 [10]

Music for the Age of Miracles is the sixth studio album by English indie pop band the Clientele. It was released on 22 September 2017 by Merge Records in the United States and Tapete Records in Europe. [11] [12] [13]

Contents

Background

On June 15 it was announced that "Music For the Age Of Miracles" would be released on September 22 on Merge Records and the first single from the album, "Lunar Days", was shared online. [14] On August 9, a second single, "Everyone You Meet", was shared alongside a video for the song. [15] On September 14, one week before the album's release, a third single, "Everything You See Tonight Is Different From Itself", was shared online. [16] On October 30, a video for the opening song on the album, "The Neighbour", was also released. [17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Clientele (Alasdair MacLean, James Hornsey and Mark Keen), except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Neighbour" 5:09
2."Lyra in April"Keen1:31
3."Lunar Days" 4:13
4."Falling Asleep" 6:33
5."Everything You See Tonight Is Different from Itself" 6:39
6."Lyra in October"Keen0:42
7."Everyone You Meet" 4:18
8."The Circus" 3:57
9."Constellations Echo Lanes" 3:44
10."The Museum of Fog" 4:12
11."North Circular Days"Keen1:48
12."The Age of Miracles" 4:52
Total length:47:38
Deluxe version bonus tracks [18]
No.TitleLength
13."All Alone"4:08
14."Lyra in August"2:37
Total length:54:23

Personnel

Credits for Music for the Age of Miracles adapted from album liner notes. [19]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [20] 22

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