Night Mute

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Night Mute
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2004
Genre Instrumental rock
Length31:26
Label Secretly Canadian [1]
Ativin chronology
Interiors
(2002)
Night Mute
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 5.5/10 [3]

Night Mute is an album from the Bloomington, Indiana-based instrumental rock band Ativin. [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Pitchfork wrote that "when Night Mute strives for mystery, it comes out overwrought; when it goes for dreamy, it comes off sleepy." [3] The Coast wrote that it "has a lot to offer for repeated alone-on-a-Friday-night listens." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Night Terror" – 2:20
  2. "Saigon Sleeps" – 3:48
  3. "Concentrate" – 2:01
  4. "Endless" – 1:54
  5. "Double Back" – 3:00
  6. "The Game" – 3:57
  7. "Drink This" – 3:09
  8. "Scout" – 3:17
  9. "Blood" – 1:36
  10. "Sleep Well" – 3:21

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