| Nighttime Stories | ||||
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| Released | June 7, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Electrical Audio and Decade Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Post-metal | |||
| Length | 44:29 | |||
| Label | Southern Lord (LORD270) | |||
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Nighttime Stories is the sixth studio album by American post-metal band Pelican. The album was released on June 7, 2019 through Southern Lord Records. [1] In April 2019, Pelican released the song "Midnight and Mescaline" as a digital and 7-inch single. [2] [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
| Decibel | Positive [7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [8] |
| NPR | Positive [9] |
Nighttime Stories was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 82/100 from 8 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "WST" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Midnight and Mescaline" | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Abyssal Plain" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Cold Hope" | 6:57 |
| 5. | "It Stared at Me" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Nighttime Stories" | 6:35 |
| 7. | "Arteries of Blacktop" | 6:33 |
| 8. | "Full Moon, Black Water" | 8:01 |
| Total length: | 44:29 | |
Credits adapted from Nighttime Stories liner notes [10]
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