Nobody Knows.

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Nobody Knows
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
Genre Soul, gospel, folk
Length56:55
Label XL
Willis Earl Beal chronology
Acousmatic Sorcery
(2012)
Nobody Knows
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 8/10 [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Line of Best Fit8/10 [6]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [8]
No Ripcord7/10 [9]
Spin Magazine 7/10 [10]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
This Is Fake DIY 7/10 [12]
Filter Magazine 77% [13]

Nobody Knows is the second studio album by musician Willis Earl Beal. It was released in September 2013 under XL Recordings.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wavering Lines"Willis Earl Beal, Rodaidh McDonald 3:54
2."Coming Through" (featuring Cat Power)Willis Earl Beal, Jason Eckerson3:55
3."Everything Unwinds"Willis Earl Beal3:30
4."Burning Bridges"Willis Earl Beal, Rodaidh McDonald4:59
5."Disintegrating"Willis Earl Beal4:35
6."Too Dry to Cry"Willis Earl Beal4:39
7."What's the Deal?"Willis Earl Beal, Rodaidh McDonald, Ben Clarke4:40
8."Ain't Got No Love"Willis Earl Beal, Ben Clarke, Cara Lane5:20
9."White Noise"Willis Earl Beal4:33
10."Hole in the Roof"Willis Earl Beal, Jahphet Landis 3:39
11."Blue Escape"Willis Earl Beal3:07
12."Nobody Knows"Willis Earl Beal, Rodaidh McDonald4:00
13."The Flow"Willis Earl Beal, Ben Clarke, Cara Lane6:04

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