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Pale Horses | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 16, 2015 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, [1] post-hardcore, [1] [2] art rock [2] | |||
Length | 39:23 | |||
Label | Run for Cover, Big Scary Monsters, Cooking Vinyl [3] | |||
Producer | Will Yip | |||
MewithoutYou chronology | ||||
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Pale Horses is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band mewithoutYou. The record was produced by Will Yip.
On June 10, 2015, the record became available for streaming on Vice 's Noisey website. [4]
The artwork was painted in 1987 by Vasily Kafanov, [5] who also painted the artwork for the band's previous five albums.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [8] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5 [9] |
Under the Gun Review | 9.5/10 [10] |
Consequence of Sound | C+ [1] |
Music by mewithoutYou, lyrics by Aaron Weiss.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pale Horse" | 2:26 |
2. | "Watermelon Ascot" | 3:09 |
3. | "D-Minor" | 3:20 |
4. | "Mexican War Streets" | 3:35 |
5. | "Red Cow" | 4:03 |
6. | "Dorothy" | 1:40 |
7. | "Blue Hen" | 3:05 |
8. | "Lilac Queen" | 3:58 |
9. | "Magic Lantern Days" | 3:52 |
10. | "Birnam Wood" | 4:18 |
11. | "Rainbow Signs" | 6:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Chapelcross Towns" | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Hebrew Children" | 1:59 |
13. | "Werewolf King (Demo)" | 3:19 |
14. | "Chapelcross Towns" | 2:58 |
15. | "Chernobyl, 1985" | 4:21 |
16. | "Mexican War Streets (Revisited)" | 3:34 |
17. | "Blue Hen (Geology Version)" | 3:12 |
18. | "Fairfield" | 2:15 |
19. | "Red Cow (Golden Calf Version)" | 3:28 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [11] | 62 |
US Billboard Alternative [12] | 10 |
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