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| Released | March 9, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Shoegaze | |||
| Length | 33:22 | |||
| Label | Terrible Records | |||
| Producer | Will Kraus | |||
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Path is the second studio album by American shoegaze musician Kraus. It was released on March 9, 2018, via Terrible Records.
Kraus released "Reach" as the first single of Path on February 7, 2018. [1] [2] The album's second single, "Bum", was released eleven days later. [3] Path was released on March 9. [4] Kraus released a music video for "Bum" on June 6. [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10 |
Path was positively reviewed by Ian Cohen of Pitchfork, giving a 7.3/10 rating, [6] and Chicago Reader's Leor Galil. [7] Far Out Magazine's Carly Wu elected Path as the 18th best shoegaze album of all time, declaring that it is "unfailingly one of the most brilliant contemporary shoegaze albums ever" and that it ascends "to pure perfection". [8]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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| Worldwide [4] | March 9, 2018 | Terrible Records |
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