| Plowing Into the Field of Love | ||||
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| Released | October 6, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | February 2014 | |||
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| Length | 47:54 | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
| Producer | Nis Bysted and Iceage | |||
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Plowing Into the Field of Love is the third studio album by Danish punk band Iceage. The album was released through Matador Records on October 6, 2014 worldwide and on October 7, 2014 in the US. [5] [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Alternative Press | [9] |
| Consequence of Sound | B [10] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [4] |
| musicOMH | [11] |
| NME | (8/10) [12] |
| Pitchfork | (8.5/10) [13] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.7/5 [14] |
Plowing Into the Field of Love received positive reviews from critics, achieving a 76/100 on Metacritic based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [7] Kyle Greco of Smash Cut Reviews gave the album a positive review calling it "one of the more inventive and replayable punk records of the year." He gave the album a score of 8.8/10. [15]
All lyrics are written by Elias Bender Rønnenfelt; all music is composed by Iceage.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On My Fingers" | 5:14 |
| 2. | "The Lord's Favorite" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "How Many" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Glassy Eyed, Dormant and Veiled" | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Stay" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Let It Vanish" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Abundant Living" | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Forever" | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Cimmerian Shade" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Against the Moon" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Simony" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Plowing into the Field of Love" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 47:54 | |
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