Refractory Obdurate

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Refractory Obdurate
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
Length42:53
Label Glitterhouse/Deathwish
Producer Sanford Parker
Wovenhand chronology
The Laughing Stalk
(2012)
Refractory Obdurate
(2014)
Star Treatment
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8.2/10.0 [3]
PopMatters 7/10 [4]

Refractory Obdurate is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Wovenhand. The album was released on April 29, 2014 through a partnership between Glitterhouse Records and Deathwish Inc.

Contents

The album was met with generally favorable reviews, [1] [2] [3] [4] and ranked at number 47 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. [2]

Track listing

All songs written by David Eugene Edwards, except where noted. [2]

  1. "Corsicana Clip" – 4:47
  2. "Masonic Youth" – 3:39
  3. "The Refractory" – 4:53
  4. "Good Shepherd" – 4:00
  5. "Salome" – 5:19
  6. "King David" – 4:47
  7. "Field of Hedon" – 3:33
  8. "Obdurate Obscura" (Edwards, Chuck French) – 5:20
  9. "Hiss" – 3:53
  10. "El-Bow" (Edwards, French, Ordy Garrison, Neil Keener) – 2:42

Personnel

Wovenhand

Production

Artwork

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References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Refractory Obdurate by Wovenhand". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Deming, Mark. "Refractory Obdurate - Wovenhand". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Currin, Grayson Haver (May 1, 2014). "Review: Refractory Obdurate". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Cober-Lake, Justin (June 18, 2014). "Review: Refractory Obdurate". PopMatters . Retrieved August 12, 2014.