Seasons (Levi the Poet album)

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Seasons
Seasons by Levi the Poet.png
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)
Genre spoken word
Length47:53
Label Come&Live!

Seasons is first studio album by Levi the Poet. Come&Live! Records released the album on December 11, 2012.

Levi Morgan MacAllister, who goes by the stage name Levi the Poet, is an American Christian musician and spoken word artist. His first release, Werewolves, was released by Independently, in 2009. The subsequent release, an extended play, Monologues, was released by Come&Live! Records, in 2011. He released, a studio album, with Come & Live Records, Seasons, in 2012. His follow-up studio album, Correspondence , was released independently, in 2014. While he claims to be a Christian artist, he has some controversial merchandise that might not represent the ideals most Christian's uphold.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]

Awarding the album four stars from HM Magazine , Rob Shameless states, "This record shows Levi is not afraid to take risks with what he says." [1] Mark Rice, giving the album four and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "Seasons is an absolutely brilliant piece of art from start to finish." [3] Rating the album four stars at Indie Vision Music, Jessica Cooper describes, she "can't say enough about the creativity and uniqueness of his work, and Seasons is another great example of that." [2] Jameson Ketchum, in reviewing the album for Substream Magazine , says, "Seasons relentlessly thieves the expanses of the listener’s emotions from beginning to end." [4]

<i>HM</i> (magazine)

HM Magazine is a monthly, digital and print on demand publication focusing on hard music and alternative culture of interest to Christians. The magazine states that its goal is to "honestly and accurately cover the current state of hard music and alternative culture from a faith-based perspective." It is known for being one of the first magazines dedicated to covering Christian metal. The magazine's content includes features; news; album, live show and book reviews, culture coverage and columns. HM's occasional "So and So Says" feature is known for getting into artists' deeper thoughts on Jesus Christ, spirituality, politics and other controversial topics.

<i>Substream Magazine</i>

Substream Magazine is an American bimonthly, print and digital publication based out of Cleveland, Ohio that focuses on discovering and sharing the best in new music, film, pop culture, and entertainment. For 10 years, Substream has helped break artists and launch cutting edge content that speaks to the college community.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Harsh Men"3:00
2."Herman Melville"2:48
3."The Teacher Speaks (A Time To Keep and A Time To Cast Away)"3:56
4."College-Ruled Lines"2:56
5."(In)consistent"2:28
6."Infirmary (A Time To Plant and A Time To Pluck Up What Is Planted)"4:43
7."Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't"3:42
8."Dear Pianist"4:37
9."Van Morrison Will Always Remind Me of You"4:31
10."Stillbirth"3:29
11."A Time to Speak (and A Time to Keep Silent)"4:17
12."Resentment"5:56
13."Boundless"1:30
Total length:47:53

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References

  1. 1 2 Shameless, Rob. "Levi the Poet – Seasons". HM Magazine . p. 36. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Cooper, Jessica (December 9, 2012). "Levi the Poet – Seasons". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Rice, Mark (March 28, 2013). "Levi the Poet, "Seasons" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  4. Ketchum, Jameson (November 28, 2012). "Review: Levi the Poet's "Seasons"". Substream Magazine . Retrieved June 29, 2015.