Shadow Offering

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Shadow Offering
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Studio album by
Braids
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Length45:10
Label Secret City
Producer Chris Walla [1]
Braids chronology
Deep in the Iris
(2015)		Shadow Offering
(2020)		 Euphoric Recall
(2023)
Singles from Shadow Offering
  1. "Eclipse"
    Released: November 21, 2019 [2]
  2. "Young Buck"
    Released: January 31, 2020 [3]
  3. "Just Let Me"
    Released: April 30, 2020 [4]

Shadow Offering is the fourth studio album by Canadian experimental pop/art rock band Braids. It was originally slated to be released on April 24, 2020, but was delayed to June 19 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [5] [6]

Contents

The album was produced by former Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Clash 8/10 [10]
Exclaim! 7/10 [11]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [12]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [13]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Under the Radar 8.5/10 [16]

Shadow Offering was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews. [8] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews. [17]

Accolades

Accolades for Shadow Offering
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
28
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020
24

Track listing

Shadow Offering track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Here 4 U"3:51
2."Young Buck"3:53
3."Eclipse"4:56
4."Just Let Me"5:15
5."Upheaval II"5:03
6."Fear of Men"4:30
7."Snow Angel"9:00
8."Ocean"3:49
9."Note to Self"4:29

References

  1. 1 2 Ismael Ruiz, Michael (January 30, 2020). "Braids Detail New Album Shadow Offering". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Minsker, Evan (November 21, 2019). "Braids Announce New Album, Share New Song". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (January 31, 2020). "Braids Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song "Young Buck"". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Gregory, Allie (April 30, 2020). "Watch Braids' New Video for "Just Let Me"". Exclaim . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (March 26, 2020). "Braids Share Video for Nine-Minute New Song "Snow Angel" and Postpone Album Release Date". Under the Radar . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Thiessen, Brock (January 30, 2020). "Braids Unveil New Album 'Shadow Offering'". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Graves, Wren (January 31, 2020). "Braids announce new album Shadow Offering, share lead single". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ Edwards, Caroline (June 15, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash .
  11. ↑ Rodgers, Ian (June 18, 2020). "Braids Grapple with Personal, Political and Artistic Struggles on 'Shadow Offering'". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ Padin, Malvika (June 15, 2020). "Braids find hope in heartbreak on a gloriously intricate fourth outing". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ Darlington, Susan (June 15, 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Chloe (June 17, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ Hunt, El (June 18, 2020). "Braids – 'Shadow Offering' review: beleaguered band take on the big issues, but tie themselves in knots". NME . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ McDuffie, Candace (January 15, 2021). "Braids: Shadow Offering". Under the Radar . Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum . June 10, 2020. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar . January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.


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