Silences

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Silences
Silences (Adia Victoria album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
StudioLong Pond Studios, New York, USA [1]
Genre
Length42:13
Label Atlantic
Producer Aaron Dessner
Adia Victoria chronology
Beyond the Bloodhounds
(2016)
Silences
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
DIY Mag Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [3]
PopMatters 9/10 [4]

Silences is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Adia Victoria and co-produced by Aaron Dessner. It was released in February 2019 under Atlantic Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Clean"1:53
2."Bring Her Back"3:15
3."Pacolet Road"3:08
4."The City"3:18
5."Different Kind Of Love"3:24
6."Devil Is A Lie"4:28
7."The Needle's Eye"3:33
8."Cry Wolf"4:16
9."Heathen"3:25
10."Nice Folks"4:11
11."Dope Queen Blues"3:06
12."Get Lonely"4:18

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