| Songs of the Plains | ||||
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| Released | October 12, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 34:08 | |||
| Label | Thirty Tigers | |||
| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
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Songs of the Plains is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall. It was released on October 12, 2018 under Thirty Tigers. [3]
Songs of the Plains has sold 18,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
Songs of the Plains 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 79, based on 8 reviews. [5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. [9]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said: "Throughout Songs of the Plains, Wall relies on stories and sketches designed to conjure ghosts of the Canadian prairies he calls home. As alluring as his spooky, skeletal arrangements are -- steel guitars are used as howling accents, not solos; he occasionally gooses his band to follow a train track rhythm". [1]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| American Songwriter | American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of 2018 | 21 [10] |
| The A.V. Club | The A.V. Club's Best Country Albums of 2018 | N/A [11] |
| Digital Trends | Digital Trends' Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 26 [12] |
| Glide Magazine | Glide's Top 20 Albums of 2018 | N/A [13] |
| The Independent | The Independent's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 6 [14] |
| Rolling Stone | Rolling Stone's Top 40 Country and Americana Albums of 2018 | 39 [15] |
| Vinyl Me, Please | Vinyl Me, Please's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 14 [16] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Plain to See Plainsman" | 3:49 | |
| 2. | "Saskatchewan in 1881" | 2:51 | |
| 3. | "John Beyers (Camaro Song)" | 2:01 | |
| 4. | "Wild Dogs" | Billy Don Burns | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Calgary Round-Up" | Wilf Carter | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Night Herding Song" | Harry Stephens [17] | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Wild Bill Hickok" | 2:39 | |
| 8. | "The Trains Are Gone" | 2:08 | |
| 9. | "Thinkin' on a Woman" | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Manitoba Man" | 3:58 | |
| 11. | "Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail" | Gail I. Gardner | 2:36 |
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| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [18] | 36 |
| UK Americana Albums (OCC) [19] | 12 |
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [20] | 9 |
| US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [21] | 17 |
| US Top Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [22] | 7 |
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