Spook the Herd

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Spook the Herd
Spook the Herd.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
Length39:57
Label Bella Union
Lanterns on the Lake chronology
Live with Royal Northern Sinfonia
(2017)
Spook the Herd
(2020)
Versions of Us
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [3]
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Spook the Herd is the fourth studio album by British indie rock band Lanterns on the Lake. It was released on 21 February 2020 under Bella Union. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Spook the Herd was met with generally favourable 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. [1]

The album was shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lanterns on the Lake

Spook the Herd track listing
No.TitleLength
1."When It All Comes True"4:21
2."Baddies"2:57
3."Every Atom"4:19
4."Blue Screen Beams"4:28
5."Before They Excavate"4:52
6."Swimming Lessons"4:22
7."Secrets & Medicine"4:53
8."This Is Not a Drill"4:41
9."A Fitting End"5:04

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References

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  2. Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. Goggins, Joe (20 February 2020). "Elegant and eloquent, Lanterns on the Lake soundtrack the age of anxiety". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. Horton, Ross (19 February 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. Roberts, Christopher (7 November 2019). "Lanterns on the Lake Announce New Album". Under the Radar . Retrieved 9 May 2020.