Strange to Explain

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Strange To Explain
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
Label Woodsist
Woods chronology
Love is Love
(2017)
Strange To Explain
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.2/10 [1]
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Beats Per Minute 72% [4]
Exclaim! 5/10 [5]
Flood Magazine7/10 [6]
Gigwise 7/10 [7]
Paste 7.3/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [9]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [10]

Strange To Explain is the eleventh studio album by American folk rock band Woods. It was released on May 22, 2020, under Woodsist. [11] [12]

Contents

Critical reception

Strange to Explain 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 80, based on 11 reviews. [2]

Track listing

Strange To Explain track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Next to You and the Sea"3:53
2."Where Do You Go When You Dream"5:52
3."Before They Pass By"2:50
4."Can't Get Out"5:19
5."Strange to Explain"3:35
6."The Void"2:12
7."Just to Fall Asleep"5:44
8."Fell so Hard"4:02
9."Light of Day"3:19
10."Be There Still"3:36
11."Weekend Wind"7:17

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