| The Avalanche | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2020 | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Producer | S. Carey [1] | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Beats Per Minute | 79% [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10 [6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
The Avalanche is the tenth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella, under the solo project Owen. It was released on June 19, 2020 under Polyvinyl Record Co. [8]
On May 7, 2020, Kinsella announced the release of the album, alongside the first track "A New Muse". [9] The second single "On With The Show" was released on May 28, 2020. [1]
The Avalanche was met with "universal acclaim" 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 83, based on 7 reviews. [2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A New Muse" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Dead For Days" | 5:30 |
| 3. | "On With The Show" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "The Contours" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "I Should've Known" | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Mom and Dead" (featuring KC Dalager) | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Headphoned" | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Wanting and Willing" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "I Go, Ego" (featuring KC Dalager) | 5:59 |