The Innocents (Weyes Blood album)

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The Innocents
Weyes Blood The Innocents.jpg
Studio album by
Weyes Blood
ReleasedOctober 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
Recordedc.2012–2014
Length44:32
Label Mexican Summer
Weyes Blood chronology
The Outside Room
(2011)		The Innocents
(2014)		 Front Row Seat to Earth
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 82/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound B [4]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [6]
PopMatters 7/10 [7]
Tiny Mix Tapes 4/5 [8]
Uncut 8/10 [9]

The Innocents is the second studio album by American musician Weyes Blood. The album was released on October 21, 2014, by Mexican Summer. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Natalie Mering.

No.TitleLength
1."Land of Broken Dreams"4:31
2."Hang On"3:45
3."Some Winters"6:15
4."Summer"2:47
5."Requiem for Forgiveness"4:29
6."Ashes"5:27
7."Bad Magic"5:54
8."February Skies"4:45
9."Montrose"2:57
10."Bound to Earth"3:39
Total length:44:32

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References

  1. ↑ "The Innocents by Weyes Blood reviews". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for The Innocents by Weyes Blood". Metacritic . Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "The Innocents – Weyes Blood". AllMusic . Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (October 21, 2014). "Weyes Blood – The Innocents". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Thompson, James F. (October 2014). "The Innocents by Weyes Blood". Loud and Quiet (62). Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (October 28, 2014). "Weyes Blood: The Innocents". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ James, Matt (October 29, 2014). "Weyes Blood: The Innocents". PopMatters . Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ Roylance, Ben. "Weyes Blood – The Innocents". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Weyes Blood: The Innocents". Uncut (210): 84. November 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Innocents". Weyes Blood. Retrieved November 6, 2018.


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