The Western Lands (album)

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The Western Lands
Studio album by
Released18 September 2007
Genre Alternative rock
Length43:00
Label Warp Records
Producer Nick Talbot
Gravenhurst chronology
Fires in Distant Buildings
(2005)
'''The Western Lands'''
(2007)
The Ghost in Daylight
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 6.8/10 [3]

The Western Lands is the fourth album by Gravenhurst, released on Warp Records. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Saints" - 3:24
  2. "She Dances" - 4:01
  3. "Hollow Men" - 3:58
  4. "Song Among the Pine" - 4:11
  5. "Trust" - 4:06
  6. "The Western Lands" - 4:14
  7. "Farewell, Farewell" - 3:14
  8. "Hourglass" - 4:46
  9. "Grand Union Canal" - 6:05
  10. "The Collector" - 4:56

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References

  1. "The Western Lands Reviews, Ratings, Credits & More at Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  2. Heather Phares. "The Western Lands - Gravenhurst - AllMusic" . Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  3. Joshua Klein (2007-10-01). "Gravenhurst: The Western Lands - Album Reviews" . Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  4. "Warp Records Releases - The Western Lands" . Retrieved 2012-05-03.