Through a Room

Through a Room
Studio album by Bill Nace
Released	November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Genre	Experimental [1]
Length	42:00
Label	Drag City
Producer	Cooper Crain
Bill Nace chronology
Both (2020) Through a Room (2022)
Singles from Through a Room
"Boil First" Released: 8 August 2022 [2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.6/10 [1]

Through a Room is the third studio album by American experimental guitarist Bill Nace. It was released on November 11, 2022, by Drag City. ^[2]

Background

Through a Room was recorded in Philadelphia in the summer of 2021, with producer and engineer Cooper Crain. ^[4]

Singles

On August 8, 2022, the first single "Boil First" was released. ^[5] The official music video for the single, released the same day, was directed by American film director Laurie Collyer. ^{[6] [5]}

Critical reception

Through a Room 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 75, based on 4 reviews. ^[3]

Track listing

Through a Room track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	3:46
2.	"Les Echos (Piece for Tuba)"	7:42
3.	"Boil First"	3:05
4.	"E:E"	5:53
5.	"When Orange"	2:00
6.	"Crooked Teeth"	7:06
7.	"The Giant"	2:23
8.	"Ann"	8:03
9.	"Outro"	2:11

References

1. Blackwell, Matthew. "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
2. Pappis, Konstantinos (August 8, 2022). "Bill Nace Announces New Album 'Through a Room', Releases New Song 'Boil First'". Our Culture Mag . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
4. Krefting, Matt (August 8, 2022). "Bill Nace - Through a Room". Drag City . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
5. Helfand, Raphael (August 8, 2022). "Song You Need: Bill Nace wades into calmer waters". The Fader . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
6. "Bill Nace - Boil First". YouTube. August 8, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

External links

• Through a Room at Discogs (list of releases)
• Through a Room at MusicBrainz (list of releases)