Toward the Low Sun

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Toward the Low Sun
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Studio album by
Released24 February 2012
Genre Post-rock
Length41:49
Label Bella Union, Drag City
Producer Dirty Three
Dirty Three chronology
Cinder
(2005)
Toward the Low Sun
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [4]
Consequence of Sound C+ [5]
Spin 7/10 [6]

Toward the Low Sun is the eighth major album by Australian trio, Dirty Three. It was released the 24 February 2012, in the US. [7]

Contents

The cover art is by guitarist Mick Turner.

Track listing

  1. "Furnace Skies" - 4:44
  2. "Sometimes I Forget You've Gone" - 3:46
  3. "Moon On The Land" - 4:51
  4. "Rising Below" - 5:47
  5. "The Pier" - 4:53
  6. "Rain Song" - 3:50
  7. "That Was Was" - 4:01
  8. "Ashen Snow" - 5:13
  9. "You Greet Her Ghost" - 4:50

Personnel

Dirty Three
Technical

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