V. (album)

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V.
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Length42:17
Label Thrill Jockey
Wooden Shjips chronology
Back to Land
(2013)
V.
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blurt Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [4]
Exclaim! 5/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [7]
Under the Radar 7.5/10 [8]

V. is the fifth studio album by American psychedelic rock band Wooden Shjips. It was released on May 25, 2018, under Thrill Jockey. [9]

Contents

Critical reception

V. 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 72, based on 14 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 69 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews. [10]

Track listing

V track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Eclipse"6:23
2."In the Fall"5:36
3."Red Line"5:13
4."Already Gone"4:20
5."Staring at the Sun"7:27
6."Golden Flower"6:03
7."Ride On"7:15

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References

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  2. Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. Velitt, Jonathan. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. Turner-Heffer, Adam (May 25, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. Mohammed, Jemma (May 22, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. Ashton-Smith, Alan (May 21, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. Berman, Stuart (May 31, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. Jardine, Ben (June 7, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. "Wooden Shjips Announce New Album". Folk Radio UK . January 24, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 8, 2020.