Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let It Go

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Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let It Go
Album Cover Where the Mind Wants to Go Where You Let It Go.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
Recorded2016-2017
Genre Progressive rock, post-hardcore, alternative rock
Length44:49
Label Equal Vision Records
I the Mighty chronology
Connector
(2015)
Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let It Go
(2017)
Singles from Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let It Go
  1. "Silver Tongues (feat. Tilian) [1] "
    Released: August 29, 2017

Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let It Go is the third wide-release album from American rock band I the Mighty, released on October 20, 2017 through Equal Vision Records. [2]

Contents

Background

The band announced the album on 29 August 2017, with a release date of 20 October 2017. [3] Along with this announcement the band released the video [1] for the lead single 'Silver Tongues' featuring Tilian Pearson of Dance Gavin Dance.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Sputnik MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
New Noise MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Kill Your Stereo75/100 [7]
Distorted Sound Magazine8/10 [8]
The Sound Board6/10 [9]
DEAD PRESS!Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Degenerates"5:14
2."Pet Names"3:42
3."Chaos in Motion"3:15
4."Where the Mind Wants to Go"3:52
5."Symphony of Skin"3:45
6."Sleepwalker"3:53
7."Escapism"3:41
8."111 Winchester"4:35
9."The Sound of Breathing"4:27
10."Silver Tongues" (feat. Tilian)4:18
11."Where You Let It Go"4:07
Total length:44:49

Personnel

Credits from AllMusic. [11]

I the Mighty
Additional musicians
Artwork
Production

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