Widdershins | ||||
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Released | February 23, 2018 | |||
Studio | Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee [1] | |||
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Length | 41:18 | |||
Label | Yep Roc | |||
Producer | Grant-Lee Phillips | |||
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 [4] |
Metacritic | 78/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
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PopMatters | 8/10 [7] |
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Widdershins is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips. It was released on February 23, 2018 under Yep Roc Records. [1]
The album was recorded over a four-day period at the Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] It was mixed by Tucker Martine and engineered by Mike Stankiewicz. [9]
Widdershins 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 78, based on 8 reviews. [5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews. [2]
Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album "is full of joy and purpose, and Phillips has married them to a great set of hooky tunes with a folk-rock slant. He hasn't entirely abandoned the moody undertow that's always been a part of his music, but the unspoken message behind these songs is that this is not a time to brood, and Phillips has rarely sounded quite this lively and direct." [3] Chris Roberts from Classic Rock said: "Whether it’s sideways social comment blazing with guitars, or poignant self-reflection with undulating melodies, this showcases his soulful, vulnerable voice, which never fails to catch every colour in a song. Locating the sweet spot where spontaneity and polish meet, Widdershins swings in all the right directions." [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Walk in Circles" | 3:32 |
2. | "Unruly Mobs" | 2:26 |
3. | "King of Catastrophes" | 3:13 |
4. | "Something's Gotta' Give" | 3:02 |
5. | "Scared Stiff" | 2:31 |
6. | "Miss Betsy" | 3:29 |
7. | "The Wilderness" | 3:25 |
8. | "Another, Another, Then Boom" | 2:56 |
9. | "Totally You Gunslinger" | 3:31 |
10. | "History Has Their Number" | 3:55 |
11. | "Great Acceleration" | 3:35 |
12. | "Liberation" | 3:03 |
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