| Wilderness of Mirrors | ||||
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| Released | September 16, 2022 | |||
| Length | 57:56 | |||
| Label | Partisan | |||
| Producer | Phil Ek | |||
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Wilderness of Mirrors is the sixth studio album by American psychedelic rock band the Black Angels released on September 16, 2022, through Partisan Records.
Four singles were released ahead of the album: "El Jardín", "Firefly", "Without a Trace", and "Empires Falling".
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |    [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Gigwise |   [4] |
| God Is in the TV | [5] |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10 [6] |
| Louder Than War | [7] |
| Record Collector | [8] |
| Uncut | 7/10 [9] |
| Under the Radar | [10] |
Wilderness of Mirrors was well received by contemporary music critics. On review aggregator website, Metacritic, Wilderness of Mirrors has an average rating of 74 out of 100, based on four critic reviews. [1]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] | 65 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [12] | 122 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 61 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] | 80 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [15] | 34 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [16] | 30 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [17] | 13 |
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