Goes West is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter William Tyler. It was released on January 25, 2019 through Merge Records.[9]

Goes West
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
GenreCountry, folk[1]
Length32:42
LabelMerge Records
William Tyler chronology
Modern Country
(2016)
Goes West
(2019)
Lost Futures
(with Marisa Anderson)

(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[2]
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Exclaim!8/10[1]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
PopMatters7/10[7]
Uncut8/10[8]

The cover art for Goes West was designed by Robert Beatty.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Alpine Star"5:26
2."Fail Safe"3:18
3."Not in Our Stars"3:09
4."Call Me When I'm Breathing Again"3:00
5."Eventual Surrender"3:03
6."Rebecca"4:03
7."Venus in Aquarius"5:15
8."Virginia Is for Loners"3:12
9."Man in a Hurry"3:42
10."Our Lady of the Desert"3:34

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[11] 7
UK Country Albums (OCC)[12] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 9

References

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  1. ^ a b Yuyitung, Matt (January 22, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Goes West by William Tyler Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Goes West - William Tyler". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Hal (January 23, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (January 30, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Horowitz, Steve (January 22, 2019). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. ^ O'Connell, Sarah (January 29, 2019). "Uncut Magazine Review". Uncut. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Cush, Andy (November 5, 2018). "William Tyler Announces New Album Goes West, Releases "Fail Safe"". Spin. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Robert Beatty". robertbeattyart.com. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  11. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "William Tyler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "William Tyler Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2019.