Lost in the Glare is the seventh studio album by American musical duo Barn Owl. It was released on September 13, 2011 by Thrill Jockey.[5]
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| Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
| Length | 41:45 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Phil Manley | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| MusicOMH | [3] |
| Prefix | 8/10[4] |
Critical reception
editLost in the Glare was met with "universal acclaim" 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 84 based on 5 reviews.[1]
In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Thom Jurek wrote: "Over eight cuts and 41 minutes, Lost in the Glare reveals itself to be the most dynamic and diverse record in Barn Owl's oeuvre thus far, though it may not seem that way initially. With slow, plodding, brooding drums by Jacob Felix Heule, the distortion and long, deliberately strung-out single-line melody followed by an amped-up series of chord changes makes it the most obviously post-psych thing they've recorded to date."[2] Adrian Dziewanski of Dusted Magazine said: "Lost in the Glare, Barn Owl's seventh album proper and second since they've signed with Thrill Jockey, is the culmination of a sound that the core members of the band, Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti, have stuck to since the beginning. Delicately thrummed and confidently plucked guitars, raga-infused tonalities and vocal drones make up the core of this sound.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pale Star" | Jon Porras | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Turiya" | Porras | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Devotion I" | Porras | 5:56 |
| 4. | "The Darkest Night Since 1683" | Porras | 7:34 |
| 5. | "Temple of the Winds" | Porras | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Midnight Tide" | Porras | 5:16 |
| 7. | "Light Echoes" | Porras | 6:08 |
| 8. | "Devotion II" | Porras | 4:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 9. | "Opening Night Sky" |
Personnel
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Barn Owl members
Additional musicians
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Production
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Cover Art
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References
edit- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Steven (September 12, 2011). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Prefix Magazine Review". Prefix. September 20, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lost in the Glare (Bonus Track) by Barn Owl". Apple Music. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Dziewanski, Adrian. "Dusted Magazine Review". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lost in the Glare (Bonus Track Version) by Barn Owl". Apple Music. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
External links
edit- Lost in the Glare at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lost in the Glare at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Lost in the Glare at Thrill Jockey