May Your Kindness Remain is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews. It was released on March 23, 2018 via Fat Possum Records.
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| Released | March 23, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 42:59 | |||
| Label | Fat Possum Records | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Financial Times | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Paste | 8.1/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| The Times | [11] |
| Uncut | 5/10[12] |
May Your Kindness Remain 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 79, based on nine reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.5 out of 10, based on fourteen reviews.[1] The aggregator Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 78 out of 100, based on ten reviews.[13]
Accolades
edit| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| The Guardian | Best 25 Albums of 2018 | ||
| Paste | Best 50 Albums of 2018 | 21
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| Rolling Stone | 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2018 | ||
| Rough Trade | Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 91
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| Uncut | 75 Best Albums of 2018 | 25
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Courtney Marie Andrews, except track 8 written with Jason Blynn and Peter Harper
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "May Your Kindness Remain" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Lift the Lonely from My Heart" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Two Cold Nights in Buffalo" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Rough Around the Edges" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Border" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Took You Up" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "This House" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Kindness of Strangers" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "I've Hurt Worse" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Long Road Back to You" | 6:01 |
| Total length: | 42:59 | |
Personnel
edit- Courtney Marie Andrews – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Dillon Warnek – electric guitar, space uke
- Daniel Walker – organ, Wurlitzer, accordion
- Charles Wicklander – Wurlitzer, piano
- William Mapp – drums, percussion
- Alex Sabel – bass
- C.C. White – background vocals
Additional musicians
edit- Annie Jantzer – background vocals (track 8)
- Kara Hesse – background vocals (track 8)
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 185 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 58 |
References
edit- ^ a b "May Your Kindness Remain by Courtney Marie Andrews reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "May Your Kindness Remain by Courtney Marie Andrews Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "May Your Kindness Remain – Courtney Marie Andrews". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (March 24, 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain — 'emotional sustenance'". Financial Times. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Hann, Michael (March 23, 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain review – Americana on the brink of eruption". The Guardian. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Gill, Andy (March 22, 2018). "Album reviews: Jack White – Boarding House Reach, Nina Simone – The Colpix Singles, and more". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Breen, Joe (March 16, 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain review – Sustained emotional connection". The Irish Times. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Chick, Stevie (June 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain". Mojo (295): 96.
- ^ Danton, Eric (March 21, 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain Review". Paste. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Fyfe, Andy (May 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain". Q (384): 104.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (March 23, 2018). "Pop review: Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain". The Times. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen (April 2018). "Courtney Marie Andrews: May Your Kindness Remain". Uncut (251): 23.
- ^ "Courtney Marie Andrews - May Your Kindness Remain". Album Of The Year. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (June 20, 2018). "Best albums of 2018 so far". The Guardian. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Freeman, Jon; Hudak, Joseph; Moss, Marissa R. "25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2018 So Far". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Albums of the Year 2018". Roughtrade.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2018". Uncut. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
External links
edit- Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain at Discogs (list of releases)