Mountain Rock

Mountain Rock
Mountain Rock
Studio album by Dear Nora
Released	May 18, 2004 (original release); January 13, 2017 (re-issue);
Recorded	December 2003
Studio	Peggy Davidson's living room (Cave Creek, Arizona); Bea Rector's quonset hut (Catalina, Arizona); A kitchen in Lower Haight (San Francisco, California);
Genre	Anti-folk; folk-pop; indie pop; lo-fi;
Length	31:58
Label	Magic Marker Records (2004 release); Orindal Records (2017 reissue);
Producer	Katy Davidson
Dear Nora chronology

Mountain Rock is the third record by Portland-formed indie pop band Dear Nora. It was originally released through Magic Marker Records in 2004. In 2017, it would receive a critically applauded reissue through Orindal.

Composition

Mountain Rock has been applauded as an "overlooked anti-folk masterpiece" and an "indie pop masterpiece".^[1]^[2] It has also been called a "lo-fi folk-pop classic".^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Pitchfork	8.3/10^[5]
PopMatters	^[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[7]

Mountain Rock has been welcomed with mostly positive reviews towards both its 2004 release and 2017 reissue. Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork called it Davidson's "most complex album". Moreland credited tracks "You Are a Bear" and "Oxygen & the Mellow Stuff" with anticipating indie pop musician Frankie Cosmos and the "charmed beltings" of indie rock duo Girlpool.^[5]

References

^ Patrick D. McDermott (January 9, 2017). "Revisit Dear Nora's Mountain Rock, An Overlooked Anti-Folk Classic". The Fader. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ Mo Troper (January 20, 2017). "Dear Nora Returns to "Mountain Rock"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Mountain Rock (2017 reissue) by Dear Nora". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ Kenyon Hopkin. "Mountain Rock - Dear Nora - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Quinn Moreland (January 16, 2017). "Dear Nora: Mountain Rock Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ Dave Heaton (November 30, 2004). "Dear Nora: Mountain Rock". PopMatters. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Dear Nora - Mountain Rock - Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

This 2000s album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Patrick D. McDermott (January 9, 2017). "Revisit Dear Nora's Mountain Rock, An Overlooked Anti-Folk Classic". The Fader. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[2] Mo Troper (January 20, 2017). "Dear Nora Returns to "Mountain Rock"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[BandcampNora-3] "Mountain Rock (2017 reissue) by Dear Nora". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[4] Kenyon Hopkin. "Mountain Rock - Dear Nora - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[Pitchfork-5] Quinn Moreland (January 16, 2017). "Dear Nora: Mountain Rock Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[6] Dave Heaton (November 30, 2004). "Dear Nora: Mountain Rock". PopMatters. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[7] "Dear Nora - Mountain Rock - Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]