Silver Ladders is the fourth studio album by American harpist Mary Lattimore. It was released on October 9, 2020 under the Ghostly International label. Produced by Slowdive's Neil Halstead, it has been described as the album where Lattimore "sets herself apart as a bright innovator who pushes expectation."[1]
| Silver Ladders | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 9, 2020 | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Ghostly International | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[1] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[5] |
Silver Ladders was met with 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 85, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]
Accolades
editThe album was included in 13 best-albums-of-2020 lists, including those by The New Yorker, Drowned in Sound, NPR Music, The Quietus, The Wire, BrooklynVegan, Gorilla vs. Bear, Pitchfork, AllMusic and XLR8R.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pine Trees" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Silver Ladders" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Til a Mermaid Drags You Under" | 10:26 |
| 4. | "Sometimes He's in My Dreams" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Chop on the Climbout" | 5:57 |
| 6. | "Don't Look" | 8:03 |
| 7. | "Thirty Tulips" | 4:58 |
References
edit- ^ a b "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "musicOMH Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Lozano, Kevin (October 9, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Mary Lattimore - Silver Ladders - Critic Lists". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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