The Weight of the Sun is the third studio album by Scottish chamber pop band Modern Studies, released on 8 May 2020 by Fire Records.[1]

The Weight of the Sun
Studio album by
Released8 May 2020 (2020-05-08)
StudioPumpkinfield (Perth)
Genre
Length46:01
LabelFire
Modern Studies chronology
Emergent Slow Arcs
(2019)
The Weight of the Sun
(2020)
We Are There
(2022)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Louder Than War     [4]
MusicOMH     [5]

The Weight of the Sun was met with generally favourable 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 73, based on 6 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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The Weight of the Sun track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Photograph"4:17
2."Run for Cover"3:33
3."Heavy Water"3:19
4."She"3:08
5."Corridors"3:21
6."Signs of Use"5:20
7."Brother"4:33
8."The Blue of Distance"3:38
9."Back to the City"3:25
10."Jacqueline"3:04
11."Spaces"4:12
12."Shape of Light"4:11
Total length:46:01

Charts

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Chart performance for The Weight of the Sun
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 64
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 40

References

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  1. ^ Eede, Christian (20 February 2020). "Modern Studies Announce New LP". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ Whittle, Nathan (18 May 2020). "Louder Than War Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ Johnson, Steven (7 May 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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