Gold Past Life
| Gold Past Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 21, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, soft rock | |||
| Length | 38:44 | |||
| Label | Merge Records | |||
| Producer | Thom Monahan | |||
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Gold Past Life is the ninth studio album by Fruit Bats, released on June 21, 2019, via Merge Records.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[2] |
| Paste | 7.0/10[3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| Variety | [5] |
Gold Past Life received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78 based on nine reviews.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Eric D. Johnson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Bottom of It" | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Gold Past Life" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Drawn Away" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Cazadera" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Ocean" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Your Dead Grandfather" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "A Lingering Love" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Barely Living Room" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Mandy from Mohawk (Wherever You May Be)" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Dream Would Breathe" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Two Babies in Michigan" | 3:47 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 37 |
References
- ^ a b "Absolute Loser by Fruit Bats Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Brzozowski, Sophie (June 21, 2019). "Fruit Bats – Gold Past Life". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Crump, Andy (June 19, 2019). "Fruit Bats: Gold Past Life Review". Paste. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Waterman, Rod (June 21, 2019). "Fruit Bats' 'Gold Past Life' Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes". PopMatters. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Willman, Chris (June 24, 2019). "Album Review: Fruit Bats' 'Gold Past Life'". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Fruit Bats Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Fruit Bats Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2020.