What the Night Said is the debut album from Will Stratton. It was recorded the summer after his senior year of high school in a small recording studio in Astoria, Queens, New York, but not released until two years later.[3][4]
Critical reception
The reception to the album was highly favorable. Allmusic has said that "Even though his songs seem to come from a nearly monkish vantage point of isolation, there is lifting beauty here, a need for connection, and breathtaking flights, swoops, and turns of melody."[5] Evan Sawdey, for PopMatters, opined that Stratton, "ma[de] an album of songs that were custom-fitted for listening to at night," and that ultimately, "Stratton succeeds, and beautifully so."[6]
Track listing
- "Katydid" - 2:33
- "So Ashamed" – 3:02
- "Fireflies" – 2:48
- "Night Will Come" – 3:45
- "Lost the Fear" – 2:52
- "I'd Hate to Leave You" – 2:58
- "Sonnet" – 2:20
- "Oh Quiet Night" – 2:19
- "Sleepwalk" – 1:59
- "Stay Awake" – 2:56
- "Sunol" – 2:53
- "I Don't Wanna Love" – 3:07
Personnel
- Will Stratton – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, piano, harpsichord, Mellotron, synthesizer, bass guitar, hand claps
- Sufjan Stevens – oboe
- Tony Rogers – violin, cello
- Sam Deutsch – violin
- Michael Trepagnier – hand claps
- Kieran Kelly – drums
References
- ^ Hage, Erik. "What the Night Said > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Sawdey, Evan. "Will Stratton: What the Night Said". PopMatters. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Stratton, Will. "About Will". Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ "Will Stratton: 'Katydid' : NPR". NPR. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Hage, Erik. "What the Night Said > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Sawdey, Evan. "Will Stratton: What the Night Said". PopMatters. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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