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2020 studio album by Owen
The Avalanche is the tenth studio album by American musician Mike Kinsella , under the solo project Owen . It was released on June 19, 2020 under Polyvinyl Record Co .[8]
Release [ edit ]
On May 7, 2020, Kinsella announced the release of the album, alongside the first track "A New Muse".[9] The second single "On With The Show" was released on May 28, 2020.[1]
Critical reception [ edit ]
The Avalanche was met with "universal acclaim" 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 83, based on 7 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[10]
Track listing [ edit ]
The Avalanche track listingTitle 1. "A New Muse" 5:18 2. "Dead For Days" 5:30 3. "On With The Show" 4:10 4. "The Contours" 5:58 5. "I Should've Known" 3:37 6. "Mom and Dead" (featuring KC Dalager) 5:31 7. "Headphoned" 4:29 8. "Wanting and Willing" 4:22 9. "I Go, Ego" (featuring KC Dalager) 5:59
References [ edit ]
^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (May 28, 2020). "Owen releases new track "On With The Show" " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ a b "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ Kohner, Kyle (June 25, 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review" . Beats Per Minute . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ Sylvester, Daniel (June 16, 2020). "Emo Hero Mike Kinsella Shows Off His Range on Owen's 'The Avalanche' " . Exclaim! . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ Beech, Dave (June 16, 2020). "Mike Kinsella expertly picks apart his bleak and frank stitches once more as Owen" . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ Murphy, John (June 18, 2020). "MusicOMH Review" . MusicOMH . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ Slingerland, Calum (May 7, 2020). "Mike Kinsella Announces New Album 'The Avalanche' as Owen" . Exclaim! . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ "Owen Deliver Gliding Emo-Folk Beauty On 'A New Muse' " . Beats Per Minute . May 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
^ "Album of the Year Review" . Album of the Year . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
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