Hallelujah Anyhow

Hallelujah Anyhow is the eighth studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 22, 2017 under Merge Records.^[10]

Hallelujah Anyhow
Studio album by Hiss Golden Messenger
Released	September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
Length	36:16
Label	Merge Records
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Heart Like a Levee (2016) Hallelujah Anyhow (2017) Terms of Surrender (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10^[1]
Metacritic	80/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The A.V. Club	B+^[4]
Blurt	^[5]
Classic Rock	^[6]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10^[7]
Paste	8.6/10^[8]
Pitchfork	7.9/10^[9]

Critical reception

Hallelujah Anyhow was met with generally 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 80, based on 15 reviews.^[2]

Accolades

Accolades for Hallelujah Anyhow

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Uncut	Top 75 Albums of 2017	27	^[11]
Uproxx	Top 50 Albums of 2017	20	^[12]

Track listing

Hallelujah Anyhow track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jenny of the Roses"	3:38
2.	"Lost Out in the Darkness"	3:22
3.	"Jaw"	3:13
4.	"Harder Rain"	4:15
5.	"I Am the Song"	2:48
6.	"Gulfport You've Been on My Mind"	4:41
7.	"John the Gun"	3:27
8.	"Domino (Time Will Tell)"	3:45
9.	"Caledonia, My Love"	3:00
10.	"When the Wall Comes Down"	4:07

Charts

Chart performance for Hallelujah Anyhow

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)^[13]	25
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[14]	28

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
3. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
4. Zaleski, Annie (September 18, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger finds the silver linings on the loose Hallelujah Anyhow". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
5. Kelly, Jennifer. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
6. Hasted, Nick (September 6, 2017). "Classic Rock Magazine Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
7. Oinonen, Janne (September 19, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger render familiar templates totally fresh and compelling on Hallelujah Anyhow". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
8. Salmon, Ben (September 28, 2017). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
9. Deusner, Stephen (September 21, 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
10. Helman, Peter (July 25, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announce New Album Hallelujah Anyhow". Stereogum. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
11. "Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2017". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
12. "All The Best Albums of 2017". Uproxx. December 4, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
13. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
14. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.