My Wild West
My Wild West is the third album by American singer-songwriter Lissie, released on February 12, 2016.[1] It is released under her own label, Lionboy, together with Thirty Tigers. In anticipation of the album, a music video for the promotional single "Hero" was released on November 5, 2015.[2]
| My Wild West | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 February 2016 | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock | |||
| Length | 42:55 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Lionboy & Thirty Tigers, Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Curt Schneider, Bill Reynolds | |||
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| Singles from My Wild West | ||||
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The album has three singles: the promotional single "Hero", the lead single "Don't You Give Up On Me" and "Daughters", a charity single for the association "Charity Water", that helps women working to get clean water. The album was Lissie's most critically acclaimed with an average grade of 73% on Metacritic.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter | [3] |
| The Boston Globe | [4] |
| Paste Magazine | (8/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork | (5.8/10)[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
My Wild West received generally favorable reviews, with several critics considering it as her best album. Metacritic gave an average score of 73, based on 13 reviews.[8]
The Q magazine said it was "undoubtly her best album yet" and gave 4 stars for the record.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram called it the 10th best album of 2016.
French paper "Marie Claire" wrote "My Wild West is primed to be a ray of light amidst the doldrums of winter". Meanwhile, "The Guardian" describes the album in these words : "My Wild West has a west-coast pop sheen to it, but touches of acoustic guitar and banjo suggest a country feel. This contrast mirrors the album’s theme".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Wild West Overture" | Elisabeth Maurus | 1:14 |
| 2. | "Hollywood" | Maurus, Martin Craft | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Wild West" | Maurus, Curt Schneider | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Hero" | Maurus, Schneider | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Sun Keeps Risin'" | Maurus, Craft | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Don't You Give Up on Me" | Maurus, Craft | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Stay" | Maurus | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Daughters" | Maurus, Angelo Petraglia | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Together or Apart" | Maurus | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Shroud" | Maurus, Petraglia | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Go for a Walk" | Maurus | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Ojai" | Maurus, Jim Irvin, Julian Emery | 3:35 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 193 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 80 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 46 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 16 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 171 |
References
- ^ "New Album My Wild West Announcement". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "News: Lissie Announces New Album 'My Wild West'". 7 November 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 12, 2016). "Album review: Lissie, 'My Wild West'". American Songwriter.
- ^ Capobianco, Ken (February 10, 2016). "Album review: Lissie, 'My Wild West'". Boston Globe.
- ^ Gleason, Holly (February 12, 2016). "Lissie: My Wild West Review". Paste.
- ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (February 11, 2016). "My Wild West". Pitchfork.
- ^ Dennis, Jon (February 11, 2016). "Lissie: My Wild West review – heartfelt songs of pain, solidarity and rural retreat". The Guardian.
- ^ "My Wild West Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Lissie – My Wild West" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lissie – My Wild West". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lissie – My Wild West". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Lissie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.