The album was self-produced by Wilson at his Five Star Studios in Echo Park, Los Angeles.[12][13]
Releaseedit
On December 5, 2017, Jonathan Wilson revealed the new album to be released on Bella Union on March 2, 2018. The album has appearances by Lana Del Rey, Laraaji and Father John Misty.[12] The first single to be released from the album, "Over The Midnight" is directed by Andrea Nakhla.[13]
Critical receptionedit
Rare Birds 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 74, based on 13 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews.[14]
Thom Jurek from AllMusic explained that the album "is dizzying in ambition and (mostly) dazzling in execution. It offers hours of enjoyment to anyone who takes it on. It's sprawling at nearly 80 minutes, and lavishly packaged.".[3] Andy Gill from The Independent stated: "The lush opacity becomes claustrophobic over his eighty-minute default track length: though frequently sweet and beautiful, one’s ultimately left like Heliogabalus, drowned in rose petals.".[8]
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^Oinonen, Janne (February 21, 2018). "The hippie dream turns sour with some spectacular results on Jonathan Wilson's Rare Birds". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^Mardles, Paul (March 4, 2018). "Jonathan Wilson: Rare Birds review – a rich, ambitious triumph". The Observer. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^Watkins, Michael (March 6, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ abcMurphy, Sarah (December 5, 2017). "Jonathan Wilson Gets Lana Del Rey and Father John Misty for 'Rare Birds' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ abDay, Laurence (December 5, 2017). "Jonathan Wilson announces third solo album Rare Birds and shares new song "Over The Midnight"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^"Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^"Glide Magazine's 20 Best Albums of 2018". Glide Magazine. November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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^"50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far". Uproxx. May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^"Ultratop.be – Jonathan Wilson – Rare Birds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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Rare Birds is the third studio album by American musician and producer Jonathan Wilson It was released on March 2 2018 under Bella Union 12 Rare BirdsStudio album by Jonathan WilsonReleasedMarch 2 2018 2018 03 02 StudioFive Star StudiosLength78 44LabelBella UnionProducerJonathan WilsonJonathan Wilson chronologySlide By 2014 Rare Birds 2018 Dixie Blur 2020 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 3 10 1 Metacritic74 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 American Songwriter 4 Dork 5 Exclaim 7 10 6 God Is in the TV9 10 7 The Independent 8 The Line of Best Fit8 10 9 The Observer 10 Under the Radar5 5 10 11 Contents 1 Production 2 Release 3 Critical reception 3 1 Accolades 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 External linksProduction editThe album was self produced by Wilson at his Five Star Studios in Echo Park Los Angeles 12 13 Release editOn December 5 2017 Jonathan Wilson revealed the new album to be released on Bella Union on March 2 2018 The album has appearances by Lana Del Rey Laraaji and Father John Misty 12 The first single to be released from the album Over The Midnight is directed by Andrea Nakhla 13 Critical reception editRare Birds 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 74 based on 13 reviews 2 Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews 14 Thom Jurek from AllMusic explained that the album is dizzying in ambition and mostly dazzling in execution It offers hours of enjoyment to anyone who takes it on It s sprawling at nearly 80 minutes and lavishly packaged 3 Andy Gill from The Independent stated The lush opacity becomes claustrophobic over his eighty minute default track length though frequently sweet and beautiful one s ultimately left like Heliogabalus drowned in rose petals 8 Accolades edit Accolades for Rare Birds Publication Accolade Rank Glide Magazine Glide Magazine s Top 20 Albums of 2018 N A 15 OOR OOR s Top 20 Albums of 2018 18 16 Uproxx Uproxx Top 50 Albums of 2018 Mid Year 41 17 Track listing editRare Birds track listingNo TitleLength1 Trafalgar Square featuring Jessica Wolfe and Holly Laessig 6 232 Me 4 493 Over the Midnight featuring Krystle Warren 8 154 There s A Light featuring Jessica Wolfe and Holly Laessig 4 575 Sunset Boulevard featuring Omar Velasco 5 446 Rare Birds featuring Jessica Wolfe Holly Laessig and Omar Velasco 5 257 49 Hair Flips featuring Father John Misty and Krystle Warren 5 118 Miriam Montague featuring Father John Misty 4 419 Loving You featuring Laraaji 8 2810 Living With Myself featuring Lana Del Rey 6 4611 Hard To Get Over 6 3212 Hi Ho The Righteous 6 0613 MulHolland Queen 5 21Personnel editMusicians Jonathan Wilson primary artist Dan Bailey drums track 6 8 Joey Waronker drums tracks 1 2 4 5 6 10 Jake Blanton bass tracks 1 2 4 5 6 Dan Horne moog bass Pete Jacobsen cello track 2 4 5 7 8 11 John Kirby piano tracks 3 4 8 10 Ziad Rabie saxophone track 2 8 Tom Lea violin tracks 2 4 5 7 8 Derek Stein cello tracks 2 4 5 7 8 11 Greg Leisz guitar track 4 6 10 Jessica Wolfe guest vocals tracks 1 4 6 Laraaji gues vocals track 9 Josh Tillman guest vocals tracks 3 7 Krystle Warren guest vocals tracks 3 7 Holly Laessig guest vocals tracks 1 4 6 Omar Velasco guest vocals track 5 6 Lana Del Rey guest vocals track 9 10 Ziad Rabie saxophone Jeff Ramuno piano track 3 mellotron track 8 Production Adam Ayan mastering Dave Cerminara mixing Drew Erickson string arrangement Andrea Nakhla photographer Charts edit Chart performance for Rare Birds Chart 2018 Peakposition Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 18 33 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 19 102 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 20 41 French Albums SNEP 21 116 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 22 33 Scottish Albums OCC 23 32 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 24 49 UK Albums OCC 25 79 UK Independent Albums OCC 26 8 US Folk Albums Billboard 27 10 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 28 10 US Independent Albums Billboard 29 32 US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 30 21References edit AnyDecentMusic Review AnyDecentMusic Retrieved August 13 2020 a b Metacritic Review Metacritic Retrieved August 13 2020 a b Jurek Thom AllMusic Review AllMusic Retrieved August 13 2020 Horowitz Hal February 26 2018 American Songwriter Review American Songwriter Retrieved August 13 2020 Young Martyn March 6 2018 Dork Magazine Review Dork Retrieved August 13 2020 Sylvester Daniel March 2 2018 Exclaim Review Exclaim Retrieved August 13 2020 Page Andy March 2 2018 God Is in the TV Review God Is in the TV Retrieved August 13 2020 a b Gill Andy March 8 2018 The Independent Review The Independent Retrieved August 13 2020 Oinonen Janne February 21 2018 The hippie dream turns sour with some spectacular results on Jonathan Wilson s Rare Birds The Line of Best Fit Retrieved August 13 2020 Mardles Paul March 4 2018 Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds review a rich ambitious triumph The Observer Retrieved August 13 2020 Watkins Michael March 6 2018 Under the Radar Review Under the Radar Retrieved August 13 2020 a b c Murphy Sarah December 5 2017 Jonathan Wilson Gets Lana Del Rey and Father John Misty for Rare Birds LP Exclaim Retrieved August 13 2020 a b Day Laurence December 5 2017 Jonathan Wilson announces third solo album Rare Birds and shares new song Over The Midnight The Line of Best Fit Retrieved August 13 2020 Album of the Year Review Album of the Year Retrieved August 13 2020 Glide Magazine s 20 Best Albums of 2018 Glide Magazine November 26 2018 Retrieved August 13 2020 Album van het jaar OOR in Dutch December 4 2018 Retrieved August 13 2020 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far Uproxx May 29 2018 Retrieved August 13 2020 Ultratop be Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved August 13 2020 Ultratop be Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds in French Hung Medien Retrieved August 13 2020 Dutchcharts nl Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved August 13 2020 Lescharts com Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds Hung Medien Retrieved August 13 2020 Offiziellecharts de Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved August 13 2020 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 13 2020 Swisscharts com Jonathan Wilson Rare Birds Hung Medien Retrieved August 13 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 13 2020 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 13 2020 Jonathan Wilson Chart History Top Americana Folk Albums Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 Jonathan Wilson Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 Jonathan Wilson Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 Jonathan Wilson Chart History Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 External links editRare Birds at Discogs Rare Birds at 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