Review aggregator website Metacritic gives The Civil War a score of 77 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an album whose subtly oxymoronic title suggests the inherent contradictions of its sound."[2] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, saying, "As a technical achievement and as a piece of pure sound, The Civil War is inarguably Matmos' best record."[5]
civil, album, other, albums, civil, disambiguation, music, civil, fifth, studio, album, experimental, matmos, released, matador, records, explores, boundaries, between, americana, medieval, folk, music, electronica, features, many, live, instruments, such, dru. For other albums see Civil War disambiguation Music The Civil War is the fifth studio album by experimental duo Matmos released via Matador Records It explores the boundaries between Americana Medieval folk music and electronica It features many live instruments such as drums brass and guitars A hurdy gurdy is also sampled There is also a satirical take on Stars and Stripes Forever The Civil WarStudio album by MatmosReleasedSeptember 23 2003 2003 09 23 GenreElectronicaLength45 52LabelMatador RecordsProducerMatmosMatmos chronologyA Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure 2001 The Civil War 2003 The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast 2006 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic77 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The A V Clubfavorable 3 The Guardian 4 Pitchfork7 3 10 5 PopMattersunfavorable 6 Stylus MagazineB 7 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 References 4 External linksCritical reception editReview aggregator website Metacritic gives The Civil War a score of 77 out of 100 based on 22 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 1 Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4 5 stars out of 5 calling it an album whose subtly oxymoronic title suggests the inherent contradictions of its sound 2 Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a 7 3 out of 10 saying As a technical achievement and as a piece of pure sound The Civil War is inarguably Matmos best record 5 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 Regicide 2 472 Zealous Order of Candied Knights 4 363 Reconstruction 9 314 Y T T E Yield to Total Elation 9 085 For the Trees 3 316 The Stars and Stripes Forever 2 077 Pelt and Holler 4 178 The Struggle Against Unreality Begins 5 349 For the Trees Return 4 15 Japanese edition bonus trackNo TitleLength10 Cabin in the Sky 9 03References edit a b The Civil War by Matmos Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved November 6 2015 a b Phares Heather The Civil War Matmos AllMusic Retrieved March 14 2017 Battaglia Andy September 22 2003 Matmos The Civil War The A V Club Retrieved March 14 2017 Wyse Pascal September 18 2003 Matmos The Civil War The Guardian Retrieved March 14 2017 a b Richardson Mark October 13 2003 Matmos The Civil War Pitchfork Retrieved March 14 2017 Pugh Mitch October 16 2003 Matmos The Civil War PopMatters Retrieved March 14 2017 Shiflet Mike September 29 2003 Matmos The Civil War Stylus Magazine Retrieved March 14 2017 External links editThe Civil War at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Civil War album amp oldid 1213523761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
