Live at Carnegie Hall (Cameron Winter album)
2026 live album by Cameron Winter and movie by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Live at Carnegie Hall is the first live album by the American musician Cameron Winter. The album was recorded during Winter's December 11, 2025 concert at Carnegie Hall.[2] The album was released on October 9, 2026 by Partisan Records.[3]
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| Released | October 9, 2026 | |||
| Recorded | December 11, 2025 | |||
| Venues | Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall (New York City, New York) | |||
| Studios | Mixed at Heavy Duty Studios, Burbank, CA[1] | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 67:15 | |||
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| Producer | Ariel Rechtshaid | |||
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Nine songs on the album had previously been released on Winter's EP Singles and debut studio album Heavy Metal, both released in 2024.
Music
NME described the performance as "piano-led versions" of songs from Heavy Metal,[4] and Lindsay Zoladz of the New York Times said that "Carnegie performance's sparse piano arrangements of his wonderfully meandering folk songs will illuminate another side of his talent."[5] Ryan Lattanzio of IndieWire said that "Winter can seem a bit uncomfortable in his own skin in the public eye [...] But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison."[6]
Critical reception
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| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.3/10[7] |
| Metacritic | 89/100[8] |
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| Clash | 9/10[9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[10] |
| Paste | A[11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.9[12] |
| Beats Per Minute | 85/100[13] |
Cal Cashin of The Line of Best Fit said that "Live at Carnegie Hall captures Cameron Winter’s brilliance in sharper definition than ever before. In a rapt auditorium where there are no distractions, his singularity as a performer and songwriter benefits from being placed under one bright spotlight."[10]
Sam Rosenberg of Paste called the performance "his star-is-born moment" and said that "the marvelous stripped-down set finds Winter stirring big, epic emotions from his minimalist setup."[11]
Walden Green of Pitchfork called it a "triumphal performance" and noted "What Live at Carnegie Hall proves is that the more Winter jettisons, the closer he gets to some platonic ideal of music. It’s the perfectionist’s dream: no mixdowns, no producers or session players to misinterpret your ideas, restricted only by the speed of your hands."[12]
Robin Murray of Clash said that it is "so much more than a simple live album" and noted that "each song is cracked open, allowed to roam free from its studio chassis".[9]
John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote, "As effective as Winter may be when it comes to playing frontman – for Geese or some other ensemble – he’s equally effective, if not more so, by himself, alone under the proverbial spotlight, his songs brimming with mystery, grief, and flashes of humor".[13]
Track listing
Track listing taken from vinyl release.[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "It All Fell in the River" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Try As I May" | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Emperor XIII in Shades" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "The Rolling Stones" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Love Takes Miles" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Drinking Age" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Cancer of the Skull" | 7:03 |
| 8. | "If You Turn Back Now" | 5:37 |
| 9. | "Nina + Field of Cops" | 6:37 |
| 10. | "$0" | 8:42 |
| 11. | "Take It With You" | 6:17 |
| 12. | "Vines" | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 67:15 | |
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
- Cameron Winter – vocals, piano
Technical
- Ariel Rechtshaid – production, mixing
- Kyle Parker Smith – engineering
- Richard Levengood – engineering
- Maurizio Miserere – engineering
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Jacob Clements – assistant engineering
- Lewis Evans – photography
- Tasneem Sarkez – painting
- Anya Osipov – design
Concert film
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| Directed by | Paul Thomas Anderson |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A concert film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and co-produced by Benny Safdie, who also served as a camera operator during production,[14] was filmed using a Panavision 35mm camera.[15]
The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 1, 2026.[16][17] It will be theatrically released in North America on November 20 by Janus Films, with all screenings of the movie projected on 35mm film.[18] Streaming service Mubi plans to release the film worldwide excluding North America sometime in 2027.[19]
Critical response
Upon its premiere, Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall received critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100%, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[21]
