Silver Dollar Moment

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Released16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
StudioEve Studio, Stockport[1]
Length45:24
Silver Dollar Moment
Studio album by
Released16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
StudioEve Studio, Stockport[1]
Genre
Length45:24
LabelHeavenly
ProducerMarta Salogni
The Orielles chronology
Silver Dollar Moment
(2018)
Disco Volador
(2020)
Singles from Silver Dollar Moment
  1. "I Only Bought It For The Bottle"
    Released: 24 May 2017
  2. "Let Your Dogtooth Grow"
    Released: 24 October 2017
  3. "Blue Suitcase"
    Released: 16 January 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[3]
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057.5/20[5]
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[6]
DIY[7]
Drowned in Sound6/10[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[10]
Loud and Quiet7/10[11]
Louder Than War8/10[12]

Silver Dollar Moment is the debut studio album by English indie rock band The Orielles. It was released on 16 February 2018, under Heavenly Recordings.[1]

On 24 May 2017, The Orielles released the first single from the album, "I Only Bought It For The Bottle".[13][14]

The second single "Let Your Dogtooth Grow" was released on 24 October 2017.[15][16] The music video to the single was released on 23 November 2017, and directed by Sam Boullier and shot in Manchester.[17]

On 23 November 2017, the band announced the release of their debut album.[1]

The third single "Blue Suitcase" was released on 16 January 2018. The band explained the single "is a track that was mostly written over the last few days of summer, inspired by events, discussions and ‘philosophical’ musings that took place in the studio during the recording of the album."[18]

Critical reception

Silver Dollar Moment 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 77, based on 12 reviews.[4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 16 reviews.[19]

Tim Sendra from AllMusic said of the album: "With a happily loose rhythm section, alternately shimmering and biting guitar, groovy keyboards, and songs that bob and weave like flyweight boxers, the sound they get on their debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, is fully formed and more impressively together than any baggy band bar. Each song is a perfectly constructed sonic treat, with the band and producer Marta Salongi never adding too much to the arrangements while still slipping in interesting little bits like synth drums, digitally warped guitars, and vocal harmonies here and there to keep listeners on their toes and dancing"[2]

Accolades

Accolades for Silver Dollar Moment
Publication Accolade Rank
AllMusic AllMusic's Best Albums of 2018
N/A[20]
AllMusic's Best Pop and Indie Rock Albums of 2018
N/A[21]
BBC Radio 6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music's Top 10 Albums of 2018
Gigwise Gigwise's Top 51 Albums of 2018
Piccadilly Records Piccadilly Records' Top 100 Albums of 2018
Q Q's Top 50 Albums of 2018
Rough Trade Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018

Track listing

Silver Dollar Moment track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mango"
  • Esme Hand-Halford
  • Sidonie Hand-Halford
3:08
2."Old Stuff New Glass"Esme Hand-Halford4:37
3."Sunflower Seeds"Esme Hand-Halford5:04
4."Let Your Dogtooth Grow"Esme Hand-Halford4:00
5."Liminal Spaces"Esme Hand-Halford5:22
6."The Sound of Liminal Spaces"Esme Hand-Halford1:26
7."I Only Bought It for the Bottle"
  • Esme Hand-Halford
  • Sidonie Hand-Halford
3:07
8."Henry's Pocket"Esme Hand-Halford4:16
9."48%"Esme Hand-Halford2:42
10."Borrachero Tree"Esme Hand-Halford2:35
11."Snaps"Esme Hand-Halford3:54
12."Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)"Esme Hand-Halford5:13

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