Songs of the Plains
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| Songs of the Plains | ||||
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| Released | October 12, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 34:08 | |||
| Label | Thirty Tigers | |||
| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
| Colter Wall chronology | ||||
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Songs of the Plains is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall. It was released on October 12, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.[3]
Songs of the Plains has sold 18,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
Songs of the Plains 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 79, based on 8 reviews.[5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[9]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said: "Throughout Songs of the Plains, Wall relies on stories and sketches designed to conjure ghosts of the Canadian prairies he calls home. As alluring as his spooky, skeletal arrangements are -- steel guitars are used as howling accents, not solos; he occasionally gooses his band to follow a train track rhythm".[1]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| American Songwriter | American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of 2018 | 21[10] |
| The A.V. Club | The A.V. Club's Best Country Albums of 2018 | N/A[11] |
| Digital Trends | Digital Trends' Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 26[12] |
| Glide Magazine | Glide's Top 20 Albums of 2018 | N/A[13] |
| The Independent | The Independent's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 6[14] |
| Rolling Stone | Rolling Stone's Top 40 Country and Americana Albums of 2018 | 39[15] |
| Vinyl Me, Please | Vinyl Me, Please's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 14[16] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Plain to See Plainsman" | 3:49 | |
| 2. | "Saskatchewan in 1881" | 2:51 | |
| 3. | "John Beyers (Camaro Song)" | 2:01 | |
| 4. | "Wild Dogs" | Billy Don Burns | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Calgary Round-Up" | Wilf Carter | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Night Herding Song" | Harry Stephens[17] | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Wild Bill Hickok" | 2:39 | |
| 8. | "The Trains Are Gone" | 2:08 | |
| 9. | "Thinkin' on a Woman" | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Manitoba Man" | 3:58 | |
| 11. | "Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail" | Gail I. Gardner | 2:36 |
