Spike Field
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| Spike Field | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 20, 2023 | |||
| Genre | experimental[1] | |||
| Length | 48:33 | |||
| Label | Sacred Bones | |||
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Spike Field is the second studio album by American musician Maria BC. It was released on October 20, 2023, by Sacred Bones Records.[2]
On August 29, 2023, Maria BC announced the release of her second studio album, along with the two singles "Amber" and "Watcher".[3]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Paste | 9.1/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [7] |
Spike Field 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.[4]
At Paste, writer Rachel Saywitz gave the album a 9.1 out of 10, calling it "the most hopeful record Maria BC has made."[6] Hannah Jocelyn of Pitchfork wrote: "Spike Field is a lonely record, but it demands close listening for the moments when the light breaks through."[1]
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref |
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| Paste | Paste's Top 50 Albums of 2023 | 14 | [8] |
| Still Listening | Still Listening's Top 50 Albums of 2023 | 18 | [9] |
