Widdershins (album)
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| Widdershins | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 23, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)[1] | |||
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| Length | 41:18 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | Grant-Lee Phillips | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Classic Rock | [6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
Widdershins is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips. It was released on February 23, 2018 under Yep Roc Records.[1]
The album was recorded over a four-day period at the Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] It was mixed by Tucker Martine and engineered by Mike Stankiewicz.[9]
Critical reception
Widdershins 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 78, based on 8 reviews.[5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.[2]
Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album "is full of joy and purpose, and Phillips has married them to a great set of hooky tunes with a folk-rock slant. He hasn't entirely abandoned the moody undertow that's always been a part of his music, but the unspoken message behind these songs is that this is not a time to brood, and Phillips has rarely sounded quite this lively and direct."[3] Chris Roberts from Classic Rock said: "Whether it’s sideways social comment blazing with guitars, or poignant self-reflection with undulating melodies, this showcases his soulful, vulnerable voice, which never fails to catch every colour in a song. Locating the sweet spot where spontaneity and polish meet, Widdershins swings in all the right directions."[6]
