Album

The Golden Archipelago

2010 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country

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The Golden Archipelago is a Rock album by Shearwater, originally released in 2010. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.

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The Golden Archipelago is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Shearwater. It was released on February 23, 2010, on the Matador Records label. The track "Black Eyes" is the first single from the album. Shearwater released the album on both CD and vinyl. The first pressing of the CD includes a 50-page booklet with lyric, as well as collected photographs from the "Golden Dossier," featuring image, maps and texts of island exploration theme. Music The album was produced by John Congleton and Shearwater. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 3.5/5 stars The Austin Chronicle 3.5/4 stars BBC Music (positive) Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars Clash (7/10) Drowned in Sound (8/10) Epoch Times 5/5 stars The Fly 4.5/5 stars The Generalista (favorable) Gigwise 3.5/5 stars The Irish Times 3/5 stars The List 3/5 stars Mojo 3/5 stars MusicOMH 3.5/5 stars NME (8/10) Paste (82/100) Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) Prefix Magazine (6.5/10) Q Magazine 3/5 stars The Skinny 4/5 stars The album has so far received moderately positive review, garnering an aggregate score of 74 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 23 review. Some critics noted its softer sound, compared to the grandeur of previous albums like Rook and Palo Santo. Allmusic compared it to 1970s Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, saying it lacked many of Rook's "more muscular moment." Music critics also lauded Shearwater's commitment to the album format in the age of MP3, making a cohesive, conceptual work of progressive rock, rather than simply a collection of single. Track listing "Meridian" – 3:37 "Black Eyes" – 3:40 "Landscape at Speed" – 4:33 "Hidden Lakes" – 3:47 "Corridors" – 2:46 "God Made Me" – 4:23 "Runners of the Sun" – 2:53 "Castaways" – 3:16 "An Insular Life" – 3:09 "Uniforms" – 3:49 "Missing Islands" – 2:18 Singles "Black Eyes" (January 19, 2010) Official web sites http://shearwatermusic.com/ http://shearwatermusic.com/board/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shearwater/156311098172?ref=mf https://twitter.com/#!/shearwaterband http://www.flickr.com/photos/shearwatermusic .

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