Nighttime Stories
2019 studio album by Pelican
Nighttime Stories | ||||
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Studio album by Pelican | ||||
Released | June 7, 2019 | |||
Studio | Electrical Audio and Decade Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois | |||
Genre | Post-metal | |||
Length | 44:29 | |||
Label | Southern Lord (LORD270) | |||
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Nighttime Stories is the sixth studio album by American post-metal band Pelican. The album was released on June 7, 2019 through Southern Lord Records.[1] In April 2019, Pelican released the song "Midnight and Mescaline" as a digital and 7-inch single.[2][3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100[4] |
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Decibel | Positive[7] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[8] |
NPR | Positive[9] |
Nighttime Stories was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 82/100 from 8 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "WST" | 3:11 |
2. | "Midnight and Mescaline" | 4:56 |
3. | "Abyssal Plain" | 4:48 |
4. | "Cold Hope" | 6:57 |
5. | "It Stared at Me" | 3:22 |
6. | "Nighttime Stories" | 6:35 |
7. | "Arteries of Blacktop" | 6:33 |
8. | "Full Moon, Black Water" | 8:01 |
Total length: | 44:29 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Nighttime Stories liner notes[10]
Pelican
- Trevor de Brauw – guitar
- Bryan Herweg – bass
- Larry Herweg – drums
- Dallas Thomas – guitar
Additional personnel
- Aaron Turner – artwork and layout
- Andrew Weiss – photography
- Ed Brooks – mastering
- Matt Bayles – mixing
- Sanford Parker – recording
References
- ^ Bayer, Jonah (21 May 2019). "Pelican Tells Us Some Nighttime Stories". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (12 April 2019). "Pelican Streams 'Midnight and Mescaline,' Announces New Record Nighttime Stories". Metal Injection. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Rettig, James (11 April 2019). "Pelican – 'Midnight and Mescaline'". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Nighttime Stories by Pelican – Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Pelican – Nighttime Stories". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Kot, Greg (7 June 2019). "Review: Chicago's Pelican Packs Melodies Inside Powerhouse Instrumentals on 'Nighttime Stories'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Treppel, Jeff (3 June 2019). "Album Review: Pelican – 'Nighttime Stories'". Decibel. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Morin, Max. "Pelican – Nighttime Stories". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Heller, Jason. "Pelican's 'Nighttime Stories' Is a Monument to Transcendence". NPR. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Nighttime Stories (Digital liner notes). Pelican. Southern Lord Records. 2019. LORD270. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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External links
- Nighttime Stories on Bandcamp
- v
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Pelican
- Australasia (2003)
- The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw (2005)
- City of Echoes (2007)
- What We All Come to Need (2009)
- Forever Becoming (2013)
- Nighttime Stories (2019)
- Pelican (2001)
- March into the Sea (2005)
- Pink Mammoth (2007)
- Ephemeral (2009)
- Ataraxia/Taraxis (2012)
- The Cliff (2015)
- Arktika (Live from Russia) (2014)
- Live at Dunk! Fest 2016 (2017)
- Live in Wroclow, November 23 2007 (2016)
- Live at Empty Bottle December 15, 2015 (2016)
- Live at the Gong Shop (2020)
- Pelican / Mono (split EP) (2005)
- After the Ceiling Cracked (DVD) (2007)
- "Deny the Absolute" (single) (2013)