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Among the Ghosts is the tenth studio album by American country-punk band Lucero. It was released August 3, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.[6][7]

Among the Ghosts
Studio album by
Lucero
ReleasedAugust 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
StudioPhillips Recording
Genre
  • Alternative country[1]
  • indie rock[2]
Length40:54
Lucero chronology
All a Man Should Do
(2015)		 Among the Ghosts
(2018)		 When You Found Me
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[4]
Paste7.4/10[5]

Production


The album was recorded live at Phillips Recording with producer Matt Ross-Spang. American actor Michael Shannon features on "Back to the Night".[6] The track "Loving" features on the 2016 film, Loving


Critical reception


Among the Ghosts 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 77, based on 7 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 4 reviews.[1]

Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album "demonstrates how smart and versatile these guys can be; it's a brave and satisfying set that finds beauty and meaning in the valleys on the human experience."[2] Eric Danton from Paste said of the album: "The songs are full of minor-key acoustic guitars, moody electric flourishes and downhearted piano parts, augmented here and there with overdriven, but restrained, riffs."[5]


Accolades


Accolades for Among the Ghosts
Publication Accolade Rank
American Songwriter American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of the Year
16[8]

Track listing


Among the Ghosts track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Among the Ghosts"4:06
2."Bottom of the Sea"5:01
3."Everything Has Changed"5:16
4."Always Been You"4:12
5."Cover Me"4:11
6."To My Dearest Wife"3:49
7."Long Way Back Home"4:16
8."Loving"2:58
9."Back to the Night" (featuring Michael Shannon)4:12
10."For the Lonely Ones"2:53

Personnel



Charts


Chart performance for Among the Ghosts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[9]
9
US Top Folk Albums (Billboard)[10]
2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]
18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard[12]
2

References


  1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  4. Horowitz, Hal (August 1, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. Danton, Eric (August 7, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. McKenna, Brittney (July 26, 2018). "Lucero's 'Among The Ghosts' Does A Little Musical Demolition". NPR. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. Enos, Michael (June 12, 2018). "Lucero Ruminate on 9th Album 'Among the Ghosts': 'It's Important to Keep Those Fires Burning'". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. "American Songwriter's Top 25 of 2018". American Songwriter. December 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. "Alternative Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. "Top Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. "Tastemaker Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.


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