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In These Silent Days is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, released via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records on October 1, 2021.[4] The album received critical acclaim, and lead single "Right on Time" garnered Carlile three Grammy Award nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts.

In These Silent Days
Studio album by Brandi Carlile
Released	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
Genre	Americana[1] country[2] folk[2] blues[2]
Length	38:16
Label	Low Country Sound Elektra
Producer	Dave Cobb Shooter Jennings
Brandi Carlile chronology
By the Way, I Forgive You (2018) In These Silent Days (2021) #In the Canyon Haze (2022)
Singles from In These Silent Days
"Right on Time" Released: July 21, 2021 "You and Me on the Rock" Released: June 13, 2022[3]

Production

Carlile wrote the album's songs while quarantining during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. She penned "Throwing Good After Bad" before any of the other tracks. She wrote "You and Me on the Rock" for her wife. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings and was recorded at RCA Studio A in fall 2020.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
American Songwriter	[8]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[9]
Paste	8.1/10[10]
Uncut	7/10[11]

Upon release, In These Silent Days received critical acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 87 out of 100 out of eleven reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[6]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "What separates In These Silent Days from the rest of Carlile's albums is its controlled urgency and tight sense of craft, an aesthetic evident in how the album is as lean and robust as a well-loved record from the '70s."[7] Writing for American Songwriter, Lee Zimmerman called the album "a crowning affair, one that’s destined to be considered a high point in Carlile’s ever-expansive career." and stated that "It’s little wonder then that In These Silent Days consistently speaks volumes."[8] Concluding the review for Entertainment Weekly, Marc Hirsh claimed that "Seven albums in, Carlile has long since proven herself constitutionally incapable of making a bad record. She's not about to start now."[9]

Concluding the review for Paste, Ben Salmon declared that "With her talent and charisma, and this group around her, it’s no wonder Carlile is the star she was always meant to be, and there’s certainly nothing about In These Silent Days that will stop her rise."[10] The review for Uncut also highlighted the strength of Carlile's songwriting; "The songs are introspective, reflective and fretful. ... It's best moments are its quieter ones."[6][11] Writing for Variety, Chris Willman stated "Carlile effortlessly glides between octaves while, somehow, still sounding completely conversational — the everyday diva we didn’t know we needed until she showed up at the door. Fans of the singer-songwriter sensibilities of the 1970s will especially find a lot to love in the rich variety of material in “In These Silent Days,” which, under the expert co-production of Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings, certainly sounds analog-era, however it was recorded."[12]

Accolades

Critics' rankings for In These Silent Days

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Albumism	The 100 Best Albums of 2021	67	[13]
AllMusic	The AllMusic 2021 Year in Review	—	[14]
Billboard	The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List	23	[15]
Double J	The 50 best albums of 2021	31	[16]
Far Out Magazine	The 50 best albums of 2021	49	[17]
Good Morning America	The 50 best albums of 2021	18	[2]
PopMatters	The 75 best albums of 2021	18	[18]
Rolling Stone	The 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021	17	[19]
Spin	The 30 Best Albums Of 2021	8	[20]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums Of 2021	49	[21]
	The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021	2	[22]
USA Today	10 best albums of 2021 – Melissa Ruggerigi	1	[23]
Variety	The Best Albums of 2021	2	[24]
The Young Folks	The 50 Best Albums of 2021	23	[25]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Brandi Carlile – vocals (all tracks), piano (1, 3, 5), guitar (2), acoustic guitar (4, 6, 8), Wurlitzer (5), electric guitar (9), string arrangement (9), synthesizer (10)
• Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
• Phil Hanseroth – bass (1–10), percussion (5), vocals (3–6, 8, 9), string arrangement (9)
• Chris Powell – drums (1–9), percussion (2, 3)
• Tim Hanseroth – electric guitar (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), vocals (3–6, 8, 9), twelve-string guitar (4), string arrangement (9)
• Shooter Jennings – organ (1, 2), piano (2, 4–6, 8, 9), synthesizer (3, 6, 8), keyboards (5)
• Tom Elmhirst – programming (1, 2, 4–7, 10)
• Jess Wolfe – vocals, backing vocals (2)
• Holly Laessig – backing vocals (2)
• Josh Neumann – strings (9, 10)

Technical

• Dave Cobb – production (all tracks), mixing (3, 8)
• Shooter Jennings – production (all tracks), mixing (9)
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing (1, 2, 4–7, 10)
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Brandon Bell – engineering
• Michael Harris – vocal engineering (2)
• Nathan Yaccino – additional engineering (9)
• Sean Quackenbush – additional engineering (9)
• David Spreng – additional recording (9)
• Matt Scatchell – mixing assistance (1, 2, 4–7, 10)
• Phillip Smith – engineering assistance

Artwork

• Catherine Carlile – creative direction
• Mat Maitland – design
• Neil Krug – digital imagery

Charts

In the Canyon Haze

In the Canyon Haze
Studio album (Reissue) by Brandi Carlile
Released	September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)
Label	Low Country Sound Elektra
Producer	Brandi Carlile Phil Hanseroth Tim Hanseroth
Brandi Carlile chronology
In These Silent Days (2021) In the Canyon Haze (2022)
Singles from In These Silent Days
"You and Me on the Rock (In the Canyon Haze)" Released: September 3, 2022

On September 28, 2022, In These Silent Days was re-issued with a bonus disc called In the Canyon Haze. The new album consists of acoustic re-recordings of the album's ten songs, followed by a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity". A limited edition vinyl for the album will ship on December 2, 2022. The re-recording of "You and Me on the Rock", featuring vocals from Carlile's wife Catherine, was released on September 3, 2022.[39]

A concert film called Brandi Carlile: In the Canyon Haze — Live from Laurel Canyon will be live-streamed on the same day directly to select IMAX theaters.[40]

Track listing

References

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In These Silent Days — седьмой студийный альбом американской фолк-рок и кантри-певицы Брэнди М. Карлайл, вышедший 1 октября 2021 года на лейблах Low Country Sound / Elektra[7]. Продюсерами были Дэйв Кобб и Шутер Дженнингс.

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