Pale Horses is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band mewithoutYou. The record was produced by Will Yip.
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| Pale Horses | ||||
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| Studio album by MewithoutYou | ||||
| Released | June 16, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock,[1] post-hardcore,[1][2] art rock[2] | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | Run for Cover, Big Scary Monsters, Cooking Vinyl[3] | |||
| Producer | Will Yip | |||
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On June 10, 2015, the record became available for streaming on Vice's Noisey website.[4]
The artwork was painted in 1978 by Vasily Kafanov, who also painted the artwork for the band's previous five albums.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press | |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[8] |
| Under the Gun Review | 9.5/10[9] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[1] |
Music by mewithoutYou, lyrics by Aaron Weiss.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pale Horse" | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Watermelon Ascot" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "D-Minor" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Mexican War Streets" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Red Cow" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Dorothy" | 1:40 |
| 7. | "Blue Hen" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Lilac Queen" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Magic Lantern Days" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Birnam Wood" | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Rainbow Signs" | 6:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Chapelcross Towns" | 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Hebrew Children" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Werewolf King (Demo)" | 3:19 |
| 14. | "Chapelcross Towns" | 2:58 |
| 15. | "Chernobyl, 1985" | 4:21 |
| 16. | "Mexican War Streets (Revisited)" | 3:34 |
| 17. | "Blue Hen (Geology Version)" | 3:12 |
| 18. | "Fairfield" | 2:15 |
| 19. | "Red Cow (Golden Calf Version)" | 3:28 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[10] | 62 |
| US Billboard Alternative[11] | 10 |
On Pale Horses, [mewithoutYou] seek a comfortable spot between weighty post-hardcore and artful indie rock introspection, but ultimately sound suppressed.
On ... Pale Horses, the band molds their art rock and post-hardcore aesthetics...
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