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 | |||
MewithoutYou chronology | ||||
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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12. | "Chapelcross Towns" | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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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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