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Refractory Obdurate is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Wovenhand. The album was released on April 29, 2014 through a partnership between Glitterhouse Records and Deathwish Inc.

Refractory Obdurate
Studio album by Wovenhand
Released	April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
Genre	Neofolk[1]
Length	42:53
Label	Glitterhouse/Deathwish
Producer	Sanford Parker
Wovenhand chronology
The Laughing Stalk (2012) Refractory Obdurate (2014) Star Treatment (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Pitchfork	8.2/10.0[1]
PopMatters	7/10[4]

The album was met with generally favorable reviews,[2][3][1][4] and ranked at number 47 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by David Eugene Edwards, except where noted.[3]

1. "Corsicana Clip" – 4:47
2. "Masonic Youth" – 3:39
3. "The Refractory" – 4:53
4. "Good Shepherd" – 4:00
5. "Salome" – 5:19
6. "King David" – 4:47
7. "Field of Hedon" – 3:33
8. "Obdurate Obscura" (Edwards, Chuck French) – 5:20
9. "Hiss" – 3:53
10. "El-Bow" (Edwards, French, Ordy Garrison, Neil Keener) – 2:42

Personnel

Wovenhand

• David Eugene Edwards
• Chuck French
• Ordy Garrison
• Neil Keener

Production

• Collin Jordan – mastering
• Sanford Parker – engineer, mixing

Artwork

• Jacob Bannon – design
• Neil Keener – artwork

References

External links

• Refractory Obdurate at Bandcamp

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