The Wild Hunt (album)

The Wild Hunt
Studio album by The Tallest Man on Earth
Released April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)
Genre Folk
Length 34:38
Label Dead Oceans
The Tallest Man on Earth chronology
Shallow Grave
(2008)		 The Wild Hunt
(2010)		 Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird
(2010)

The Wild Hunt is the second album of the Swedish folk artist The Tallest Man on Earth, released April 13, 2010. Critical reception has been decidedly positive, with a current Metacritic score of 79 from 26 critics[1] and Pitchfork Media rating it 8.5 out of 10.[2] It was also voted the top album of 2010 by the staff of Sputnikmusic.[3] Pitchfork Media placed it at number 33 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".[4]

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
One Thirty BPM (92%)[5]
SPIN [6]
Allmusic [7]
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10)[8]
Clash [9]
Absolutepunk.net (90%)[10]
Consequence of Sound [11]
Sputnikmusic [12]
  1. "The Wild Hunt" - 3:22
  2. "Burden of Tomorrow" - 3:34
  3. "Troubles Will Be Gone" - 3:02
  4. "You're Going Back" - 3:05
  5. "The Drying of the Lawns" - 2:54
  6. "King of Spain" - 3:26
  7. "Love Is All" - 4:15
  8. "Thousand Ways" - 2:53
  9. "A Lion's Heart" - 3:15
  10. "Kids on the Run" - 4:52
  11. "Like the Wheel (Bonus Track)" - 3:58

"A Lion's Heart" was featured in the HBO TV Series Hung, Episode 10 of Season 2.

References

  1. ^ "Wild Hunt reviews at Metacritic.com". CBS Interactive Inc.. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tallestmanonearth/wildhunt. Retrieved 17 May 2010. 
  2. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14110-the-wild-hunt
  3. ^ http://sputnikmusic.com/blog/?p=5154
  4. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7893-the-top-50-albums-of-2010/2
  5. ^ "One Thirty BPM review". http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/04/13/album-review-the-tallest-man-on-earth-the-wild-hunt/. 
  6. ^ "url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/tallest-man-earth-wild-hunt-dead-oceans". Spin Magazine. 
  7. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Review: The Wild Hunt". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1736786. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  8. ^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14110-the-wild-hunt/. 
  9. ^ Williams, Teri. "The Wild Hunt Review". Clash Magazine. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-tallest-man-on-earth-the-wild-hunt. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
  10. ^ "Absolutepunk.net review". http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1603551. 
  11. ^ Cosores, Philip. "Album Review: The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt". Consequence of Sound. http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/04/08/album-review-the-tallest-man-on-earth-the-wild-hunt/. 
  12. ^ Staff, Cam. "The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/35907/The-Tallest-Man-on-Earth-The-Wild-Hunt/.