Upper Air (album)

Upper Air
Studio album by Bowerbirds
Released 2009
Genre Folk
Length 41:48
Language English
Label Dead Oceans
Bowerbirds chronology
Hymns for a Dark Horse
(2007)		 Upper Air
(2009)

Upper Air is the second album by Bowerbirds.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Consequence of Sound [2]
NME (9/10) [3]
The Observer (favorable) [4]
Paste (8.5/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.2/10)[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "House of Diamonds"   2:58
2. "Teeth"   4:10
3. "Silver Clouds"   4:30
4. "Beneath Your Tree"   3:40
5. "Ghost Life"   5:24
6. "Northern Lights"   2:54
7. "Chimes"   4:18
8. "Bright Future"   4:01
9. "Crooked Lust"   4:04
10. "This Day"   3:08

Reception

Upper Air was well received by critics, scoring 76 out of 100 on Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 16 reviews.

References

  1. ^ Reges, Margaret. "Upper Air - Bowerbirds". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1579456. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  2. ^ Balderrama, Anthony (July 7, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - Upper Air". http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/07/album-review-bowerbirds-upper-air/. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  3. ^ Wright, Lisa (July 2, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - 'Upper Air'". http://www.nme.com/reviews/bowerbirds/10627. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  4. ^ Carnwath, Ally (July 5, 2009). "Bowerbirds, Upper Air". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/05/review-bowerbirds-upper-air. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  5. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (July 9, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/07/bowerbirds-upper-air.html. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  6. ^ Love, Joshua (July 8, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13312-upper-air/. Retrieved September 30, 2010.