Civilian (Wye Oak album)

Civilian
Studio album by Wye Oak
Released March 8, 2011
Genre Indie rock, indie folk
Length 38:46
Language English
Label Merge (US)
City Slang (EU)
Producer John Congleton, Wye Oak
Wye Oak chronology

My Neighbor / My Creator (EP)
(2010)		 Civilian
(2011)		 Shriek
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (81/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Pitchfork 7.9/10[2]
Allmusic [3]
The A.V. Club A[4]
Spin [5]
Tiny Mix Tapes [6]
Drowned in Sound [7]
The Boston Phoenix [8]
BBC Music (Positive)[9]

Civilian is the third studio album by indie band Wye Oak. It was released on March 8, 2011 by Merge Records in the United States and City Slang in Europe.[10]

The A.V. Club named Civilian the best album of 2011.[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Jenn Wasner.

No. Title Length
1. "Two Small Deaths"   3:50
2. "The Alter"   3:42
3. "Holy Holy"   4:35
4. "Dogs Eyes"   3:24
5. "Civilian"   3:40
6. "Fish"   4:49
7. "Plains"   3:45
8. "Hot as Day"   3:50
9. "We Were Wealth"   4:38
10. "Doubt"   2:27
Total length:
 38:40

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Critic Reviews for Civilian. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Benan, David (March 11, 2011). "Civilian review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Civilian review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ Hyden, Steven (March 8, 2011). "Wye Oak Civilian". The AV Club. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ Modell, Josh. "Wye Oak Civilian review". Spin.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ RS, Nick. "Wye Oak - Civilian". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Paul (March 4, 2011). "Wye Oak Civilian review". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ Stewart, Ryan (March 31, 2011). "Wye Oak - Civilian CD review". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  9. ↑ Mulholland, Garry (March 10, 2011). "Sensual whispers and twilight moans from the Baltimore duo". BBC. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Civilian - Wye Oak orders". Mergerecords.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ "The Best Music of 2011". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 10, 2011.