Escape from Evil

Escape from Evil
Studio album by Lower Dens
Released March 31, 2015
Genre Indie rock, indie pop, dream pop
Length 41:20
Label Ribbon Music
Producer Jana Hunter
Chris Coady[1]
Lower Dens chronology

Nootropics
(2012)		 Escape from Evil
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 78/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Consequence of Sound B-[3]
Drowned In Sound 7/10[4]
Exclaim! 8/10[5]
The Guardian [6]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10[7]
No Ripcord 8/10[8]
Pitchfork Media 8.3/10[9]
PopMatters 8/10[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes [11]

Escape from Evil is the third studio album by Baltimore indie rock band Lower Dens. It was released in March 2015 under Domino Recording Company's Ribbon Music label. It was produced by the band's lead singer Jana Hunter and Chris Coady.[1]

Critical Reception

Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! called the record "the closest thing to pop music they've made yet," praising their push into new sonic territory as "the mark of any great band."[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Sucker's Shangri-La"   4:57
2. "Ondine"   3:06
3. "To Die In L.A."   4:11
4. "Quo Vadis"   3:34
5. "Your Heart Still Beating"   5:26
6. "Electric Current"   4:08
7. "I Am The Earth"   5:07
8. "Non Grata"   2:59
9. "Company"   4:32
10. "Société Anonyme"   3:20

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minsker, Evan (29 January 2015). "Lower Dens Announce New Album Escape From Evil, Share "To Die in L.A."". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  3. ↑ Caffrey, Dan (2015-03-31). "Consequence of Sound Review". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ Spenceley, Haydon (2015-04-17). "Drowned In Sound Review". drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Carlick, Stephen (2015-03-27). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  6. ↑ Mokoena, Tshepo (2015-03-26). "The Guardian Review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. ↑ McAndrew, Michael (2015-03-26). "The Line of Best Fit Review". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  8. ↑ Quinton, Peter (2015-04-23). "No Ripcord Review". noripcord.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  9. ↑ "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork Media.
  10. ↑ Pursley, Mike (2015-04-07). "PopMatters Review". popmatters.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  11. ↑ Willcoma (2015). "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.