The Argument (Grant Hart album)

The Argument
Studio album by Grant Hart
Released July 22, 2013
Genre Alternative rock
Length 74:12
Label Domino Records
Grant Hart chronology

Oeuvrevue
(2010)		 The Argument
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 83/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The A. V. Club A- [3]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [4]

The Argument is the fourth solo studio album from Grant Hart, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü. It is a concept album based on John Milton's Paradise Lost, and inspired by Hart's friendship with renowned beat author William S. Burroughs.[5] The album features guitar, keyboards, mallet instruments, and found sounds.[6] It was released to universal critical acclaim.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Out of Chaos"   1:57
2. "Morningstar"   4:19
3. "Awake, Arise"   5:16
4. "If We Have The Will"   3:21
5. "I Will Never See My Home"   4:36
6. "I Am Death"   2:33
7. "Sin"   2:57
8. "Letting Me Out"   3:02
9. "Is The Sky The Limit"   3:39
10. "Golden Chain"   2:41
11. "So Far From Heaven"   3:35
12. "Shine, Shine, Shine"   4:33
13. "It Isn't Love"   4:15
14. "War In Heaven"   4:31
15. "Glorious"   3:18
16. "(It Was a) Most Disturbing Dream"   3:59
17. "Underneath the Apple Tree"   3:09
18. "The Argument"   5:56
19. "Run For The Wilderness"   3:09
20. "For Those Too High Aspiring"   3:38

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Argument Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Argument - Grant Hart". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. ↑ Heller, Jason (2013-07-23). "Grant Hart - The Argument". The A. V. Club.
  4. ↑ Stuart, Berman (2013-07-30). "Grant Hart - The Argument". Pitchfork.
  5. ↑ http://themusicuniverse.com/grant-hart-speaks-of-his-new-album-upcoming-tour-and-those-that-have-dared-to-cover-his-songs/
  6. ↑ http://themusicuniverse.com/grant-hart-speaks-of-his-new-album-upcoming-tour-and-those-that-have-dared-to-cover-his-songs/