The Man Who Died in His Boat

The Man Who Died in His Boat
Studio album by Grouper
Released February 4th, 2013
Recorded 2007/2008
Genre Ambient, Psychedelic Folk, Dream Pop
Length 47:07
Label Kranky
Producer Liz Harris
Grouper chronology
Violet Replacement
(2012)		 The Man Who Died in His Boat
(2013)		 Ruins
(2014)

The Man Who Died in His Boat is the 9th studio album from ambient musician Grouper, released February 4, 2013, on Kranky Records. A photograph of Harris' mother is featured on the cover art.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(81/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]
NME(7/10)[6]
Drowned In Sound(9/10)[7]
Consequence of Sound(B)[8]
PopMatters(7/10)[9]
No Ripcord(8/10)[10]
The Austin Chronicle[11]
FACT[12]

The aggregate review site Metacritic assigned an average score of 81 to the album based on 17 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."

The song, "Vital" was chosen as a Best New Track on Pitchfork Media on December 20, 2012,[13] and also was placed at #88 on Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2013.[14]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Liz Harris.

No. Title Length
1. "6"   1:49
2. "Vital"   4:14
3. "Cloud in Places"   4:05
4. "Being Her Shadow"   4:45
5. "Cover the Long Way"   4:06
6. "Difference (Voices)"   5:48
7. "Vanishing Point"   3:32
8. "The Man Who Died in His Boat"   5:01
9. "Towers"   5:19
10. "STS"   6:06
11. "Living Room"   2:22
Total length:
 47:07

References

  1. ↑ Peyton, Tim (2013-02-01). "Album Review: Grouper - The Man Who Died in his Boat". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat". Metacritic.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork Media.
  5. ↑ "Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat Tiny Mix Tapes Review".
  6. ↑ "Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat NME Review".
  7. ↑ "Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned In Sound.
  8. ↑ Kivel, Adam. "Grouper – The Man Who Died In His Boat". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Smith, Robin. "Grouper: The Man Who Died in His Boat". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Wragg, Stephen. "Grouper: The Man Who Died in His Boat". No Ripcord. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Winkie, Luke. "Review: Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Finlayson, Angus. "The Man Who Died in his Boat". FACT. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Grouper - Vital BNT on Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com.
  14. ↑ "Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2013". pitchfork.com.
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