indie rock, americana, indie folk 50 min 12 tracks American Recordings
Why Are You OK is the fifth studio album by indie rock band Band of Horses, released on June 10, 2016, on Interscope Records. Produced by Jason Lytle, of the band Grandaddy, the album was preceded by the singles "Casual Party", "In A Drawer" and "Solemn Oath". It is the band's last album with guitarist Tyler Ramsey and bassist Bill Reynolds, who both left the group in 2017.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 68/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.9/10
- Consequence of SoundB−
- Pitchfork6/10
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Tracks
- A1Dull Times / The Moon7:00
- A2Solemn Oath4:00
- A3Hag4:33
- A4Casual Party3:54
- A5In a Drawer3:58
- A6Hold on Gimme a Sec1:13
- B1Lying Under Oak3:58
- B2Throw My Mess3:13
- B3Whatever, Wherever4:14
- B4Country Teen3:22
- B5Barrel House4:48
- B6Even Still5:24
12 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Band of Horses
- Label
- American Recordings
- Released
- June 10, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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