Migrant (album)

Migrant
Migrant
Studio album by The Dear Hunter
Released	April 2, 2013
Genre	Indie rock, progressive rock, experimental rock
Length	50:23
Label	Equal Vision
Producer	Casey Crescenzo, Mike Watts
The Dear Hunter chronology

Migrant is the fifth studio album by The Dear Hunter. It was released on April 2, 2013, via Equal Vision Records and Cave & Canary Goods. The album was produced by Mike Watts and Casey Crescenzo, and mixed by Mike Watts.^[6] It is the band's first non-concept album. In 2023, as part of the album's tenth anniversary, it was remixed and re-released as Migrant Returned.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Consequence of Sound	C−^[3]
PopMatters	^[4]
Under The Gun Review	10/10^[5]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Casey Crescenzo

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bring You Down"	4:24
2.	"Whisper"	3:59
3.	"Shame"	4:04
4.	"An Escape"	3:38
5.	"Shouting at the Rain"	4:16
6.	"The Kiss of Life"	4:46
7.	"Girl"	3:04
8.	"Cycles"	4:33
9.	"Sweet Naiveté"	4:32
10.	"Let Go"	3:40
11.	"This Vicious Place"	4:40
12.	"Don't Look Back"	4:47

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Dig Your Own Grave"	3:26
14.	"Old Demons"	3:39
15.	"The Love"	5:07

Migrant Reprise bonus tracks (released separately as "The Migrations Annex" EP)
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Dig Your Own Grave"	3:24
14.	"Middle Ground"	4:12
15.	"Like Crazy"	3:56
16.	"Old Demons"	3:36
17.	"Owls"	3:39
18.	"The Love"	5:06

*Migrant Returned* (2023) reissue tracklist
No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Escape"	3:08
2.	"Girl"	3:03
3.	"Let Go"	3:38
4.	"The Kiss of Life"	4:22
5.	"Sweet Naiveté"	4:31
6.	"Whisper"	3:58
7.	"Shame"	4:01
8.	"This Vicious Place"	4:39
9.	"Middle Ground"	3:38
10.	"Bring You Down"	4:02
11.	"Like Crazy"	3:29
12.	"Shouting at the Rain"	3:51
13.	"Cycles"	4:32
14.	"Dig Your Own Grave"	3:15
15.	"Don't Look Back"	4:36
16.	"Owls"	3:42
17.	"Old Demons"	3:14
18.	"The Love"	5:08
Total length:		70:45

References edit

^ "Migrant by The Dear Hunter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ Heaney, Gregory (2 April 2013). "Migrant - The Dear Hunter". Allmusic.
^ Freed, Nick (9 April 2013). "Album Review: The Dear Hunter – Migrant". Consequence of Sound. IndieClick Music Network. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ Blum, Jordan (23 April 2013). "The Dear Hunter: Migrant". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 September 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ "REVIEW: The Dear Hunter- 'Migrant'". Under the Gun Review. April 2, 2013.
^ Shotwell, James (10 May 2013). "The Dear Hunter announce Migrant - release album trailer". Under the Gun. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links edit

The Dear Hunter Official Website

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[MC-1] "Migrant by The Dear Hunter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

[2] Heaney, Gregory (2 April 2013). "Migrant - The Dear Hunter". Allmusic.

[CoS-3] Freed, Nick (9 April 2013). "Album Review: The Dear Hunter – Migrant". Consequence of Sound. IndieClick Music Network. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[PM-4] Blum, Jordan (23 April 2013). "The Dear Hunter: Migrant". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 September 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[Under_The_Gun_Review-5] "REVIEW: The Dear Hunter- 'Migrant'". Under the Gun Review. April 2, 2013.

[6] Shotwell, James (10 May 2013). "The Dear Hunter announce Migrant - release album trailer". Under the Gun. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

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