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Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables

Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Todd Snider, released on March 6, 2012 by Aimless Records.

Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Studio album by
Todd Snider
ReleasedMarch 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
GenreFolk rock
Length42:25
LabelAimless/Thirty Tigers
ProducerTodd Snider
Todd Snider chronology
Time as We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker
(2011) 		Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
(2012) 		Eastside Bulldog
(2016)

Critical reception

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Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables received mostly favorable reviews from critics, its themes of economic inequality resonating with critics.[1] Daryl Sanders described the record in The East Nashvillian as a “one-man Occupy Wall Street movement.”[2] In his review for Rolling Stone, Jody Rosen called it “Occupy Nashville.”[3] Writing in Relix, Jewly Hight said Snider “plays the part of a winking, pot-stirring anarchist” on the album.[4] In a piece for NPR, Ken Tucker said, “If one line could sum up the album, it's ‘It ain't the despair that gets you / It's the hope.’"[5] Both Rolling Stone[6] and Paste[7] named it one of the fifty best albums of 2012.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(79/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [8]
American Songwriter     [10]
The A.V. ClubB+[11]
PopMatters          [13]
Robert ChristgauA[9]
Rolling Stone     [14]
Slant     [12]
Spin8/10[15]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Beginning"Todd Snider4:25
2."New York Banker"Todd Snider4:24
3."West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown"Jimmy Buffett4:27
4."Precious Little Miracles"Todd Snider3:04
5."The Very Last Time"Todd Snider, Will Kimbrough2:52
6."In Between Jobs"Todd Snider, Elvis HIxx3:01
7."Brenda"Todd Snider4:55
8."Too Soon To Tell"Todd Snider5:13
9."Digger Dave's Crazy Woman Blues"Todd Snider, Eric McConnell, Digger Dave4:20
10."Big Finish"Todd Snider5:53

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • Todd Snider – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
  • Paul Griffith – drums and percussion
  • Eric McConnell – bass guitar
  • Amanda Shires – violin and background vocals
  • Chad Staehly - B3 organ
  • Mick Utley – background vocals on “Too Soon To Tell”
  • Jason Isbell – background vocals and slide guitar on “Digger Dave’s Crazy Woman Blues”

Production

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  • Todd Snider, Eric McConnell – producers
  • Eric McConnell - engineer
  • Brandon Henegar - mixing engineer
  • Alex McCullough - mastering engineer[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
  2. ^ Sanders, Daryl (March–April, 2012). ”Watch Out Wall Street”. The East Nashvillian.
  3. ^ Rosen, Jody (March 6, 2012). "Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Hight, Jewly (March 22, 2012). "Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables". Relix. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Tucker, Ken (April 23, 2012). "Todd Snider: 'Stoner Fables' With A Layered Worldview". NPR. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. December 5, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Jackson, Josh (November 26, 2012). "The 50 Best Albums of 2012". Paste. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Allmusic Review
  9. ^ CG: Todd Snider
  10. ^ American Songwriter Review
  11. ^ AV Club Review
  12. ^ Slant Review
  13. ^ PopMatters Review
  14. ^ Rolling Stone Review
  15. ^ Spin Review
  16. ^ Todd Snider, Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables, liner notes, 2012.


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