Emerald Valley is the second studio album by American band Filthy Friends. It was released on May 3, 2019 under the Kill Rock Stars label.[1]

Emerald Valley
A montage of photos: an owl, field workers, a map, industrial farm equipment, with the band name and album title written on top in green
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
Length34:49
LabelKill Rock Stars
Filthy Friends chronology
Invitation
(2017)
Emerald Valley
(2019)
Singles from Emerald Valley
  1. "Last Chance County"
    Released: February 11, 2019

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
American Songwriter     [4]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Pitchfork6.1/10[6]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Emerald Valley received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 from 12 critic scores.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Emerald Valley"3:58
2."Pipeline"4:14
3."November Man"3:00
4."Only Lovers Are Broken"3:24
5."Angels"3:54
6."The Elliott"3:23
7."One Flew East"3:34
8."Break Me"2:45
9."Last Chance County"2:51
10."Hey Lacey"3:46

Charts

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Chart performance for Emerald Valley
Chart (2019) Peak
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]
30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]
8
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[9]
14

References

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  1. ^ Burks, Tosten (February 11, 2019). "Filthy Friends Announce New Album and Tour, Release "Last Chance County"". Spin. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "Emerald Valley - Filthy Friends". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Hal (April 30, 2019). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Young, Jon (April 29, 2019). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Geffen, Sascha (May 10, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. May 18, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.