Ode to Sentience is the third studio album by Emily Jane White. It was released on November 8, 2010 by Talitres Records in France, on October 23, 2011 by JABUP Records in Japan, and on June 12, 2012 by Antenna Farm Records in United States.[1][2][3]

Ode to Sentience
Talitres Records release cover
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 2010
October 23, 2011
June 12, 2012
GenreNeofolk, alternative rock, indie rock
Length45:34
LabelTalitres Records
JABUP Records
Antenna Farm Records
ProducerEmily Jane White, Ross Harris
Emily Jane White chronology
Victorian America
(2009)
Ode to Sentience
(2010)
Alternative cover
Antenna Farm Records release cover

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [5]
American Songwriter     [6]
Consequence of Sound     [7]
PopMatters6/10[8]
Prefix Magazine6.5/10[9]
Verbicide Magazinefavorable[10]

Metacritic cited a score of 65 out of 100, generally favorable reviews based on 5 reviews.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Oh, Katherine"4:23
2."The Cliff"3:38
3."Black Silk"4:16
4."The Black Oak"3:02
5."I Lay to Rest (California)"5:32
6."Clipped Wings"5:22
7."The Preacher"3:59
8."The Law"3:51
9."Requiem Waltz"4:08
10."Broken Words"3:10
11."Silhouette" (Japanese edition and 2012 release)4:13
Total length:45:34

Personnel

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  • Emily Jane White – producing, mixing, vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Henry Nagle – guitars
  • James Finch Jr – bass
  • Ross Harris – drums, engineering, mixing, producing
  • Jen Grady – cello, vocals
  • Carey Lamprecht – violin
  • Stephen Jarvis – audio consultan
  • John Greenham – engineering, mastering[11]

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak position
French SNEP Albums Chart[12] 112

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
France November 8, 2010 Talitres Records CD TAL056
France November 8, 2010 Talitres Records LP TAL056LP
Japan October 23, 2011 JABUP Records CD JUR-2
United States June 12, 2012 Antenna Farm Records CD ANT539

References

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  1. ^ "Ode to Sentience – Emily Jane White: Releases". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. ^ "ANT539 – Emily Jane White – Ode to Sentience". Antenna Farm Records. antennafarmrecords.com. 2012-06-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. ^ "Album "Ode-to-sentence" Japan Edition" (in Japanese). jabup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. ^ a b "Ode to Sentience Reviews – Emily Jane White". CBS Interactive Inc. Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. ^ Allen, James. "Ode to Sentience – Emily Jane White: Review". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Hal (2012-06-15). "Emily Jane White: Ode to Sentience". American Songwriter. americansongwriter.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. ^ Bernstein, Jon (2012-05-24). "Album Review: Emily Jane White – Ode To Sentience". Consequence of Sound. consequence.net. Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  8. ^ Fiander, Matthew (2012-06-11). "Emily Jane White: Ode to Sentience". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  9. ^ Young, Susannah (2012-05-25). "Album Review: Emily Jane White – Ode to Sentience". Prefix. prefixmag.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  10. ^ Bennett, Vanessa (2012-08-27). "EMILY JANE WHITE – Ode to Sentience". Verbicide Magazine. verbicidemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  11. ^ "Ode to Sentience – Emily Jane White: Credits". Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  12. ^ "Emily Jane White – Ode to Sentience" (in French). lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
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