V. is the fifth studio album by American psychedelic rock band Wooden Shjips. It was released on May 25, 2018, under Thrill Jockey.[9]

V.
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Length42:17
LabelThrill Jockey
Wooden Shjips chronology
Back to Land
(2013)
V.
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
Exclaim!5/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
Under the Radar7.5/10[8]

Critical reception

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V. was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 14 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 69 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews.[10]

Track listing

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V track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Eclipse"6:23
2."In the Fall"5:36
3."Red Line"5:13
4."Already Gone"4:20
5."Staring at the Sun"7:27
6."Golden Flower"6:03
7."Ride On"7:15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Velitt, Jonathan. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Turner-Heffer, Adam (May 25, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Mohammed, Jemma (May 22, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Ashton-Smith, Alan (May 21, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Berman, Stuart (May 31, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Jardine, Ben (June 7, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Wooden Shjips Announce New Album". Folk Radio UK. January 24, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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