Songs of the Plains

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Songs of the Plains
Studio album by
Colter Wall
ReleasedOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Genre
Length34:08
LabelThirty Tigers
ProducerDave Cobb
Colter Wall chronology
Colter Wall
(2017) 		Songs of the Plains
(2018) 		Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs
(2020)

Songs of the Plains is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall. It was released on October 12, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

Songs of the Plains has sold 18,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
American Songwriter[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[2]
Rolling Stone[8]

Songs of the Plains 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 79, based on 8 reviews.[5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[9]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said: "Throughout Songs of the Plains, Wall relies on stories and sketches designed to conjure ghosts of the Canadian prairies he calls home. As alluring as his spooky, skeletal arrangements are -- steel guitars are used as howling accents, not solos; he occasionally gooses his band to follow a train track rhythm".[1]

Accolades[edit]

Accolades for Songs of the Plains
Publication Accolade Rank
American Songwriter American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of 2018
21[10]
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Best Country Albums of 2018
N/A[11]
Digital Trends Digital Trends' Top 50 Albums of 2018
26[12]
Glide Magazine Glide's Top 20 Albums of 2018
N/A[13]
The Independent The Independent's Top 40 Albums of 2018
6[14]
Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's Top 40 Country and Americana Albums of 2018
39[15]
Vinyl Me, Please Vinyl Me, Please's Top 40 Albums of 2018
14[16]

Track listing[edit]

Songs of the Plains track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Plain to See Plainsman" 3:49
2."Saskatchewan in 1881" 2:51
3."John Beyers (Camaro Song)" 2:01
4."Wild Dogs"Billy Don Burns4:52
5."Calgary Round-Up"Wilf Carter3:34
6."Night Herding Song"Harry Stephens[17]2:20
7."Wild Bill Hickok" 2:39
8."The Trains Are Gone" 2:08
9."Thinkin' on a Woman" 3:20
10."Manitoba Man" 3:58
11."Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail"Gail I. Gardner2:36

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Songs of the Plains
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18]
36
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[19] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20]
9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21]
17
US Top Folk Albums (Billboard)[22]
7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Wicks, AManda (October 15, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Gage, Jeff (July 25, 2018). "Colter Wall Details New Album 'Songs of the Plains'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Hal (October 10, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Henderson, Stuart (October 9, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Hermes, Will (October 12, 2018). "Review: Colter Wall's 'Songs of the Plains' Is a Modern Twist on Classic C&W". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of 2018". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Best Country Albums of 2018". The A.V. Club. December 6, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Hall, Parker (December 12, 2018). "The Best Albums of 2018". Digital Trends. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2018". Glide Magazine. December 26, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "The 40 best albums of 2018: From Arctic Monkeys to Christine and the Queens, Kendrick Lamar to Janelle Monae". The Independent. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  15. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (December 15, 2018). "40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "The Best Albums of 2018". Vinyl Me, Please. December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Night Herding Song". Library of Congress.
  18. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums Charts". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  20. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  22. ^ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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