Along the Way (Mark McGuire album)

Along The Way
Studio album by Mark McGuire
Released February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Recorded 2013
Length 1:07:31
Label Dead Oceans
Producer Mark McGuire
Mark McGuire chronology
Get Lost
(2012)		 Along The Way
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405(8/10)[2]
Pitchfork(7.9/10)[3]
Under the Radar(7/10)[4]
NME(7/10)[5]
MusicOMH[6]
PopMatters(6/10)[7]

Along the Way is the third studio album by Mark McGuire on the Dead Oceans label, released February 4, 2014.[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark McGuire.

I: To All Present In The Hall Of Learning

No.TitleLength
1."Awakening"1:20
2."Wonderland Of Living Things"2:51
3."In Search Of The Miraculous"5:53
4."To The Macrobes (Where Do I Go?)"5:05
5."Astray"1:55

II: The Age Of Revealing

No.TitleLength
6."Silent Weapons (The Architects Of Manipulation)"5:14
7."The Instinct"12:00

III: After The Heavy Rains

No.TitleLength
8."The Human Condition (Song For My Father)"4:11
9."For The Friendships (Along The Way)"8:30
10."Arrival Begins The Next Departure"5:11

IV: To The Palace Of The Self

No.TitleLength
11."The War On Consciousness"6:05
12."The Lonelier Way"5:37
13."Turiya (The Same Way)"3:47

Personnel

  • Mark McGuire - acoustic guitar, mandolin, santur, keyboards, synths, percussion, drum machines, talkbox, electric guitar, piano, bass, tape samples (recorded and edited), vocals, producer, mixing, arrangements, effects, electronics, photography, design, layout
  • James Plotkin - mastering
  • Daniel Murphy - design, layout

References

  1. ↑ "Along the Way Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  2. ↑ Morrison, John (2014-02-03). "Mark McGuire - All the Way". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  3. ↑ Currin, Grayson (2014-02-06). "Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  4. ↑ Fenwick, Tom (2014-02-07). "Album Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  5. ↑ Snapes, Laura. "Album Review". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  6. ↑ Meller, David (2014-01-29). "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  7. ↑ Olson, Benjamin (2014-02-03). "Album Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  8. ↑ "Stereogum newsitem" Tom Breihan, 'Stream Mark McGuire Along the Way', Stereogum, January 27, 2014.


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