La Grande (album)

La Grande
Studio album by Laura Gibson
Released January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Genre Folk rock[1]
Length 35:42
Label
Producer Laura Gibson
Laura Gibson chronology
Beasts of Seasons
(2009)Beasts of Seasons2009		 La Grande
(2012)		 Empire Builder
(2016)Empire Builder2016

La Grande is the third studio album by American musician Laura Gibson. It was released on January 24, 2012 under Barsuk Records.[1] Gibson wrote the album after spending time in the city of La Grande, Oregon, which served as a basis for the majority of its songs.[2] The album's title track was given a music video released in February 2012.[3]

Release

La Grande was released as a joint release by Barsuk, City Slang, and Jealous Butcher Records.[4]

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with a 79% rating on Metacritic, an online review aggregator.[5] James Skinner of BBC gave the album a positive review, writing: "This gem of a long-player – both sleepy and steely, mystical yet rooted in very real and universal themes – deserves all the plaudits that will hopefully meet its release."[6] Pitchfork also gave the album a positive review, rating it 7.4 out of 10, and writing: "One wouldn't expect Gibson's latest to bowl over any audiophile chasing the wow!-factor, but for the patient, contemplative listener, La Grande-- much like the campfire depicted on its cover-- is a record worth warming to."[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Laura Gibson.

No.TitleLength
1."La Grande"3:50
2."Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed"2:56
3."Lion/Lamb"4:06
4."Skin, Warming Skin"3:48
5."The Rushing Dark"3:04
6."Red Moon"2:56
7."Crow/Swallow"3:36
8."The Fire"3:33
9."Time Is Not"4:35
10."Feather Lungs"3:18
Total length:35:42

References

  1. 1 2 "Laura Gibson - La Grande". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mateer, Chris (January 22, 2012). "Laura Gibson Tells Her Tale of "La Grande"". Uprooted Music Revue. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Raby, Dan (February 15, 2012). "Laura Gibson's Western Ghost Story". NPR. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Solarski, Matthew (January 31, 2012). "La Grande Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Reviews and Tracks for La Grande by Laura Gibson". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Skinner, James. "Review of La Grande by Laura Gibson". BBC. Retrieved June 21, 2017.


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