Critical reception
The Mountain Will Fall received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on 24 reviews.[14] Adam Workman from The National said DJ Shadow gave his "sample-heavy, largely instrumental hip-hop" music a more "ambitious scope" than on his previous records,[15] while Spin journalist Brian Josephs believed his "brisk electronic direction" contributed to a coherence that was missing on The Outsider (2006) and The Less You Know, the Better (2011).[12] Exclaim!'s Daryl Keating said "he still has the chops to cut a good record when he's not doing a complete gear change and then turning down the wrong road at full speed."[16] Robert Christgau gave The Mountain Will Fall a three-star honorable mention in his column for Vice, deeming it DJ Shadow's best album since The Private Press (2002) but "a sound effects record by comparison, heavy on first-rate texture, rumble, and of course beats"; he named "Nobody Speak", "Mambo", and the title track as highlights.[17]
Track listing
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1. | "The Mountain Will Fall" | 4:38 |
2. | "Nobody Speak" (featuring Run the Jewels) | 3:15 |
3. | "Three Ralphs" | 3:36 |
4. | "Bergschrund" (featuring Nils Frahm) | 4:10 |
5. | "The Sideshow" (featuring Ernie Fresh) | 3:28 |
6. | "Depth Charge" | 4:53 |
7. | "Mambo" | 3:03 |
8. | "Ashes to Oceans" (featuring Matthew Halsall) | 6:16 |
9. | "Pitter Patter" (featuring G Jones and Bleep Bloop) | 3:24 |
10. | "California" | 4:29 |
11. | "Ghost Town" | 3:51 |
12. | "Suicide Pact" | 4:36 |
Total length: | 49:37 |
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13. | "Swerve" | 3:12 |
Total length: | 52:49 |
References
- ↑ "DJ Shadow Announces New Album The Mountain Will Fall Featuring Run the Jewels, Shares Title Track: Listen". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ↑ "The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Reviews for The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow". Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "The Mountain Will Fall – DJ Shadow". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ McCown, Alex (June 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow succeeds by again following his restless muse". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (June 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow album review: 'The Mountain Will Fall' revels in darkness". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (June 23, 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall review – cut-and-paste turtablist's inventive return". The Guardian. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (June 23, 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more". The Independent. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Pattison, Louis (June 21, 2016). "DJ Shadow – 'The Mountain Will Fall' Review". NME. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Jayasuriya, Mehan (June 25, 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (August 2016). "Out of the Dark". Q (362): 111.
- 1 2 Josephs, Brian (June 24, 2016). "Review: Allow DJ Shadow to Re-Endtroduce Himself on 'The Mountain Will Fall'". Spin. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ O'Connell, Sharon (August 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall". Uncut (231): 83.
- ↑ "Reviews for The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ Workman, Adam (July 4, 2016). "Album review: DJ Shadow stitches together dense sonic beats in The Mountain Will Fall". The National. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Keating, Daryl (June 22, 2016). "DJ Shadow - This Mountain Will Fall". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (July 16, 2016). "Vic Mensa, Joey Purp, Clams Casino, and Growing Up Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "The Mountain Will Fall". iTunes. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 26, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ↑ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ↑ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-end 2016". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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