The Wild Hunt (The Tallest Man on Earth album)

The Wild Hunt
Studio album by The Tallest Man on Earth
Released April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)
Genre Folk
Length 34:38
Label Dead Oceans
The Tallest Man on Earth chronology
Shallow Grave
(2008)Shallow Grave2008		 The Wild Hunt
(2010)		 Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird
(2010)Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird2010

The Wild Hunt is the second studio album by Swedish folk musician The Tallest Man on Earth. It was released on April 13, 2010 by Dead Oceans.

As of 2011, the album has sold 35,524 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
NME6/10[8]
Pitchfork8.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut[12]

Critical reception for The Wild Hunt was generally positive. The album has a score of 79 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic based on reviews from 26 critics.[2]

The Wild Hunt was voted the top album of 2010 by the staff of Sputnikmusic.[13] Pitchfork placed it at number 33 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2010.[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kristian Matsson.

No.TitleLength
1."The Wild Hunt"3:22
2."Burden of Tomorrow"3:34
3."Troubles Will Be Gone"3:02
4."You're Going Back"3:05
5."The Drying of the Lawns"2:54
6."King of Spain"3:26
7."Love Is All"4:15
8."Thousand Ways"2:53
9."A Lion's Heart"3:15
10."Kids on the Run"4:52
Total length:34:38

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130421005740/http://marathonpacks.tumblr.com/post/2728942718/data
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man On Earth". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. "The Wild Hunt – The Tallest Man on Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer (13 April 2010). "The Tallest Man On Earth: The Wild Hunt". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Cosores, Philip (8 April 2010). "Album Review: The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Dean, Will (8 April 2010). "The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Gill, Andy (9 April 2010). "Album: The Tallest Man On Earth, The Wild Hunt (Dead Oceans)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Mackay, Emily (16 April 2010). "Album Review: The Tallest Man On Earth – 'The Wild Hunt' (Dead Oceans)". NME. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (15 April 2010). "The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt". Q (286): 127. May 2010.
  11. ↑ Petrusich, Amanda (21 March 2010). "The Tallest Man on Earth, 'The Wild Hunt' (Dead Oceans)". Spin. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt". Uncut (156): 108. May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2010: 10 – 1 « Staff Blog". Sputnikmusic. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  14. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features". Pitchfork. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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