Whispermoon is the debut studio album by Listener. It was released on Mush Records on July 29, 2003.[6] It peaked at number 163 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart[7] and at number 4 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart.[8]
Critical reception
Jason MacNeil of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Not as polished or glossy as bigger rap stars, this record has a certain independent aura around it."[1] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.6 out of 10 and said, "The saving grace of Whispermoon is its varied production."[4]
Track listing
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1. | "The Moon Cries Out" | 0:42 |
2. | "FYI" | 4:42 |
3. | "You're So Underground" | 4:40 |
4. | "Emotional" | 3:22 |
5. | "Winter Life" | 2:01 |
6. | "Train Song" | 5:18 |
7. | "Decadence" | 4:55 |
8. | "I'm Beginning to Hear Whispers" | 2:42 |
9. | "Ways of the Wind" | 4:45 |
10. | "You Will Be My Music" | 3:56 |
11. | "Behind These Doors" | 5:38 |
12. | "Wundering" | 3:05 |
13. | "Crystal Methods" | 4:14 |
14. | "It's a Lonely World" | 4:19 |
15. | "Untitled" | 4:29 |
References
- 1 2 MacNeil, Jason. "Whispermoon - Listener". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ Ho, Brian (October 2, 2003). "Dusted Reviews: Listener - Whispermoon". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (September 1, 2003). "The Listener - Whispermoon". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- 1 2 Pemberton, Rollie (November 20, 2003). "Listener: Whispermoon". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Listener - Whispermoon". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ "MH-217: Listener - Whispermoon". Mush Records. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ "CMJ Radio 200 (Period Ending 8/26/2003)". CMJ New Music Report: 11. September 8, 2003.
- ↑ "Hip-Hop (Period Ending 8/26/2003)". CMJ New Music Report: 18. September 8, 2003.