Our Raw Heart

Our Raw Heart is the eighth studio album by American doom metal band YOB. It was released June 8, 2018 by Relapse Records.[5] The album was produced by Billy Barnett.[6] The album was inspired by a serious health issue suffered by singer and guitarist Mike Scheidt in early 2017,[3] and most of the music was written while he was in a hospital bed.[1] The album has been described as a cross between the band's two previous studio albums, mixing the aggression of Atma (2011) with the psychedelic experimentation of Clearing the Path to Ascend (2014).[3] Metal Injection called the album "engaging and revealing, immediately appealing but with subtle nuances and layers that only become apparent after subsequent listens. It's a powerful and cathartic release,"[2] while Rolling Stone praised the band for "subvert[ing] doom's bleak conventions, painting the genre's slowpoke churn with uplifting melodies, cosmic textures and Scheidt's existential howl like a dreampop Dio."[1] NPR Music said about the album: "the lightness is devastating."[7]

Our Raw Heart
Studio album by
YOB
ReleasedJune 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length73:16
LabelRelapse Records
YOB chronology
Clearing the Path to Ascend
(2014)		 Our Raw Heart
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone(3.5/5)[1]
Metal Injection(9/10)[2]
Pitchfork(8/10)[3]
Metal Storm(8.0/10)[4]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Decibel Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018
1
[8]
Consequence Of Sound Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018
1
[9]
Metal Injection Top 20 Albums of 2018
5
[10]
Vulture.com 15 Best Albums of 2018
12
[11]

Track list
No.TitleLength
1."Ablaze"10:13
2."The Screen"9:49
3."In Reverie"9:43
4."Lungs Reach"5:39
5."Beauty in Falling Leaves"16:27
6."Original Face"7:03
7."Our Raw Heart"14:22
Total length:73:16

Personnel
  • Mike Scheidt – vocal, guitars
  • Aaron Rieseberg – bass
  • Travis Foster – drums
Additional musicians
  • Billy Barnett – piano

References
  1. Weingarten, Christopher R. (7 June 2018). "Review: Yob's 'Our Raw Heart' Is Dreamy, Uplifting Doom Metal". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. Bowar, Chad (5 June 2018). "Album Review: YOB, Our Raw Heart". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. O'Connor, Andy (8 June 2018). "YOB: Our Raw Heart". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "Yob - Our Raw Heart review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. "YOB Release 'Our Raw Heart' on June 8 via Relapse, Announce North American Tour". Relapse Records. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "YOB: Credits, Our Raw Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. Heller, Jason (31 May 2018). "On YOB's 'Our Raw Heart,' The Lightness Is Devastating". NPR Music. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. Mudrian, Albert. "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  9. Heavy Consequence Staff. "Top 25 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2018". Consequence Of Sound. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  10. "Metal Injection Writers' Collective Top 20 Albums of 2018". Metal Injection. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  11. "The 15 Best Albums of 2018". Vulture.com. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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