The Bible is the sixteenth studio album by American band Lambchop. It was released on September 30, 2022, by Merge Records.[12]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2022 | |||
| Length | 49:48 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
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| Singles from The Bible | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| American Songwriter |  [3] |
| Beats Per Minute | 80%[4] |
| God Is in the TV | 9/10[5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
| Paste | 7.8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[9] |
| Uncut | 9/10[10] |
| Under the Radar |    [11] |
Background
editOn June 16, 2022, Lambchop announced the release of their sixteenth studio album, along with the first single "Police Dog Blues".[13] The music video, directed by Isaac Gale, features as animated clip using the Unreal Engine program.[14]
The second single "So There" was released on August 9, 2022.[15]
Critical reception
editThe Bible was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 12 reviews.[1]
Writing for Beats Per Minute, Joshua Pickard said: "The Bible is undoubtably one of Lambchop's most mature records, but it is also one of their most honest, most unguarded in its emotional and historical perspectives."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "His Song Is Sung" | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Little Black Boxes" | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Daisy" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Whatever, Mortal" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "A Major Minor Drag" | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Police Dog Blues" | 5:56 |
| 7. | "Dylan at the Mousetrap" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Every Child Begins the World Again" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "So There" | 5:20 |
| 10. | "That's Music" | 5:08 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 78 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 27 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 78 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Deming, Mark. The Bible at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (October 1, 2022). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Pickard, Joshua (September 30, 2022). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Godley, Simon (September 27, 2022). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Oinonen, Jamie (September 30, 2022). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, John (September 28, 2022). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Probst, Jack (September 29, 2022). "Lambchop Sound Rejuvenated on Their 16th Record, The Bible". Paste. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Goldner, Sam (October 3, 2022). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Dylan Wray, Daniel (October 2022). "Uncut Magazine". Uncut. p. 22. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Moody, Mark (October 4, 2022). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (June 16, 2022). "Lambchop Announce New Album The Bible, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (June 16, 2022). "Lambchop preps new LP 'The Bible'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Fu, Eddie (June 16, 2022). "Lambchop Announce New Album The Bible, Share "Police Dog Blues"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Arnone, Joey (August 9, 2022). "Lambchop shares video for new single". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lambchop – The Bible" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lambchop – The Bible". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
External links
edit- The Bible at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Bible at MusicBrainz (list of releases)