Songs of the Plains is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall. It was released on October 12, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.
Commercial performance Songs of the Plains has sold 18,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020.
Critical reception
Songs of the Plains was met with "generally favorable" 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 79, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said: "Throughout Songs of the Plains, Wall relies on stories and sketches designed to conjure ghosts of the Canadian prairies he calls home. As alluring as his spooky, skeletal arrangements are -- steel guitars are used as howling accents, not solos; he occasionally gooses his band to follow a train track rhythm".
Accolades +Accolades for Songs of the Plains Publication Accolade Rank American Songwriter American Songwriters Top 25 Albums of 2018 The A.V. Club The A.V. Clubs Best Country Albums of 2018 Digital Trends Digital Trends Top 50 Albums of 2018 Glide Magazine Glides Top 20 Albums of 2018 The Independent The Independents Top 40 Albums of 2018 Rolling Stone Rolling Stones Top 40 Country and Americana Albums of 2018 Vinyl Me, Please Vinyl Me, Pleases Top 40 Albums of 2018
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians Colter Wall – guitar, vocals Billy Don Burns – featured artist Wilf Carter – featured artist Dave Cobb – guitar, producer Corb Lund – vocals Blake Berglund - vocals Chris Powell – drums Mickey Raphael – harmonica Jason Simpson – bass
Production Gena Johnson – engineer
Charts +Chart performance for Songs of the Plains Chart (2018) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) US Independent Albums (Billboard) US Top Country Albums (Billboard) US Top Folk Albums (Billboard)
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