Acadia is the third studio album by Yasmin Williams released under Nonesuch Records on October 4, 2024.
Critical reception
In a review published by Pitchfork, the album was praised for Williams' innovative usage of instrumentation, namely in terms of her diverse breadth of guitar techniques, alongside the illusory imagery as developed by the atmosphere of the compositions. Recognized by The Fader for its "expansive sound and structure", Ted Davis of Stereogum further lauded the album as "percussive and burbling — imbuing poppy, vocal-driven songwriting with an ample dose of ambition."
Chart performance The album peaked at No. 100 on the UK Album Downloads Chart, and entered the UK Americana Chart, peaking at No. 39.
Track listing
Personnel Yasmin Williams – producer, editor (all tracks) Jeff Gruber – engineering and mixing (tracks 1–3, 5–9) Ken Lewis – engineering and mixing (track 4) Charlie Pilzer – mastering Ebru Yildiz – photography M.Falconer – painting (cover painting) Jeri Heiden – design
Charts
+ Weekly chart performance for "Acadia" Chart (2024) Peakposition UK Album Downloads (Official Charts Company) 100 UK Americana Albums (Official Charts Company) 39
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