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Among the Ghosts

Among the Ghosts is the tenth studio album by American country-punk band Lucero. It was released August 3, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.[6][7]

Among the Ghosts
Studio album by
Lucero
ReleasedAugust 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
StudioPhillips Recording
Genre
Length40:54
Lucero chronology
All a Man Should Do
(2015) 		Among the Ghosts
(2018) 		When You Found Me
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[4]
Paste7.4/10[5]

Production

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The album was recorded live at Phillips Recording with producer Matt Ross-Spang. American actor Michael Shannon features on "Back to the Night".[6] The track "Loving" features on the 2016 film, Loving

Critical reception

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Among the Ghosts 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 77, based on 7 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 4 reviews.[1]

Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album "demonstrates how smart and versatile these guys can be; it's a brave and satisfying set that finds beauty and meaning in the valleys on the human experience."[2] Eric Danton from Paste said of the album: "The songs are full of minor-key acoustic guitars, moody electric flourishes and downhearted piano parts, augmented here and there with overdriven, but restrained, riffs."[5]

Accolades

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Accolades for Among the Ghosts
Publication Accolade Rank
American Songwriter American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of the Year
16[8]

Track listing

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Among the Ghosts track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Among the Ghosts"4:06
2."Bottom of the Sea"5:01
3."Everything Has Changed"5:16
4."Always Been You"4:12
5."Cover Me"4:11
6."To My Dearest Wife"3:49
7."Long Way Back Home"4:16
8."Loving"2:58
9."Back to the Night" (featuring Michael Shannon)4:12
10."For the Lonely Ones"2:53

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Among the Ghosts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[9]
9
US Top Folk Albums (Billboard)[10]
2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]
18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard[12]
2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Hal (August 1, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Danton, Eric (August 7, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ^ a b McKenna, Brittney (July 26, 2018). "Lucero's 'Among The Ghosts' Does A Little Musical Demolition". NPR. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Enos, Michael (June 12, 2018). "Lucero Ruminate on 9th Album 'Among the Ghosts': 'It's Important to Keep Those Fires Burning'". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 25 of 2018". American Songwriter. December 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Alternative Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tastemaker Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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