| Arise Therefore | ||||
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| Released | April 29, 1996 | |||
| Length | 43:58 | |||
| Label | Palace | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
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Arise Therefore is the fourth studio album by Will Oldham. It was released in 1996 under the moniker Palace Music, although sometimes credited simply to "Palace". The album features David Grubbs, Ned Oldham, and a Mayatone drum machine credited as "Maya Tone". It was recorded by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press | 5/5 [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [3] |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 7/10 [6] |
| Select | 4/5 [7] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [8] |
Kurt Wolff of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and praised the lyrics, calling them "beautiful in their stark, pale honesty as often as they are indecipherable." [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stablemate" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "A Sucker's Evening" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Arise, Therefore" | 4:05 |
| 4. | "You Have Cum in Your Hair and Your Dick Is Hanging Out" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Kid of Harith" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "The Sun Highlights the Lack in Each" | 5:36 |
| 7. | "No Gold Digger" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Disorder" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "A Group of Women" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Give Me Children" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "The Weaker Soldier" | 5:28 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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Arise Therefore remains unsettled, uncanny, uplifting and sad, a phantom creation beyond the comprehension of even its creator.