2019 studio album by Sheer Mag
A Distant Call Released August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23 ) Genre
Length 33 :52 Label Wilsuns
"Blood from a Stone" Released: June 19, 2019[3] [4]
"Hardly to Blame" Released: July 22, 2019[5]
"The Killer" Released: August 19, 2019[6]
A Distant Call is the second studio album by American band Sheer Mag . It was released on August 23, 2019, through Wilsuns Recording Company.[7]
The first single from the album, "Blood From A Stone," was released on June 19, 2019.[8]
Three singles were released on A Distant Call which were released prior to the release of the album. The first single, "Blood From A Stone" was released on June 19, 2019, which coincided with the album's announcement.[3] The second single, "Hardly to Blame", was released on July 22, 2019.[5] The third, and final single from the album, "The Killer", came out on August 19, 2019.[6]
A Distant Call 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 81, based on 12 reviews.[11]
Title 1. "Steel Sharpens Steel" 4:02 2. "Blood From a Stone" 2:37 3. "Unfound Manifest" 3:36 4. "Silver Line" 3:25 5. "Hardly to Blame" 3:07 6. "Cold Sword" 3:29 7. "Chopping Block" 2:32 8. "The Right Stuff" 3:14 9. "The Killer" 4:43 10. "Keep On Runnin" 3:07
^ a b c d Evans, Dayna (August 24, 2019). "Sheer Mag: A Distant Call Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ a b c Shteamer, Hank (August 21, 2019). "Sheer Mag Unite the Personal and Political on Bold Concept Album 'A Distant Call' " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ a b Rettig, James (June 19, 2019). "Sheer Mag – "Blood From A Stone" " . Stereogum . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ Shteamer, Hank (June 19, 2019). "Song You Need to Know: Sheer Mag, 'Blood From a Stone' " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ a b Gottsegen, Will (July 22, 2019). "Sheer Mag – "Hardly To Blame" " . Spin . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ a b Grow, Kory (August 19, 2019). "Hear Sheer Mag's Gritty New Song 'The Killer' " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ Burks, Tosten (August 23, 2019). "Sheer Mag Release New Album 'A Distant Call' " . Spin . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Minsker, Evan (June 19, 2019). "Sheer Mag Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song" . Pitchfork . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ "A Distant Call by Sheer Mag" . AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ "Sheer Mag – A Distant Call" . Album of the Year. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ a b c "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Monger, James Christopher. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Sachllah, David (August 16, 2019). "Sheer Mag Answer A Distant Call with Expected Fervor" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Garcia, Brad (August 20, 2019). "Exclaim Review" . Exclaim! . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Smith, Thomas (August 28, 2019). "NME Review" . NME . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Martin, Clare (August 22, 2019). "Sheer Mag: A Distant Call Review" . Paste . Retrieved February 8, 2020 .