In the Rainbow Rain | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 27, 2018 | |||
Length | 48:49 | |||
Label | ATO Records | |||
Producer | ||||
Okkervil River chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.5/10[1] |
Metacritic | 68/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10[4] |
Exclaim! | 6/10[5] |
God Is in the TV | 7/10[6] |
The Line of Best Fit | 6.5/10[7] |
MusicOMH | [8] |
Paste | 7.8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10[10] |
PopMatters | 7/10[11] |
Slant Magazine | [12] |
In the Rainbow Rain is the ninth studio album by American indie band Okkervil River. The album was released on ATO Records on April 27, 2018.[13]
On February 12, 2018, Okkervil River announced the release of their new album for April 27, 2018, alongside the first single "Don't Move Back to L.A.".[14] On March 20, 2018, the second single "Pulled Up The Ribbon" was released, along with a music video.[15] The music video features Sarah Pedinotti. On April 11, 2018, the band released the music video for "Don't Move Back to L.A.".[16] The third single "Famous Tracheotomies" was released on April 16, 2018.[17][18]
In the Rainbow Rain 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 68, based on 18 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 66 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 16 reviews.[19]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Famous Tracheotomies" | 4:55 | |
2. | "The Dream and the Light" |
| 6:49 |
3. | "Love Somebody" |
| 4:13 |
4. | "Family Song" |
| 5:10 |
5. | "Pulled up the Ribbon" |
| 4:11 |
6. | "Don't Move Back to L.A." |
| 4:38 |
7. | "Shelter Song" |
| 4:59 |
8. | "How It Is" |
| 3:34 |
9. | "External Actor" |
| 4:08 |
10. | "Human Being Song" |
| 6:12 |
Total length: | 48:49 |
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[20] | 93 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] | 15 |
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[22] | 16 |