Shadow Offering | ||||
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Released | June 19, 2020 | |||
Length | 45:10 | |||
Label | Secret City | |||
Producer | Chris Walla[1] | |||
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Singles from Shadow Offering | ||||
Shadow Offering is the fourth studio album by Canadian experimental pop/art rock band Braids. It was originally slated to be released on April 24, 2020, but was delayed to June 19 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][5][6]
The album was produced by former Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla.[7]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Clash | 8/10[10] |
Exclaim! | 7/10[11] |
The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[12] |
Loud and Quiet | 7/10[13] |
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Under the Radar | 8.5/10[16] |
Shadow Offering 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 78, based on 13 reviews.[8] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[17]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Stereogum | Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year | 28
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Under the Radar | Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020 | 24
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No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Here 4 U" | 3:51 |
2. | "Young Buck" | 3:53 |
3. | "Eclipse" | 4:56 |
4. | "Just Let Me" | 5:15 |
5. | "Upheaval II" | 5:03 |
6. | "Fear of Men" | 4:30 |
7. | "Snow Angel" | 9:00 |
8. | "Ocean" | 3:49 |
9. | "Note to Self" | 4:29 |