Transfiguration of Vincent | ||||
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Released | March 18, 2003 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 44:09 | |||
Label | Merge (US) Matador (Europe) | |||
M. Ward chronology | ||||
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Transfiguration of Vincent, released in 2003, is the third studio album by singer-songwriter M. Ward. The title alludes to the 1965 album The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death by John Fahey, and refers to the life and death of Vincent O'Brien, a close friend to Ward.[1]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Blender | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
Mojo | [6] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[7] |
Q | [8] |
Stylus Magazine | A−[9] |
Uncut | [10] |
Transfiguration of Vincent placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 88.[11]