Self Made Man is the fourth studio album by American roots rock band Larkin Poe, released on June 12, 2020 by Tricki-Woo Records.[4]

Self Made Man
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
Length34:58
LabelTricki-Woo
Larkin Poe chronology
Venom & Faith
(2018)
Self Made Man
(2020)
Kindred Spirits
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[2]
Exclaim!7/10[3]

Critical reception

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Self Made Man 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 7 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of Year gave the album 77 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews.[5]

Track listing

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Self Made Man track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's a Self Made Man"
  • Megan Lovell
  • Rebecca Lovell
3:02
2."Holy Ghost Fire"
  • R. Lovell
3:23
3."Keep Diggin'"
  • M Lovell
  • R. Lovell
  • Tony Esterly
3:13
4."Back Down South" (featuring Tyler Bryant)
3:55
5."Tears of Blue to Gold"
  • M Lovell
  • R. Lovell
3:12
6."God Moves on the Water"
  • Blind Willie Johnson
2:44
7."Every Bird That Flies"
3:41
8."Scorpion"
  • R. Lovell
3:13
9."Danger Angel"
  • R. Lovell
2:28
10."Ex-Con"
  • R. Lovell
3:57
11."Easy Street"
  • M Lovell
  • R. Lovell
  • Tony Esterly
2:17
Total length:34:58

Charts

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Chart performance for Self Made Man
Chart (2020) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 79
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 76
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[10] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 1
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12] 8
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 39

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Hal (June 10, 2020). "Larkin Poe Album 'Self Made Man' Revels In Raw Blues Intensity". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Roos, Scott (June 10, 2020). "Larkin Poe Continue to Evolve Their Country, Rock and Blues Sound on 'Self Made Man'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Johnson, Neil (March 30, 2020). "Larkin Poe – Announce New Single 'Holy Ghost Fire and New Album 'Self Made Man' out 12th June". With Guitars. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of Year. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Larkin Poe – Self Made Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Larkin Poe – Self Made Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Larkin Poe Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Larkin Poe Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Larkin Poe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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