Upper Air is the second studio album by the folk band Bowerbirds. It was released in 2009.

Upper Air
Studio album by
Released2009
GenreFolk
Length41:48
LanguageEnglish
LabelDead Oceans
Bowerbirds chronology
Hymns for a Dark Horse
(2007)
Upper Air
(2009)
The Clearing
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Consequence of Sound [3]
NME(9/10) [4]
The Observer(favorable) [5]
Paste(8.5/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10)[7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."House of Diamonds"2:58
2."Teeth"4:10
3."Silver Clouds"4:30
4."Beneath Your Tree"3:40
5."Ghost Life"5:24
6."Northern Lights"2:54
7."Chimes"4:18
8."Bright Future"4:01
9."Crooked Lust"4:04
10."This Day"3:08

Reception edit

Upper Air was well received by critics, scoring 76 out of 100 on Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 16 reviews.

References edit

  1. ^ "Upper Air by Bowerbirds". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ Reges, Margaret. "Upper Air - Bowerbirds". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Balderrama, Anthony (July 7, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Wright, Lisa (July 2, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - 'Upper Air'". NME. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  5. ^ Carnwath, Ally (July 5, 2009). "Bowerbirds, Upper Air". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (July 9, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  7. ^ Love, Joshua (July 8, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 30, 2010.