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A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears

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A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears
Studio album by
Released23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)
GenreIndie Folk
Length48:25
LabelHowling Owl
ProducerOliver Wilde
Oliver Wilde chronology
A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears
(2013)
Red Tide Opal In The Loose End Womb (album)
(2014)

A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears is the debut album by English musician Oliver Wilde, released on 23 June 2013 through Howling Owl.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Line of Best Fit8/10[2]
DIY9/10[3]
Drowned In Sound9/10[4]

At the Album of the Year website, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears received an average score of 82, based on 6 reviews, placing it as the 14th highest reviewed album of 2013 by critics.[citation needed] Samme Maine of Drowned in Sound wrote, "As striking as it is beautiful, on A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Light Years, Oliver Wilde has crafted something truly unique."[4]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2013
25

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Oliver Wilde

No.TitleLength
1."Curve (Good Grief)"5:54
2."Perret's Brook"5:57
3."Flutter"5:32
4."Something Old"5:10
5."Marleah's Cadence"3:59
6."Rift"5:00
7."Pinch"4:28
8."Walter Stephen's Only Daughter"4:34
9."Happy Downer"5:04
10."Twin"4:47
Total length:48:25

Personnel

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Release history

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Region Date Label Format Edition Ref.
Various 23 June 2013 Howling Owl Standard edition

References

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  1. ^ "ABITULY by Oliver Wilde reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Alex G – DSU". Line of Best Fit. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Alex G – DSU". DIY. July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Maine, Sammy (July 2013). "ABITULY". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 2013". Crack Magazine. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.