Ocean Roar
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| Released | August 29, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 2011, to February 21, 2012, at the Unknown in Anacortes, Washington[1] | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, indie rock, noise, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 38:43 | |||
| Label | P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd. (ELV 026/043) | |||
| Producer | Phil Elverum | |||
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Ocean Roar is the sixth studio album by Mount Eerie, released on August 29, 2012. It is the second of two albums released by Mount Eerie in 2012.[2]
Recording and release
[edit]Ocean Roar is the second of two albums released by Mount Eerie in 2012.[2] Phil Elvrum described Ocean Roar as a "counterpoint to the soft synth walls and landscape pondering of Clear Moon, presenting the opposite of that album’s clear glints of awareness: a total wall of blue-grey oceanic fog, a half remembered dream of a trip through dense old growth hills to the gnarly winter ocean, in the middle of the night, decades ago."[3]
Clear Moon / Ocean Roar (Condensed Versions)
[edit]On October 17, 2012, Phil released a 7-inch single entitled "Clear Moon / Ocean Roar (Condensed Versions)". Side B consists of all the songs on Ocean Roar played at once [4]
Reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 85/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| No Ripcord | 9/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [10] |
Ocean Roar received mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85 based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave Ocean Roar 7.8 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[5]
The album was listed 38th on Stereogum's list of the top 50 albums of 2012.[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pale Lights" | 9:59 |
| 2. | "Ocean Roar" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Ancient Times" | 1:11 |
| 4. | "Instrumental" | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Waves" | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Engel Der Luft (Popol Vuh)" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "I Walked Home Beholding" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Instrumental" | 6:58 |
| Total length: | 38:43 | |
"Engel Der Luft" is a cover of a Popol Vuh song from their soundtrack Fitzcarraldo.[12]
Legacy
[edit]American musician Andy Stack cites opening track "Pale Lights" as a influence, describing it as genius.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Mount Eerie. Bandcamp. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b Pelly, Jenn (February 22, 2012). "Mount Eerie to Release Two New Albums This Year". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ Elvrum, Phil. [1] Archived 2019-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. P. W. Elverum & Sun. 04 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (November 13, 2012). "Mount Eerie's new 7" lets you listen to Clear Moon and Ocean Roar at the same time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Eerie". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ocean Roar Reviews Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Sullivan, Ben. Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar. AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Pickard, Joshua (November 24, 2012). "Mount Eerie: Ocean Roar". No Ripcord. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ Greene, Jayson (November 24, 2012). "Mount Eerie: Ocean Roar". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ Sullivan, Ben. "Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar". Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2012". 5 December 2012.
- ^ Elverum, Phil. Mount Eerie. Bandcamp. 04 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Clash, Staff (August 22, 2019). "Influences: Joyero". Clash. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
