Anches En Maat
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| Released | September 22, 2023 | |||
| Length | 40:00 | |||
| Label | Temporary Residence | |||
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Anches En Maat is the eighth studio album by American band Grails. It was released on September 22, 2023, by Temporary Residence.[1]
Background
On July 10, 2023, Grails announced the release of their eighth studio album, along with the first single "Sad & Illegal".[1]
The second single "Black Rain" was released on August 23, 2023.[2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
Anches En Maat 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 4 reviews.[3]
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| PopMatters | PopMatters' Top 20 Experimental Albums | 18 | [6] |
| PopMatters' Best Metal Albums of September 2023 | N/a | [7] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sad & Illegal" | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Viktor's Night Map" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Sisters of Bilitis" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Pool of Gems" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Evening Song" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Black Rain" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Anches En Maat" | 12:37 |
| Total length: | 40:00 | |
Personnel
- Grails
- Emil Amos – piano, drums, Mellotron, OP-1, tapes, electric guitars, autoharp, mixing
- Alex Hall – electric guitars, synthesizer, design, layout
- Jesse Bates – pedal steel guitar, bass, flute; 12-string guitar (3); drums (5)
- Ilyas Ahmed – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar synthesizer
- A.E. Paterra – synthesizers, Moog Taurus
- Additional musicians
- Timba Harris – string arrangement and performance (1–3)
- Cory Gray – horns
- Kh Marie – voice (2, 5)
- Casey Proctor – Mellotron and Moog synthesizer (4, 7)
- Dylan Rice-Leary – harmonica (4)
- Andy Burton – Continuum (7)
- Production
- Aaron Hill – recording engineer
- Bill Simpkins – mixing (1, 3)
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Julien Langendorff – front artwork
References
- 1 2 3 Rettig, James (July 10, 2023). "Grails Announce New Album". Stereogum. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- 1 2 Brodsky, Rachel (August 23, 2023). "Grails Share New Song "Black Rain"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ↑ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ↑ Simpson, J (November 21, 2023). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ↑ "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2023". PopMatters. December 6, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ↑ Poscic, Antonio (October 10, 2023). "The Best Metal Albums of September 2023". PopMatters. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
External links
- Anches En Maat at Discogs (list of releases)
- Anches En Maat at MusicBrainz (list of releases)