Don't Weigh Down the Light

Don't Weigh Down the Light
Studio album by
Meg Baird
ReleasedJune 23, 2015
RecordedNovember – December 2014
GenreFolk
Length46:26
LabelDrag City
Meg Baird chronology
Seasons on Earth
(2011)		 Don't Weigh Down the Light
(2015)		 Furling
(2023)

Don't Weigh Down the Light is the fourth studio album by folk singer Meg Baird, released in 2015 on the Wichita label in the UK and the Drag City label in the US.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
BlurtStarStarStarStarStar[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
musicOMHStarStarStarStar[6]
Pitchfork7.1/10[7]
Record CollectorStarStarStarStarStar[8]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarHalf star[9]

Don't Weigh Down the Light received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album scores 79/100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Ben Ratliff of The New York Times spoke positively about the album, describing it as "A true post-folk record, dyed in the acoustic sound of the English and Californian folk movements of the late 1960s and early ’70s, but not particularly scholarly or eccentric.[10] Helen Brown of The Telegraph also shared positive sentiments, stating "All 11 original songs spiral out from a strong, controlled core of patience".[11]

Kitty Empire of The Observer (now owned by The Guardian) was more critical of the album and its "unceasingly calm and atmospheric" tone, further stating "The theme here is bittersweet leave-taking, as track titles such as Past Houses imply. Not a great deal seems to be happening – then you are suddenly brought up short by the guitar that sings out on Back to You or the polyphony of Leaving Song".[12]

Track listing

  1. "Counterfeiters" – 3:27
  2. "I Don't Mind" – 6:11
  3. "Mosquito Hawks" – 3:21
  4. "Back to You" – 4:18
  5. "Past Houses" – 5:03
  6. "Leaving Song" – 1:03
  7. "Stars Unwinding" – 5:23
  8. "Good Directions" – 5:24
  9. "Don't Weigh Down the Light" – 5:41
  10. "Even the Walls Don't Want You to Go" – 3:43
  11. "Past Houses (Reprise)" – 2:52

References

  1. ↑ "Don't Weigh Down the Light by Meg Baird reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Don't Weigh Down the Light by Meg Baird Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom (June 22, 2015). "Don't Weigh Down the Light - Meg Baird". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Jennifer (July 10, 2015). "MEG BAIRD — Don't Weigh Down the Light". Blurt. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Spenceley, Haydon (June 25, 2015). "Album Review: Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down the Light". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Mesure, Rob (June 22, 2015). "Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down the Light". musicOMH. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Matthew (June 19, 2015). "Meg Baird: Don't Weigh Down the Light Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ Bell, Max (July 2015). "Don't Weigh Down The Light". Record Collector. Metropolis International. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Meg Baird - Don't Weight Down The Light". Tiny Mix Tapes. June 25, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (June 22, 2015). "Review: Meg Baird, Always Generous, Gives Even More in New Album". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ Brown, Helen (June 20, 2015). "Meg Baird, Don't Weigh Down the Light, review: 'soft beauty'". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 31, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ Empire, Kitty (June 21, 2015). "Meg Baird: Don't Weigh Down the Light review – unceasingly calm and atmospheric". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 31, 2026.


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