Shadow Offering
| Shadow Offering | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2020 | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | Secret City | |||
| Producer | Chris Walla[1] | |||
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| Singles from Shadow Offering | ||||
Shadow Offering is the fourth studio album by Canadian experimental pop/art rock band Braids. It was originally slated to be released on April 24, 2020, but was delayed to June 19 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][5][6]
The album was produced by former Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla.[7]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[8] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[9] |
| Clash | 8/10[10] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[11] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[12] |
| Loud and Quiet | 7/10[13] |
| MusicOMH | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[14] |
| NME | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[15] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[16] |
Shadow Offering 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 13 reviews.[8] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[17]
Accolades
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| Stereogum | Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year | 28
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| Under the Radar | Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020 | 24
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Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Here 4 U" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Young Buck" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Eclipse" | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Just Let Me" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Upheaval II" | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Fear of Men" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Snow Angel" | 9:00 |
| 8. | "Ocean" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Note to Self" | 4:29 |
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