Empire Builder (album)
| Empire Builder | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label | Barsuk Records, City Slang | |||
| Producer | John Askew, Laura Gibson[1] | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| MusicOMH |   [3] |
Empire Builder is the fourth studio album by American musician Laura Gibson. It was released in April 2016 under Barsuk Records.
Gibson has stated that the title track was written when travelling from Oregon on the Empire Builder in order to start an MFA program in creative fiction at Hunter College New York.[4]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Cause" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Damn Sure" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Not Harmless" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Empire Builder" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Five and Thirty" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "The Search for Dark Lake" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Two Kids" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Louis" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Caldera, Oregon" | 4:11 |
| 10. | "The Last One" | 4:29 |
References[edit]
- ^ Day, Laurence (January 22, 2016). "Laura Gibson has announced new record Empire Builder, its lead single "The Cause", and a bunch of new UK/EU shows". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Metacritic review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Boardman, Tony (2016-04-01). "MusicOMH Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Christensen, David. "Laura Gibson Performs 'Empire Builder' On A Train Through The Columbia Gorge". www.opb.org. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
