Boneclouds Explained

Boneclouds
Type:studio
Artist:Mason Jennings
Cover:Boneclounds album cover.jpg
Released:May 16, 2006
Genre:Folk
Length:38:01
Label:Glacial Pace[1]
Producer:Noah Georgeson, Mason Jennings
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Boneclouds is an album by Mason Jennings.[2] [3] It was released in 2006 by Glacial Pace.[4] [5]

Production

The album was produced by Noah Georgeson, with minor input from Isaac Brock.[6]

Critical reception

NPR wrote that "though the production is cleaner and fuller sounding than on his earlier records, [Jennings] maintains the level of intimacy and insight that his fans have come to expect."[7] American Songwriter called Boneclouds "the most dynamic and richly textured album of Jennings’ career."[8] Billboard wrote that "there's a fine line between being genuine and being cheesy, and Boneclouds wrestles with this throughout."[9] PopMatters called Jennings "an extraordinary player who dazzles through the charm and eloquence of his fret work."[10] Paste lamented Jennings's "penchant for Hallmark sentimentality and easy rhymes."[11]

Track listing

  1. "Be Here Now" – 3:48
  2. "Gentlest Hammer" – 3:14
  3. "If You Ain't Got Love" – 3:16
  4. "Some Say I'm Not" – 3:57
  5. "Moon Sailing on the Water" – 4:34
  6. "Jackson Square" – 4:10
  7. "If You Need a Reason" – 4:35
  8. "Which Way Your Heart Will Go" – 3:18
  9. "Where the Sun Had Been" – 2:12
  10. "Jesus Are You Real" – 4:52
  11. "Things Change" – 3:48 (iTunes bonus track)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mason Jennings. Glacial Pace.
  2. Web site: Mason Jennings | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Mason Jennings - Boneclouds. No Depression.
  4. Web site: Amateur Proselytizing | The Village Voice. www.villagevoice.com.
  5. Web site: Mason Jennings. Grayson Haver. Currin. June 14, 2006. INDY Week.
  6. Web site: Boneclouds | Prefixmag.com.
  7. Web site: Mason Jennings: Pop with Grace and Class. NPR.org.
  8. Web site: MASON JENNINGS: Makes His Move « American Songwriter. May 1, 2006.
  9. Web site: MASON JENNINGS, "Boneclouds". Billboard.
  10. Web site: Mason Jennings: Boneclouds. May 18, 2006. PopMatters.
  11. Web site: Mason Jennings - Boneclouds. June 30, 2008. pastemagazine.com.