| Songs of the Plains | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Colter Wall |
| Cover: | Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains.png |
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| Length: | 34:08 |
| Label: | Thirty Tigers |
| Producer: | Dave Cobb |
| Prev Title: | Colter Wall |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
Songs of the Plains is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall. It was released on October 12, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.[1]
Songs of the Plains has sold 18,800 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[2]
Songs of the Plains 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 79, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[3]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said: "Throughout Songs of the Plains, Wall relies on stories and sketches designed to conjure ghosts of the Canadian prairies he calls home. As alluring as his spooky, skeletal arrangements are -- steel guitars are used as howling accents, not solos; he occasionally gooses his band to follow a train track rhythm".
| Accolade | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Songwriter | American Songwriters Top 25 Albums of 2018 | ||
| The A.V. Club | The A.V. Clubs Best Country Albums of 2018 | ||
| Digital Trends | Digital Trends Top 50 Albums of 2018 | ||
| Glide Magazine | Glides Top 20 Albums of 2018 | ||
| The Independent | The Independents Top 40 Albums of 2018 | ||
| Rolling Stone | Rolling Stones Top 40 Country and Americana Albums of 2018 | ||
| Vinyl Me, Please | Vinyl Me, Pleases Top 40 Albums of 2018 |
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