The Mountain Will Fall Explained

The Mountain Will Fall
Type:studio
Artist:DJ Shadow
Cover:Djshadow2016album.jpg
Released:June 24, 2016
Genre:Instrumental hip hop, electronic
Length:49:37
Label:Mass Appeal
Producer:DJ Shadow
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The Mountain Will Fall is the fifth studio album by American music producer DJ Shadow. It was released on June 24, 2016 by Mass Appeal Records.[1]

Critical reception

The Mountain Will Fall received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on 26 reviews. Adam Workman from The National said DJ Shadow gave his "sample-heavy, largely instrumental hip-hop" music a more "ambitious scope" than on his previous records,[2] while Spin journalist Brian Josephs believed his "brisk electronic direction" contributed to a coherence that was missing on The Outsider (2006) and The Less You Know, the Better (2011). Exclaim!s Daryl Keating said "he still has the chops to cut a good record when he's not doing a complete gear change and then turning down the wrong road at full speed."[3] Robert Christgau gave The Mountain Will Fall a three-star honorable mention in his column for Vice, deeming it DJ Shadow's best album since The Private Press (2002) but "a sound effects record by comparison, heavy on first-rate texture, rumble, and of course beats"; he named "Nobody Speak", "Mambo", and the title track as highlights.[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DJ Shadow Announces New Album The Mountain Will Fall Featuring Run the Jewels, Shares Title Track: Listen. Pitchfork Media . April 7, 2016.
  2. Web site: Workman. Adam. July 4, 2016. Album review: DJ Shadow stitches together dense sonic beats in The Mountain Will Fall. The National. July 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: DJ Shadow - This Mountain Will Fall . . June 22, 2016 . August 9, 2016 . Keating, Daryl.
  4. Web site: Christgau. Robert. Robert Christgau. July 16, 2016. Vic Mensa, Joey Purp, Clams Casino, and Growing Up Expert Witness with Robert Christgau. Vice. July 16, 2016.
  5. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. July 4, 2016. July 1, 2016.
  6. Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-end 2016. Billboard. February 11, 2018.