Walk Into a Storm explained

Walk Into a Storm
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Lone Bellow
Cover:	The Lone Bellow - Walk Into a Storm.jpg
Alt:	A photo of a girl twisting around with her hair whipping at the camera
Recorded:	November 2016
Studio:	RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre:	Americana
Language:	English
Label:	Descendant/Sony Masterworks
Producer:	Dave Cobb
Prev Title:	Then Came the Morning
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Half Moon Light
Next Year:	2020

Walk Into a Storm is a 2017 studio album by American indie folk band The Lone Bellow. The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing that "the band's formula remains intact as they deliver the gutsy three-part harmonies and foot-stomping folk-soul that have become their trademark" and speculates that this album is a misstep because the band "may [have] settled a little too comfortably into their initial level of success and settled for keeping the machine running". Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter scored this release 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing that the band is more focused on this release and producer Dave Cobb "plays to the band’s strengths". Stephen Thompson of NPR's First Listen wrote that this release "capture[s] the group's earnest, agreeable charm, dispensed via songs that amble and soar" and that it comes "stacked with charisma-drenched ringers". In Paste, Lee Zimmerman scored Walk Into a Storm a 7.6 out of 10, praising the depth of the lyrics and summing up that this release can continue the band's success.

Track listing

1. "Deeper in the Water" (Brian Elmquist, Jeremy Lutito, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, and Zachary Williams) – 3:52
2. "Is It Ever Gonna Be Easy" (Elmquist, Jason Pipkin, K. Pipkin, and Williams) – 3:12
3. "May You Be Well" (Elmquist, J. Pipkin, K. Pipkin, and Williams) – 4:54
4. "Come Break My Heart Again" (K. Pipkin and Williams) – 3:39
5. "Feather" (Elmquist, Justin Glasco, and K. Pipkin) – 3:43
6. "Walk Into a Storm" (Elmquist, K. Pipkin, and Williams) – 5:06
7. "Time's Always Leaving" (Elmquist, Glasco, and Williams) – 3:17
8. "Can't Be Happy for Long" (Elmquist, Glasco, and Williams) – 2:54
9. "Between the Lines" (Williams) – 4:27
10. "Long Way to Go" (Wyatt Earp and Williams) – 3:32

Personnel

The Lone Bellow

• Brian Elmquist – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, vocals
• Kanene Donehey Pipkin – vocals
• Zachary Williams – vocals

Additional personnel

• Brian Allen – bass
• Eric Ryan Anderson – inside photography
• David Angell – violin
• Ryan Booth – cover photo
• Dave Cobb]] – acoustic guitar, mixing, production
• David Davidson – violin
• Go De Jong – graphic design
• Justin Glasco – drums, Hammond organ, percussion, vocal production
• Gena Johnson – production assistance
• Stephen Lamb – copyist
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz – cello
• Jason Pipkin – Hammond B3, lap steel guitar, mandolin, Mellotron, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Matt Ross-Spang – engineering
• Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangement, viola

Chart performance

Walk Into a Storm reached 173 on the Billboard 200, fourth on Americana/Folk Albums, and 73 on the Rock Albums chart.

See also

• List of 2017 albums