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Hallelujah Anyhow

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Hallelujah Anyhow
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
Length36:16
LabelMerge Records
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Heart Like a Levee
(2016)
Hallelujah Anyhow
(2017)
Terms of Surrender
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[1]
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Blurt[5]
Classic Rock[6]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[7]
Paste8.6/10[8]
Pitchfork7.9/10[9]

Hallelujah Anyhow is the eighth studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on September 22, 2017 under Merge Records.[10]

Critical reception

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Hallelujah Anyhow 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 80, based on 15 reviews.[2]

Accolades

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Accolades for Hallelujah Anyhow
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2017 27 [11]
Uproxx Top 50 Albums of 2017 20 [12]

Track listing

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Hallelujah Anyhow track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jenny of the Roses"3:38
2."Lost Out in the Darkness"3:22
3."Jaw"3:13
4."Harder Rain"4:15
5."I Am the Song"2:48
6."Gulfport You've Been on My Mind"4:41
7."John the Gun"3:27
8."Domino (Time Will Tell)"3:45
9."Caledonia, My Love"3:00
10."When the Wall Comes Down"4:07

Charts

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Chart performance for Hallelujah Anyhow
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] 25
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 28

References

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  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Annie (September 18, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger finds the silver linings on the loose Hallelujah Anyhow". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Kelly, Jennifer. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Hasted, Nick (September 6, 2017). "Classic Rock Magazine Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Oinonen, Janne (September 19, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger render familiar templates totally fresh and compelling on Hallelujah Anyhow". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Salmon, Ben (September 28, 2017). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Deusner, Stephen (September 21, 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Helman, Peter (July 25, 2017). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announce New Album Hallelujah Anyhow". Stereogum. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2017". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "All The Best Albums of 2017". Uproxx. December 4, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.