May You Be Held
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| Released | October 2, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2017–2019[1] | |||
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| Genre | Post-metal | |||
| Length | 59:44 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Matt Bayles | |||
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May You Be Held is the fourth studio album by Canadian-American metal band Sumac. The album was released on October 2, 2020 through Thrill Jockey,[2] pushed back from its original release date of September 18.[1] To promote the album, Sumac released the track "The Iron Chair" for online streaming in July 2020.[3] Sumac asked Thrill Jockey to refrain from posting the album to the music streaming platform Spotify due to what the band referred to as CEO Daniel Ek's "pretty repugnant statements" made earlier in 2020 about artists not performing well on the site.[4]
May You Be Held was recorded over three years (2017–2019) and recorded at three different recordings studios, primarily in Washington state.[1] Kurt Ballou (Converge) who produced Sumac's What One Becomes (2016) and Love in Shadow (2018) returned to mix the album, while it was recorded by Matt Bayles (Isis, Botch).[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "A Prayer for Your Path" | 5:38 |
| 2. | "May You Be Held" | 19:52 |
| 3. | "The Iron Chair" | 8:16 |
| 4. | "Consumed" | 16:58 |
| 5. | "Laughter & Silence" | 9:00 |
| Total length: | 59:44 | |
Personnel
[edit]Sumac
- Brian Cook – bass
- Aaron Turner – guitars, vocals
- Nick Yacyshyn – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Faith Coloccia – organ on "Laughter and Silence"
Production
- Kurt Ballou – mixing, additional recording
- Matt Bayles – recording
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Aaron Turner – additional recording
- Nicholas Wilbur – assistant engineering
Artwork
- Aaron Turner – artwork, design
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Slingerland, Calum (July 9, 2020). "Sumac Ready New Album 'May You Be Held'". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (July 29, 2020). "Sumac Share 'The Iron Chair' from 'May You Be Held'". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (July 29, 2020). "Sumac – 'The Iron Chair'". Stereogum. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Rosenburg, Axl (October 5, 2020). "This Is Why You Won't Find the New Sumac Album on Spotify". MetalSucks. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
