LP5 (John Moreland album)

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LP5
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
Length40:56
LabelOld Omens
ProducerMatt Pence[1]
John Moreland chronology
Big Bad Luv
(2017)
LP5
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]
Under the Radar8/10[6]

LP5 is the fifth studio album by American musician John Moreland. It was released on February 7, 2020 under Old Omens.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

LP5 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 77, based on 9 reviews.[2]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by John Moreland

LP5 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Harder Dreams"4:22
2."A Thought Is Just a Passing Train"5:24
3."East October"3:45
4."I'm Learning How to Tell Myself the Truth"3:18
5."Two Stars"1:21
6."Terrestrial"4:19
7."In Times Between"3:18
8."When My Fever Breaks"3:41
9."I Always Let You Burn Me to the Ground"4:35
10."For Ichiro"1:42
11."Let Me Be Understood"5:11

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for LP5
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[8] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 42
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 15
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[12] 34
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[13] 22

References[edit]

  1. ^ Graff, Geoff (February 6, 2020). "John Moreland Introduces Bigger Sound on New "LP5"". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Margolis, Lynne (March 18, 2019). "John Moreland Scores a Winner With LP5". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Woodbury, Jason (February 18, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Moody, Mark (February 7, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (February 6, 2020). "John Moreland on Why He Ditched Guitars for Drum Machines on New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "John Moreland Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "John Moreland Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "John Moreland Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "John Moreland Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.