Among the Ghosts is the tenth studio album by American country-punk band Lucero. It was released August 3, 2018 under Thirty Tigers.
Production The album was recorded live at Phillips Recording with producer Matt Ross-Spang. American actor Michael Shannon features on "Back to the Night". The track "Loving" features on the 2016 film, Loving
Critical reception Among the Ghosts 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 7 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 4 reviews.
Mark Deming of AllMusic said the album "demonstrates how smart and versatile these guys can be; it's a brave and satisfying set that finds beauty and meaning in the valleys on the human experience." Eric Danton from Paste said of the album: "The songs are full of minor-key acoustic guitars, moody electric flourishes and downhearted piano parts, augmented here and there with overdriven, but restrained, riffs."
Accolades +Accolades for Among the Ghosts Publication Accolade Rank American Songwriter American Songwriters Top 25 Albums of the Year
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians Ben Nichols – vocals, guitar Rick Steff – piano John C. Stubblefield – bass Brian Venable – guitar Roy Berry – drums Eugenio Figueroa – viola Heather Trussell – violin Gaylon Patterson – violin Dara Hankins – cello Jim Spake – saxophone Michael Shannon – vocals
Production Matt Ross-Spang – engineer, mixing, producer Wesley Graham – engineer Jeff Powell – mastering Alex McCollough – mastering Matthew Cole – design
Charts +Chart performance for Among the Ghosts Chart (2018) Peakposition US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) US Top Folk Albums (Billboard) US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard
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