The Morning Star is the eighth studio album by American musician Daniel Bachman. It was released on July 27, 2018, by Three Lobed Recordings.
Critical reception The Morning Star 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 9 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 83 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.
Thom Jurek of AllMusic noted the album is "at once brave and solitary, gentle and bracing, provocative and spiritually resonant. It extends Bachman's reach, allowing him to paint the innermost dimensions of the world he perceives and cleave it open for light to flood in and illuminate it for us."
Accolades +Accolades for The Morning Star Publication Accolade Rank AllMusic AllMusics Top Folk and Americana Albums of 2018
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Daniel Bachman – vocals, guitar Forrest Marquisee – fiddle Ian McColm – cymbals
'Production Scott Caligan – layout Patrick Klem – mastering, mixing
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