Along the Way (Mark McGuire album)
Along the Way is a solo studio album by Mark McGuire, a former member of Emeralds. It was released on Dead Oceans on February 4, 2014.[1] "The Instinct" was released as a single from the album.[2]
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Released | February 4, 2014 | |||
Length | 67:31 | |||
Label | Dead Oceans | |||
Producer | Mark McGuire | |||
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Singles from Along the Way | ||||
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Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Blurt | [5] |
Fact | 3/5[6] |
The 405 | 8/10[7] |
The Line of Best Fit | [8] |
MusicOMH | [9] |
NME | 7/10[10] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10[11] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [12] |
Under the Radar | [13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "Along the Way represents the most ambitious material from McGuire to date, including deeper production and a plethora of various instruments that never made it into the laser-focused explorations of solo guitar that made up previous albums."[4] He added: "It's an incredible feat for an artist to make something so enormous and unfolding without losing himself in the process, but McGuire has done just that, and as a result has turned in his most detailed and soul-searching work."[4] Tom Fenwick of Under the Radar gave the album 7 stars out of 10, writing: "Carving out layers of sound from digital percussion, distant auto-tuned vocals, and washes of synthesized atmospherics, he surrounds them with his virtuosic playing of electric and acoustic guitar."[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark McGuire
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Awakening" | 1:20 |
2. | "Wonderland of Living Things" | 2:51 |
3. | "In Search of the Miraculous" | 5:53 |
4. | "To the Macrobes (Where Do I Go?)" | 5:05 |
5. | "Astray" | 1:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Silent Weapons (The Architects of Manipulation)" | 5:14 |
7. | "The Instinct" | 12:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "The Human Condition (Song for My Father)" | 4:11 |
9. | "For the Friendships (Along the Way)" | 8:30 |
10. | "Arrival Begins the Next Departure" | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The War on Consciousness" | 6:05 |
12. | "The Lonelier Way" | 5:37 |
13. | "Turiya (The Same Way)" | 3:47 |
Total length: | 67:31 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Mark McGuire – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, santur, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, talkbox, percussion, drum machine, tape samples, electronics, effects, production, arrangement, mixing, photography, design, layout
- James Plotkin – mastering
- Daniel Murphy – design, layout
References
- Breihan, Tom (January 27, 2014). "Stream Mark McGuire Along the Way". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Hudson, Alex (August 22, 2013). "Mark McGuire Releases New 12-Inch off 'Along the Way'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- "Along the Way by Mark McGuire". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Thomas, Fred. "Mark McGuire - Along the Way". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Mills, Fred (April 11, 2014). "Mark McGuire – Along the Way". Blurt. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Pattison, Louis (February 24, 2014). "Along the Way". Fact. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Morrison, John (February 3, 2014). "Mark McGuire - Along The Way". The 405. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Lo, Chris (January 28, 2014). "Mark McGuire – Along The Way". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Meller, David (January 29, 2014). "Mark McGuire – Along The Way". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Snapes, Laura (January 30, 2014). "Mark McGuire - 'Along The Way'". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Currin, Grayson Haver (February 6, 2014). "Mark McGuire: Along the Way". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Phillips, Matthew. "Mark McGuire - Along the Way". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- Fenwick, Tom (February 7, 2014). "Mark McGuire: Along the Way". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
External links
- Along the Way at Discogs (list of releases)