Guild of the Asbestos Weaver
Guild of the Asbestos Weaver is the eighth studio album by English musician Alexander Tucker. It was released on 23 August 2019 by Thrill Jockey.[6]
| Guild of the Asbestos Weaver | ||||
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| Released | 23 August 2019 | |||
| Genre | Avant-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AOTY | 64/100[2] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
The album is inspired by the 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and references H. P. Lovecraft and Alan Moore.[7][5]
Critical reception
Guild of the Asbestos Weaver 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 74, based on 7 reviews.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Energy Alphas" | 7:21 |
| 2. | "Artificial Origin" | 9:05 |
| 3. | "Montag" | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Precog" | 7:06 |
| 5. | "Cryonic" | 10:20 |
References
- Tucker, Simon (16 August 2019). "Alexander Tucker: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Alexander Tucker - Guild of the Asbestos Weaver". Album of the Year. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Marsh, Graeme (3 September 2019). "Alexander Tucker - Guild of the Asbestos Weaver". MusicOMH. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- "Alexander Tucker To Release New Album". The Quietus. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Eede, Christian (20 August 2019). "The New Alexander Tucker Album". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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