The Bible (album)

The Bible is the sixteenth studio album by American band Lambchop. It was released on September 30, 2022, by Merge Records.[12]

The Bible
Studio album by
Lambchop
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Length49:48
LabelMerge
Lambchop chronology
Showtunes
(2021)		 The Bible
(2022)
Singles from The Bible
  1. "Police Dog Blues"
    Released: June 16, 2022
  2. "So There"
    Released: August 9, 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Beats Per Minute80%[4]
God Is in the TV9/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]
Paste7.8/10[8]
Pitchfork8.1/10[9]
Uncut9/10[10]
Under the Radar[11]

Background

On June 16, 2022, Lambchop announced the release of their sixteenth studio album, along with the first single "Police Dog Blues".[13] The music video, directed by Isaac Gale, features as animated clip using the Unreal Engine program.[14]

The second single "So There" was released on August 9, 2022.[15]

Critical reception

The Bible was met with "universal acclaim" 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 83, based on 12 reviews.[1]

Writing for Beats Per Minute, Joshua Pickard said: "The Bible is undoubtably one of Lambchop's most mature records, but it is also one of their most honest, most unguarded in its emotional and historical perspectives."[4]

Track listing
The Bible track listing
No.TitleLength
1."His Song Is Sung"5:28
2."Little Black Boxes"4:43
3."Daisy"5:14
4."Whatever, Mortal"4:21
5."A Major Minor Drag"5:52
6."Police Dog Blues"5:56
7."Dylan at the Mousetrap"4:02
8."Every Child Begins the World Again"3:44
9."So There"5:20
10."That’s Music"5:08

Charts
Chart performance for The Bible
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 78
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 78
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19] 12

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. Deming, Mark. The Bible at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. Zimmerman, Lee (October 1, 2022). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. Pickard, Joshua (September 30, 2022). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. Godley, Simon (September 27, 2022). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. Oinonen, Jamie (September 30, 2022). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  7. Murphy, John (September 28, 2022). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  8. Probst, Jack (September 29, 2022). "Lambchop Sound Rejuvenated on Their 16th Record, The Bible". Paste. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. Goldner, Sam (October 3, 2022). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. Dylan Wray, Daniel (October 2022). "Uncut Magazine". Uncut. p. 22. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  11. Moody, Mark (October 4, 2022). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. Corcoran, Nina (June 16, 2022). "Lambchop Announce New Album The Bible, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. Pearis, Bill (June 16, 2022). "Lambchop preps new LP 'The Bible'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  14. Fu, Eddie (June 16, 2022). "Lambchop Announce New Album The Bible, Share "Police Dog Blues"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  15. Arnone, Joey (August 9, 2022). "Lambchop shares video for new single". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lambchop – The Bible" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Lambchop – The Bible". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  19. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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