Escape from Evil

Escape from Evil
Studio album by
Lower Dens
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, dream pop, experimental pop[1]
Length41:20
LabelRibbon Music
ProducerJana Hunter
Chris Coady[2]
John Congleton
Walker Teret
Ariel Rechtshaid[3]
Lower Dens chronology
Nootropics
(2012) 		Escape from Evil
(2015) 		The Competition
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[9]
No Ripcord8/10[10]
Pitchfork8.3/10[11]
PopMatters8/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]

Escape from Evil is the third studio album by Baltimore indie rock band Lower Dens. It was released in March 2015 under Domino Recording Company's Ribbon Music label. It was produced by the band's lead singer Jana Hunter and Chris Coady.[2]

Critical reception

Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! called the record "the closest thing to pop music they've made yet", praising their push into new sonic territory as "the mark of any great band."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sucker's Shangri-La"4:57
2."Ondine"3:06
3."To Die in L.A."4:11
4."Quo Vadis"3:34
5."Your Heart Still Beating"5:26
6."Electric Current"4:08
7."I Am the Earth"5:07
8."Non Grata"2:59
9."Company"4:32
10."Société Anonyme"3:20

Personnel

  • Jana Hunter – vocals, producer
  • Nate Nelson – drums
  • Geoff Graham – bass
  • Walker Teret – guitar, additional producing (track 1)
  • Chris Coady – producer, mixing
  • John Congleton – additional producing (tracks 1, 6), additional recording
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – additional producing (track 2)
  • Sarah Register – mixing
  • Chris Freeland – recording
  • Bo Hill – engineer
  • David Tolomei – engineer
  • Hermonie Williams – cover, artwork

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Escape From Evil Review by James Christopher Monger [-]". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (29 January 2015). "Lower Dens Announce New Album Escape From Evil, Share "To Die in L.A."". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Lower Dens – Escape From Evil (CD, Album)". Discogs. March 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  5. ^ Caffrey, Dan (2015-03-31). "Consequence of Sound Review". consequence.net. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. ^ Spenceley, Haydon (2015-04-17). "Drowned In Sound Review". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  7. ^ a b Carlick, Stephen (2015-03-27). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  8. ^ Mokoena, Tshepo (2015-03-26). "The Guardian Review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  9. ^ McAndrew, Michael (2015-03-26). "The Line of Best Fit Review". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  10. ^ Quinton, Peter (2015-04-23). "No Ripcord Review". noripcord.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  11. ^ "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.
  12. ^ Pursley, Mike (2015-04-07). "PopMatters Review". popmatters.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  13. ^ Willcoma (2015). "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.