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Nighttime Stories

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Nighttime Stories
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2019
StudioElectrical Audio and Decade Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois
GenrePost-metal
Length44:29
LabelSouthern Lord (LORD270)
Pelican chronology
The Cliff
(2015)
Nighttime Stories
(2019)

Nighttime Stories is the sixth studio album by American post-metal band Pelican. The album was released on June 7, 2019 through Southern Lord Records.[1] In April 2019, Pelican released the song "Midnight and Mescaline" as a digital and 7-inch single.[2][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
DecibelPositive[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
NPRPositive[9]

Nighttime Stories was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 82/100 from 8 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."WST"3:11
2."Midnight and Mescaline"4:56
3."Abyssal Plain"4:48
4."Cold Hope"6:57
5."It Stared at Me"3:22
6."Nighttime Stories"6:35
7."Arteries of Blacktop"6:33
8."Full Moon, Black Water"8:01
Total length:44:29

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Nighttime Stories liner notes[10]

Pelican

  • Trevor de Brauw – guitar
  • Bryan Herweg – bass
  • Larry Herweg – drums
  • Dallas Thomas – guitar

Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Bayer, Jonah (21 May 2019). "Pelican Tells Us Some Nighttime Stories". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Kennelty, Greg (12 April 2019). "Pelican Streams 'Midnight and Mescaline,' Announces New Record Nighttime Stories". Metal Injection. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Rettig, James (11 April 2019). "Pelican – 'Midnight and Mescaline'". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Nighttime Stories by Pelican – Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Pelican – Nighttime Stories". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (7 June 2019). "Review: Chicago's Pelican Packs Melodies Inside Powerhouse Instrumentals on 'Nighttime Stories'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Treppel, Jeff (3 June 2019). "Album Review: Pelican – 'Nighttime Stories'". Decibel. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Morin, Max. "Pelican – Nighttime Stories". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Heller, Jason. "Pelican's 'Nighttime Stories' Is a Monument to Transcendence". NPR. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Nighttime Stories (Digital liner notes). Pelican. Southern Lord Records. 2019. LORD270. Retrieved June 9, 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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