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Primrose Green

Primrose Green is the second studio album by American musician Ryley Walker. It was released in March 2015 under Dead Oceans Records.

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Primrose Green
Studio album by
Ryley Walker
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
GenresPsychedelic folk, folk rock
Length43:30
LabelDead Oceans
Ryley Walker chronology
All Kinds of You
(2014) 		Primrose Green
(2015) 		Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
(2016)

Primrose Green is the second studio album by American musician Ryley Walker. It was released in March 2015 under Dead Oceans Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/101
Metacritic83/1002
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar3
Consequence of SoundB+4
The GuardianStarStarStarStar5
MojoStarStarStarStar6
NME8/107
Pitchfork6.2/108
PopMatters9/109
QStarStarStarStar10
Record CollectorStarStarStar11
Uncut9/1012

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015 2015
2713

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Primrose Green"4:06
2."Summer Dress"5:10
3."Same Minds"4:19
4."Griffith Buck's Blues"2:47
5."Love Can Be Cruel"5:03
6."On the Banks of the Old Kishwaukee"4:58
7."Sweet Satisfaction"6:23
8."The High Road"4:48
9."All Kinds of You"4:32
10."Hide in the Roses"2:32
References

References

  1. "Primrose Green by Ryley Walker reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "Reviews for Primrose Green by Ryley Walker". Metacritic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "Primrose Green – Ryley Walker". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  4. Corcoran, Nina (March 24, 2015). "Ryley Walker – Primrose Green". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. Hann, Michael (March 12, 2015). "Ryley Walker: Primrose Green review – stoned, summery 70s-style jazz-folk". The Guardian. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. "Ryley Walker: Primrose Green". Mojo (257): 96. April 2015.
  7. "5 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME. March 17, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. Currin, Grayson Haver (March 30, 2015). "Ryley Walker: Primrose Green". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. Risch, Eric (April 2, 2015). "Ryley Walker: Primrose Green". PopMatters. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. Harrison, Ian (April 2015). "Ryley Walker: Primrose Green". Q (345): 113.
  11. Bowler, Paul (April 2015). "Ryley Walker – Primrose Green". Record Collector (439). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  12. Robinson, John (April 23, 2015). "Ryley Walker – Primrose Green". Uncut. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  13. "Albums of the Year 2015". roughtrade.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.