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Stubborn Persistent Illusions

Stubborn Persistent Illusions is the seventh album from Canadian band Do Make Say Think. It was released on 19 May 2017. The album was in part inspired by Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition suite.

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Stubborn Persistent Illusions
Studio album by
Do Make Say Think
Released19 May 2017
Recorded2014–2016
StudioTh'Schvitz (Toronto)
Bathouse Recording Studio (Bath)
GenrePost-rock
Length60:50
LabelConstellation CST120
ProducerDo Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think chronology
Other Truths
(2009) 		Stubborn Persistent Illusions
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/1003
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media7.8/101
Exclaim!9/102

Stubborn Persistent Illusions is the seventh album from Canadian band Do Make Say Think. It was released on 19 May 2017.4 The album was in part inspired by Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition suite.5

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."War on Torpor"5:24
2."Horripilation"10:27
3."A Murder of Thoughts"5:52
4."Bound"4:49
5."And Boundless"7:13
6."Her Eyes on the Horizon"8:20
7."d=3.57√h (As Far as the Eye Can See)"7:52
8."Shlomo's Son"3:45
9."Return, Return Again"7:08

Personnel

Do Make Say Think

Other musicians

Technical

  • Myles Spencer — engineer on “War On Torpor”, “Bound", "And Boundless”, and “Her Eyes On The Horizon”
  • Marianne Collins — artwork
References

References

  1. Balfour, Jay (May 17, 2017). "Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. Firth, Cole (May 17, 2017). "Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. "Stubborn Persistent Illusions by Do Make Say Think". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. "Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions". Constellation Records.
  5. Cordova, N. A. (May 11, 2017). "Each Song Is a Thought, Flying Across the Ocean for Do Make Say Think's Charles Spearin". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 6, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2026.