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Shadow Offering

Shadow Offering is the fourth studio album by Canadian experimental pop/art rock band Braids. It was originally slated to be released on April 24, 2020, but was delayed to June 19 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Shadow Offering
Studio album by
Braids
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Length45:10
LabelSecret City
ProducerChris Walla1
Braids chronology
Deep in the Iris
(2015) 		Shadow Offering
(2020) 		Euphoric Recall
(2023)
Singles from Shadow Offering
  1. "Eclipse"
    Released: November 21, 20192
  2. "Young Buck"
    Released: January 31, 20203
  3. "Just Let Me"
    Released: April 30, 20204

Shadow Offering is the fourth studio album by Canadian experimental pop/art rock band Braids. It was originally slated to be released on April 24, 2020, but was delayed to June 19 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.156

The album was produced by former Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla.7

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/1008
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar9
Clash8/1010
Exclaim!7/1011
The Line of Best Fit9/1012
Loud and Quiet7/1013
MusicOMHStarStarStarHalf star14
NMEStarStarStar15
Under the Radar8.5/1016

Shadow Offering was met with generally favorable 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 78, based on 13 reviews.8 Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.17

Accolades

Accolades for Shadow Offering
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
28
18
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020
24
19

Track listing

Shadow Offering track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Here 4 U"3:51
2."Young Buck"3:53
3."Eclipse"4:56
4."Just Let Me"5:15
5."Upheaval II"5:03
6."Fear of Men"4:30
7."Snow Angel"9:00
8."Ocean"3:49
9."Note to Self"4:29
References

References

  1. Ismael Ruiz, Michael (January 30, 2020). "Braids Detail New Album Shadow Offering". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. Minsker, Evan (November 21, 2019). "Braids Announce New Album, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. Roberts, Christopher (January 31, 2020). "Braids Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song "Young Buck"". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. Gregory, Allie (April 30, 2020). "Watch Braids' New Video for "Just Let Me"". Exclaim. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. Roberts, Christopher (March 26, 2020). "Braids Share Video for Nine-Minute New Song "Snow Angel" and Postpone Album Release Date". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. Thiessen, Brock (January 30, 2020). "Braids Unveil New Album 'Shadow Offering'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. Graves, Wren (January 31, 2020). "Braids announce new album Shadow Offering, share lead single". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  10. Edwards, Caroline (June 15, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash.
  11. Rodgers, Ian (June 18, 2020). "Braids Grapple with Personal, Political and Artistic Struggles on 'Shadow Offering'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  12. Padin, Malvika (June 15, 2020). "Braids find hope in heartbreak on a gloriously intricate fourth outing". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  13. Darlington, Susan (June 15, 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  14. Johnson, Chloe (June 17, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  15. Hunt, El (June 18, 2020). "Braids – 'Shadow Offering' review: beleaguered band take on the big issues, but tie themselves in knots". NME. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  16. McDuffie, Candace (January 15, 2021). "Braids: Shadow Offering". Under the Radar. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  17. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  18. "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. June 10, 2020. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  19. "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.