Arise Therefore
1996 studio album by Palace Music
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Studio album by Palace Music | ||||
Released | April 29, 1996 (1996-04-29) | |||
Length | 43:58 | |||
Label | Palace | |||
Producer | Steve Albini | |||
Will Oldham / Palace chronology | ||||
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Arise Therefore is the fourth studio album by Will Oldham. It was released in 1996 under the moniker Palace Music, although sometimes credited simply to "Palace". The album features David Grubbs, Ned Oldham, and a Mayatone drum machine credited as "Maya Tone". It was recorded by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Press | 5/5[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7/10[6] |
Select | 4/5[7] |
Uncut | 8/10[8] |
Kurt Wolff of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and praised the lyrics, calling them "beautiful in their stark, pale honesty as often as they are indecipherable."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Stablemate" | 3:36 |
2. | "A Sucker's Evening" | 3:01 |
3. | "Arise, Therefore" | 4:05 |
4. | "You Have Cum in Your Hair and Your Dick Is Hanging Out" | 3:40 |
5. | "Kid of Harith" | 4:03 |
6. | "The Sun Highlights the Lack in Each" | 5:36 |
7. | "No Gold Digger" | 4:05 |
8. | "Disorder" | 3:50 |
9. | "A Group of Women" | 3:04 |
10. | "Give Me Children" | 3:27 |
11. | "The Weaker Soldier" | 5:28 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- David Grubbs – piano, organ
- Ned Oldham – bass guitar, effected guitar, additional vocals
- Will Oldham – vocals, electric guitar
- Maya Tone – drums, percussion
- Steve Albini – recording
- John Golden – mastering
- Gene Booth – artwork
References
- ^ a b Wolff, Kurt. "Arise Therefore – Palace Music". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Palace Music: Arise Therefore". Alternative Press (97): 82. August 1996.
- ^ Smith, Ethan (May 3, 1996). "Arise Therefore". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (April 26, 1996). "Palace Music: Arise Therefore (Domino)". The Guardian.
- ^ "Palace Music: Arise Therefore". Mojo: 100.
Arise Therefore remains unsettled, uncanny, uplifting and sad, a phantom creation beyond the comprehension of even its creator.
- ^ "Palace Music: Arise Therefore". NME: 49. April 20, 1996.
- ^ Male, Andrew (June 1996). "Palace: Arise Therefore". Select (72): 99.
- ^ Young, Rob (July 9, 2012). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – reissues". Uncut. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
External links
- Arise Therefore at Discogs (list of releases)
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Will Oldham (Palace / Palace Songs / Palace Music / Palace Brothers / Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
- There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
- Days in the Wake
- Viva Last Blues
- Arise Therefore
- Joya
- I See a Darkness
- Ode Music
- Ease Down the Road
- Master and Everyone
- Sings Greatest Palace Music
- Superwolf
- The Brave and the Bold
- The Letting Go
- Wai Notes
- Lie Down in the Light
- Beware
- The Wonder Show of the World
- Wolfroy Goes to Town
- The Marble Downs
- What the Brothers Sang
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy
- Best Troubador
- I Made a Place
- Blind Date Party
- Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
- Goat Songs
- An Arrow Through the Bitch
- Hope
- The Mountain
- Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant)
- Western Music
- Black/Rich Music
- Blue Lotus Feet
- Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle
- More Revery
- Amalgamated Sons of Rest
- Seafarers Music
- I Gave You
- Strange Form of Life
- Ask Forgiveness
- Among the Gold