Mystic Truth

2019 studio album by Bad Suns

Mystic Truth

Studio album by

Bad Suns

Released

March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)

Recorded

2018

Genre

Indie rock
post-punk

Length

32:49

Label

Epitaph

Producer

Dave Sardy

Bad Suns chronology

Disappear Here
(2016)

Mystic Truth
(2019)

Apocalypse Whenever
(2022)

Singles from Mystic Truth

"Away We Go"
Released: November 13, 2018^[1]
"Hold Your Fire"
Released: January 14, 2019^[2]

Mystic Truth is the third studio album by indie rock band Bad Suns, released on Epitaph Records on March 22, 2019.^[3] It was supported with two singles: "Away We Go" and "Hold Your Fire". To promote the album, the band performed throughout the United States in the Away We Go Tour in 2019.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]

AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars with its review by James Christopher Monger praising several individual songs for stretching the band's songwriting and having a bright and uplifting attitude. Summing up, Monger says Mystic Truth "delivers another handful of meticulously polished gems that will be sure to find their way onto a future career overview or greatest-hits collection."^[5]

Track listing

"Away We Go" – 3:25
"One Magic Moment" – 3:37
"A Miracle, a Mile Away" – 3:29
"The World and I" – 2:52
"Love by Mistake" – 2:33
"Darkness Arrives (and Departs)" – 3:37
"Hold Your Fire" – 3:02
"Howling at the Sun" – 2:41
"Separate Seas" – 3:31
"Starjumper" – 4:02

Personnel

Bad Suns

Gavin Bennett – bass guitar, piano
Christo Bowman – guitar, vocals, keys, bass guitar on "A Miracle, A Mile Away"
Ray Libby – guitar
Miles Morris – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Vanessa Freebaim-Smith - cello
Dave Sardy – production
Jim Monte - engineering, editing
Cameron Barton - engineering
Morgan Straton - assistant engineering

References

^ Bad Suns (November 13, 2018). "Away We Go". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
^ Weatherby, Taylor (January 14, 2019). "Bad Suns Announce 'Mystic Truth' Album, Unveil Punchy Single 'Hold Your Fire': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ Weatherby, Taylor (January 14, 2019). "Bad Suns Announce Mystic Truth Album, Unveil Punchy Single 'Hold Your Fire'". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ Serra, Maria (December 17, 2018). "Bad Suns Look at the Bright Side in Dream-Like 'Away We Go' Video". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Monger, James Christopher. "Mystic Truth – Bad Suns". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2019.