Upper Air (album)

Upper Air is the second studio album by the folk band Bowerbirds. It was released in 2009.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	[3]
NME	(9/10) [4]
The Observer	(favorable) [5]
Paste	(8.5/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)[7]

Upper Air
Studio album by Bowerbirds
Released	2009
Genre	Folk
Length	41:48
Language	English
Label	Dead Oceans
Bowerbirds chronology
Hymns for a Dark Horse (2007) Upper Air (2009) The Clearing (2012)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"House of Diamonds"	2:58
2.	"Teeth"	4:10
3.	"Silver Clouds"	4:30
4.	"Beneath Your Tree"	3:40
5.	"Ghost Life"	5:24
6.	"Northern Lights"	2:54
7.	"Chimes"	4:18
8.	"Bright Future"	4:01
9.	"Crooked Lust"	4:04
10.	"This Day"	3:08

Reception

Upper Air was well received by critics, scoring 76 out of 100 on Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 16 reviews.

References

1. "Upper Air by Bowerbirds". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. Reges, Margaret. "Upper Air - Bowerbirds". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
3. Balderrama, Anthony (July 7, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
4. Wright, Lisa (July 2, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - 'Upper Air'". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
5. Carnwath, Ally (July 5, 2009). "Bowerbirds, Upper Air". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
6. Deusner, Stephen M. (July 9, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
7. Love, Joshua (July 8, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.