Civilian (Wye Oak album)

Civilian is the third studio album by indie band Wye Oak. It was released on March 8, 2011, by Merge Records in the United States and City Slang in Europe.[13]

Civilian
Studio album by
Wye Oak
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
Genre
Length38:46
Label
Producer
Wye Oak chronology
My Neighbor / My Creator
(2010)		 Civilian
(2011)		 Shriek
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
The Boston Phoenix[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork7.9/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
Q[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut[12]

The A.V. Club named Civilian the best album of 2011.[14]

An edited version of the title track of Civilian was featured in the 2011 trailer for the second season of The Walking Dead and also the closing scene of the second season episode "18 Miles Out" (2012). "Civilian" was also featured in the final scene of the 13th episode of the North American remake of Being Human (2011), in the episode "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" of One Tree Hill (2011), in the episode "Thy Will Be Done" of Underbelly: Badness (2012), in the ending scene of the Animal Kingdom third season episode "Prey", and in the final scene of the Longmire season 4 finale "What Happens on the Rez..." (2015),[15] as well in the films Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) and The Odd Way Home (2013).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jenn Wasner.

No.TitleLength
1."Two Small Deaths"3:50
2."The Alter"3:42
3."Holy Holy"4:35
4."Dogs Eyes"3:24
5."Civilian"3:40
6."Fish"4:49
7."Plains"3:45
8."Hot as Day"3:50
9."We Were Wealth"4:38
10."Doubt"2:27
Total length:38:40

Personnel
  • Jenn Wasner – vocals, guitar, bass, keys, producer
  • Andy Stack – drums, bass, guitar, keys, electronics, producer

References
  1. "Civilian by Wye Oak reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. "Reviews for Civilian by Wye Oak". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  3. Sendra, Tim. "Civilian – Wye Oak". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  4. Hyden, Steven (March 8, 2011). "Wye Oak: Civilian". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  5. Stewart, Ryan (March 31, 2011). "Wye Oak | Civilian". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. Caffrey, Dan (March 24, 2011). "Album Review: Wye Oak – Civilian". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  7. "Wye Oak: Civilian". Mojo (211): 106. June 2011.
  8. Bevan, David (March 11, 2011). "Wye Oak: Civilian". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  9. Fiander, Matthew (March 10, 2011). "Wye Oak: Civilian". PopMatters. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  10. "Wye Oak: Civilian". Q (297): 111. April 2011.
  11. Modell, Josh (March 8, 2011). "Wye Oak, 'Civilian' (Merge)". Spin. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  12. "Wye Oak: Civilian". Uncut (167): 103. April 2011.
  13. "Civilian - Wye Oak orders". Mergerecords.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  14. "The Best Music of 2011". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  15. "Music from Longmire". Tunefind.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.


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