Agricultural Tragic

{{Infobox album

| name = Agricultural Tragic

| type = studio

| artist = Corb Lund

| cover = Agricultural Tragic.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|07|26}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=58}}

| label = New West

| producer =

| prev_title = Things That Can't Be Undone

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC={{frac|81|100}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/agricultural-tragic/corb-lund|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/agricultural-tragic-mw0003357610|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

|rev2=Exclaim!

|rev2score={{frac|9|10}}{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/corb_lund_agricultural_tragic_album_review|title=Corb Lund's 'Agricultural Tragic' Is Joyfully Comedic Despite Its Title|website=Exclaim!|last=Mullin|first=Kyle|date=June 23, 2020|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

|rev3=Uncut

|rev3score={{frac|7|10}}{{cite journal |last1=Hughes |first1=Rob |title=Uncut Magazine Review |journal=Uncut |date=June 1, 2020 |issue=June 2020 |page=34 |url=https://archive.org/details/uncut-uk-june-2020/page/8/mode/2up |accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

|noprose=yes

}}

Agriculture Tragic is the tenth studio album by Canadian country singer-songwriter Corb Lund. It was originally scheduled for release on April 24, 2020 under New West Records, however it was pushed to June 26, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/corb_lund_returns_with_new_album_agricultural_tragic|title=Corb Lund Returns with New Album 'Agricultural Tragic'|website=Exclaim!|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=February 7, 2020|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/should_artists_release_their_albums_while_under_coronavirus_lockdown|title=To Release or Not to Release? Debating Whether to Put Out New Albums Under Lockdown|website=Exclaim!|last=Hudson|first=Alex|date=April 14, 2020|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

Tour

A tour of Canada in support of the album was announced for April–July 2020, but was rescheduled to November 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.corblund.com/shows|title=Corb Lund - Tour Dates|website=Corblund.com|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

Critical reception

Agricultural Tragic was met with "universal acclaim" 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 81, based on 4 reviews.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

|headline =Agricultural Tragic track listing

|title1=90 Seconds of Your Time

|length1=2:41

|title2=Old Men

|length2=3:30

|title3=I Think You Outta Try Whiskey

|note3=featuring Jaida Dreyer

|length3=3:05

|title4=Raining Horses

|length4=3:09

|title5=Oklahomans

|length5=1:53

|title6=Grizzly Bear Blues

|length6=3:41

|title7=Dance With Your Spurs On

|length7=2:37

|title8=Louis L'Amour

|length8=3:20

|title9=Never Not Had Horses

|length9=3:48

|title10=Ranchin', Ridin', Romance (Two Outta Three Ain't Bad)

|length10=3:14

|title11=Rat Patrol

|length11=3:02

|title12=Tattoos Blues

|length12=3:06

|total_length=36:58

}}

Charts

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|+Chart performance for Agricultural Tragic

Chart (2020)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|31|artist=Corb Lund|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|40|artist=Corb Lund|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|31|artist=Corb Lund|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2020}}

References