Magic Ship
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{{Infobox album
| name = Magic Ship
| type = studio
| artist = Mountain Man
| cover =Magic Ship.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|09|21}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Nonesuch Records (Worldwide)
Bella Union (US)
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| prev_title = Made the Harbor
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Look at Me Don't Look at Me
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 73/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/magic-ship/mountain-man|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=May 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503213008/https://www.metacritic.com/music/magic-ship/mountain-man|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/magic-ship-mw0003199255|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Christopher Monger|first=James|accessdate=August 10, 2020}}
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mountain_man-magic_ship|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Stanley|first=Laura|date=September 19, 2018|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727133645/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/mountain_man-magic_ship|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mountain-man-magic-ship/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Wicks|first=Amanda|date=September 22, 2018|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913062637/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mountain-man-magic-ship/|url-status=live}}
| noprose = yes
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Magic Ship is the second studio album by American folk trio Mountain Man. It was released on September 21, 2018 under Bella Union in Europe and Nonesuch Records worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mountain-man-announce-first-new-album-in-8-years-share-3-songs-listen/|title=Mountain Man Announce First New Album in 8 Years|website=Pitchfork|last=Kim|first=Michelle|date=August 9, 2018|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805082539/https://pitchfork.com/news/mountain-man-announce-first-new-album-in-8-years-share-3-songs-listen/|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
Magic Ship was met with "generally favorable" 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 73, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/118532-mountain-man-magic-ship.php|title=Album of the Year Review|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326041343/https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/118532-mountain-man-magic-ship.php|url-status=live}}
James Christopher Monger from AllMusic explained: "Magic Ship delivers a listening experience that's akin to eavesdropping. So unadorned are these largely a cappella songs, both on the production and execution side of the sonic equation, that it feels a bit like somebody stuck a microphone through a cracked door and caught Sarle, Sauser-Monnig, and Meath unaware."
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Accolades for Magic Ship |
| scope="col"| Publication
! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank |
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| scope="row"| Drift Records
| Drift Records{{'}} Top 100 Albums of 2018 |
| scope="row"| PopMatters
| PopMatters{{'}} Top 20 Folk Albums of 2018 | {{center|20{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-folk-albums-2018-2621553994.html|title=The 20 Best Folk Albums of 2018|website=PopMatters|last=Frahm|first=Jonathan|date=November 27, 2018|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=September 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905015930/https://www.popmatters.com/best-folk-albums-2018-2621553994.html|url-status=live}}}} |
Track listing
{{Tracklist
|headline =Magic Ship track listing
|title1=Window
|length1=0:55
|title2=AGT
|length2=2:17
|title3=Baby Where You Are
|length3=2:49
|title4=Rang Tang Ring Toon
|length4=3:29
|title5=Stella
|length5=1:53
|title6=Blue Mountain
|length6=2:22
|title7=Moon
|length7=3:53
|title8=Boat
|length8=2:10
|title9=Whale Song
|length9=2:48
|title10=Fish
|length10=3:14
|title11=Underwear
|length11=1:41
|title12=Slow Wake Up Sunday Morning
|length12=4:10
|title13=Bright Morning Stars
|length13=2:41
|title14=Guilt
|length14=0:55
}}
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Magic Ship |
| Chart (2018)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|12|artist=Mountain Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 10, 2020}} |
Personnel
- Amelia Meath – vocals
- Molly Sarlé – guitar, vocals
- Alexandra Sauser-Monnig – guitar, vocals
Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue |
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| scope="row"| Worldwide
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| September 21, 2018 | rowspan="2"| {{flat list| }} | Nonesuch Records{{cite web|url=https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/magic-ship|title=Magic Ship - Nonesuch Records|website=Nonesuch Records|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921022912/https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/magic-ship|url-status=live}} | 571939-1 |
| scope="row"|UK/Europe
| Bella Union{{cite web|url=https://bellaunion.com/2018/08/mountain-man-return-with-new-album-magic-ship/|title=Mountain Man Return with new album|website=Bella Union|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924091730/https://bellaunion.com/2018/08/mountain-man-return-with-new-album-magic-ship/|url-status=live}} | BELLA822V |
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