Romanian Names

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{{Infobox album

| name = Romanian Names

| type = Album

| artist = John Vanderslice

| cover = Romanian Names Cover.jpg

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| released = May 19, 2009

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| genre = Indie rock

| length = 37:20

| label = Dead Oceans

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| prev_title = Emerald City

| prev_year = 2007

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Alternative Press

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = NME

| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = {{Rating|8|10}} [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13002-romanian-names/ link]

| rev4 = PopMatters

| rev4Score = {{Rating|7|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/93341-john-vanderslice-romanian-names/ link]

| rev5 = Q Magazine

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev6 = The Skinny

| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/45613-john-vanderslice-romanian-names link]

| rev7 = Stereo Subversion

| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.stereosubversion.com/reviews/album-reviews/john-vanderslice-romanian-names-05-25-2009/ link]

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Romanian Names is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter John Vanderslice. It was released in the United States on May 19, 2009.

Critical praise

In a review by NME in May 2009, Laura Snapes said, "Not since Bon Iver's 'For Emma, Forever Ago' has there been such an accomplished album of torch songs...if you can spend a little time with 'Romanian Names' and not feel duly captivated by its sun-kissed longing, West Coast harmonies and occasional krautrock minimalism, your heart's probably made of stone."{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=May 13, 2009 |title=Album review: John Vanderslice |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-john-vanderslice-10454-335825}}

Track listing

  1. "Tremble and Tear" (2:45)
  2. "Fetal Horses" (3:57)
  3. "C & O Canal" (3:16)
  4. "Too Much Time" (3:29)
  5. "D.I.A.L.O." (3:11)
  6. "Forest Knolls" (3:54)
  7. "Oblivion" (2:05)
  8. "Sunken Union Boat" (2:48)
  9. "Romanian Names" (1:39)
  10. "Carina Constellation" (3:40)
  11. "Summer Stock" (2:53)
  12. "Hard Times" (3:47)

References

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