The Mountain Will Fall
The Mountain Will Fall is the fifth studio album by American music producer DJ Shadow. It was released on June 24, 2016 by Mass Appeal Records.[1]
The Mountain Will Fall | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 24, 2016 | |||
Genre | Instrumental hip hop, electronic | |||
Length | 49:37 | |||
Label | Mass Appeal | |||
Producer | DJ Shadow | |||
DJ Shadow chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from The Mountain Will Fall | ||||
|
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[2] |
Metacritic | 66/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
Chicago Tribune | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Independent | [8] |
NME | 2/5[9] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10[10] |
Q | [11] |
Spin | 7/10[12] |
Uncut | 7/10[13] |
The Mountain Will Fall received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on 26 reviews.[3] Adam Workman from The National said DJ Shadow gave his "sample-heavy, largely instrumental hip-hop" music a more "ambitious scope" than on his previous records,[14] while Spin journalist Brian Josephs believed his "brisk electronic direction" contributed to a coherence that was missing on The Outsider (2006) and The Less You Know, the Better (2011).[12] Exclaim!'s Daryl Keating said "he still has the chops to cut a good record when he's not doing a complete gear change and then turning down the wrong road at full speed."[15] Robert Christgau gave The Mountain Will Fall a three-star honorable mention in his column for Vice, deeming it DJ Shadow's best album since The Private Press (2002) but "a sound effects record by comparison, heavy on first-rate texture, rumble, and of course beats"; he named "Nobody Speak", "Mambo", and the title track as highlights.[16]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "The Mountain Will Fall" | 4:38 |
2. | "Nobody Speak" (featuring Run the Jewels) | 3:15 |
3. | "Three Ralphs" | 3:36 |
4. | "Bergschrund" (featuring Nils Frahm) | 4:10 |
5. | "The Sideshow" (featuring Ernie Fresh) | 3:28 |
6. | "Depth Charge" | 4:53 |
7. | "Mambo" | 3:03 |
8. | "Ashes to Oceans" (featuring Matthew Halsall) | 6:16 |
9. | "Pitter Patter" (featuring G Jones and Bleep Bloop) | 3:24 |
10. | "California" | 4:29 |
11. | "Ghost Town" | 3:51 |
12. | "Suicide Pact" | 4:36 |
Total length: | 49:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
13. | "Swerve" | 3:12 |
Total length: | 52:49 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] | 31 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] | 41 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 21 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 75 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] | 81 |
French Albums (SNEP)[23] | 106 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] | 57 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] | 65 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[26] | 3 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 23 |
UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 19 |
US Billboard 200[29] | 77 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[30] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2016) | Position |
---|---|
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] | 18 |
References
- "DJ Shadow Announces New Album The Mountain Will Fall Featuring Run the Jewels, Shares Title Track: Listen". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- "The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Reviews for The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow". Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- Kellman, Andy. "The Mountain Will Fall – DJ Shadow". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- McCown, Alex (June 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow succeeds by again following his restless muse". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Kot, Greg (June 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow album review: 'The Mountain Will Fall' revels in darkness". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Aroesti, Rachel (June 23, 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall review – cut-and-paste turtablist's inventive return". The Guardian. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Gill, Andy (June 23, 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more". The Independent. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- Pattison, Louis (June 21, 2016). "DJ Shadow – 'The Mountain Will Fall' Review". NME. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- Jayasuriya, Mehan (June 25, 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Lynskey, Dorian (August 2016). "Out of the Dark". Q (362): 111.
- Josephs, Brian (June 24, 2016). "Review: Allow DJ Shadow to Re-Endtroduce Himself on 'The Mountain Will Fall'". Spin. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- O'Connell, Sharon (August 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall". Uncut (231): 83.
- Workman, Adam (July 4, 2016). "Album review: DJ Shadow stitches together dense sonic beats in The Mountain Will Fall". The National. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- Keating, Daryl (June 22, 2016). "DJ Shadow - This Mountain Will Fall". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- Christgau, Robert (July 16, 2016). "Vic Mensa, Joey Purp, Clams Casino, and Growing Up Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- "The Mountain Will Fall". iTunes. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- "Australiancharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- "Austriancharts.at – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- "Lescharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 26, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- "DJ Shadow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "DJ Shadow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-end 2016". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
External links
- The Mountain Will Fall at Discogs (list of releases)