The Weight of the Sun (album)

The Weight of the Sun is the third studio album by Scottish band Modern Studies. It was released on 8 May 2020 under Fire Records.[5]

The Weight of the Sun
Studio album by
Released8 May 2020 (2020-05-08)
Length46:01
LabelFire
Modern Studies chronology
Emergent Slow Arcs
(2019)
The Weight of the Sun
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Louder Than War[3]
MusicOMH[4]

Critical reception

The Weight of the Sun was met with generally favourable 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 6 reviews.[1]

Track listing

The Weight of the Sun track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Photograph"4:17
2."Run for Cover"3:33
3."Heavy Water"3:19
4."She"3:08
5."Corridors"3:21
6."Signs of Use"5:20
7."Brother"4:33
8."The Blue of Distance"3:38
9."Back to the City"3:25
10."Jacqueline"3:04
11."Spaces"4:12
12."Shape of Light"4:11

Charts

Chart performance for The Weight of the Sun
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 64
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 40

References

  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. Whittle, Nathan (18 May 2020). "Louder Than War Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. Johnson, Steven (7 May 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. Eede, Christian (20 February 2020). "Modern Studies Announce New LP". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2020.


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