Silver Ladder
| Silver Ladder | ||||
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| Released | 2014 | |||
| Recorded | September 2013, Signature Sound, Connecticut | |||
| Genre | Indie music, Folk music | |||
| Length | 34:38 | |||
| Label | Signature Sounds | |||
| Producer | Chuck Prophet, Aidan Hawken | |||
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Silver Ladder is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 2014.
Silver Ladder was the first album released by Mulvey after a five-year hiatus from songwriting due to personal issues. He decided to write one song a week and collected enough to record the album. The basic tracks were recorded live over two-and-a-half days followed by overdubs.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| CultureFly |   [2] |
| Irish Times | [3] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [4] |
Writing for the Irish Times, Joe Breen called the album "impressive" and wrote that although Mulvey "can go overboard... he compensates."[3] Martin Chilton of The Telegraph called the album "grown-up country" and wrote that Mulvey had excelled himself.[4] Jason Noble of CultureFly called the album "not a bad return, but it’s not likely to set the world on fire" and wrote "The songs are decent enough, but do suffer from a lack of impact at times, and a little more variation would help..."[2]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel placed the album 7th in its year-end review of the top 10 best albums of 2014 in Milwaukee.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All songs by Peter Mulvey unless noted.
- "Lies You Forgot You Told" – 2:24
- "You Don't Have to Tell Me" – 2:29
- "Sympathies" – 2:32
- "Remember the Milkman?" (Mulvey, Matt Lorenz) – 2:47
- "What Else Was It?" – 3:40
- "Trempealeau" – 3:15
- "Where Did You Go?" (Mulvey, David Goodrich, Barry Rothman) – 3:41
- "Josephine" – 2:58
- "Back in the Wind" (Mulvey, Paul Cebar) – 2:55
- "Copenhagen Airport" – 2:25
- "If You Shoot at a King You Must Kill Him" – 4:25
- "Landfall" – 1:07
Personnel[edit]
- Peter Mulvey - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Anita Suhanin – vocals
- Sara Watkins – violin, vocals
- James DePrato – guitar
- Tom Freund – bass
- Aidan Hawken – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- David Kemper – drums
- Phil Parlapiano – accordion
- Chuck Prophet – drums, guitar, vocals
Production notes[edit]
- Aidan Hawken – producer
- Chuck Prophet – producer
- Dan Burns – engineer, mixing
- Ian Kennedy – mastering
- Andy Plaisted – engineer
- Meghan Dewar – design
- Hartwig Kopp-Delaney – cover photo
References[edit]
- ^ Emmons, Mitch. "Peter Mulvey on the Release of 'Silver Ladder'". Guitar World. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Noble, Jason. "Silver Ladder Review". CultureFly. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Breen, Joe. "Silver Ladder Review". Irish Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Chilton, Martin. "Silver Ladder Review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ "Field Report's 'Marigolden,' Death Blues' 'Ensemble' top list of 10 best Milwaukee albums of 2014". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
