Spook the Herd

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Spook the Herd
Studio album by
Released21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
Length39:57
LabelBella Union
Lanterns on the Lake chronology
Live with Royal Northern Sinfonia
(2017)
Spook the Herd
(2020)
Versions of Us
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]

Spook the Herd is the fourth studio album by British indie rock band Lanterns on the Lake. It was released on 21 February 2020 under Bella Union.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

Spook the Herd 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 79, based on 8 reviews.[1]

The album was shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Lanterns on the Lake

Spook the Herd track listing
No.TitleLength
1."When It All Comes True"4:21
2."Baddies"2:57
3."Every Atom"4:19
4."Blue Screen Beams"4:28
5."Before They Excavate"4:52
6."Swimming Lessons"4:22
7."Secrets & Medicine"4:53
8."This Is Not a Drill"4:41
9."A Fitting End"5:04

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Spook the Herd by Lanterns on the Lake". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ Goggins, Joe (20 February 2020). "Elegant and eloquent, Lanterns on the Lake soundtrack the age of anxiety". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^ Horton, Ross (19 February 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ^ Roberts, Christopher (7 November 2019). "Lanterns on the Lake Announce New Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 9 May 2020.