The Weight of the Sun (album)

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The Weight of the Sun
Studio album by
Modern Studies
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
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Louder Than War4/5 stars[3]
MusicOMH4/5 stars[4]

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]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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