''Rare Birds'' is the third
studio album
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by American musician and producer
Jonathan Wilson. It was released on March 2, 2018 under
Bella Union.
Production
The album was self-produced by Wilson at his Five Star Studios in Echo Park, Los Angeles.
Release
On December 5, 2017, Jonathan Wilson revealed the new album to be released on
Bella Union on March 2, 2018. The album has appearances by
Lana Del Rey,
Laraaji and
Father John Misty.
The first single to be released from the album, "Over The Midnight" is directed by Andrea Nakhla.
Critical reception
''Rare Birds'' was met with "generally favorable" 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 74, based on 13 reviews.
Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews.
Thom Jurek from
AllMusic explained that the album "is dizzying in ambition and (mostly) dazzling in execution. It offers hours of enjoyment to anyone who takes it on. It's sprawling at nearly 80 minutes, and lavishly packaged.".
Andy Gill from
The Independent stated: "The lush opacity becomes claustrophobic over his eighty-minute default track length: though frequently sweet and beautiful, one’s ultimately left like Heliogabalus, drowned in rose petals.".
Accolades
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
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Jonathan Wilson – primary artist
* Dan Bailey – drums
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Joey Waronker – drums
* Jake Blanton – bass
* Dan Horne –
moog bass
* Pete Jacobsen – cello
* John Kirby – piano
* Ziad Rabie – saxophone
* Tom Lea – violin
* Derek Stein – cello
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Greg Leisz – guitar
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Jessica Wolfe
Jessica Wolfe is an American singer, songwriter, bass synth player and actress from Los Angeles, California. She is a founding member along with Holly Laessig of the indie pop musical group Lucius. She was married to Lucius drummer, Dan Molad, bu ...
– guest vocals
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Laraaji – gues vocals
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Josh Tillman – guest vocals
* Krystle Warren – guest vocals
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Holly Laessig
Lucius is an American four-piece indie pop band. The group was founded by lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, joined by drummer Dan Molad, guitarist Peter Lalish, and, formerly, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Burri. Originating in Brooklyn, ...
– guest vocals
* Omar Velasco – guest vocals
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Lana Del Rey – guest vocals
* Ziad Rabie – saxophone
* Jeff Ramuno – piano ,
mellotron
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Production
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Adam Ayan
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– mastering
* Dave Cerminara – mixing
* Drew Erickson – string arrangement
* Andrea Nakhla – photographer
Charts
References
External links
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2018 albums
Jonathan Wilson (musician) albums
Bella Union albums
Albums produced by Jonathan Wilson (musician)