''This World'' is the debut studio album by American
experimental rock
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band
Watter, released via
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in 2014. The release has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
Editors at
AllMusic
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rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing that this album displays how "the band sets out on a journey of sonic shifts, marked by hints of Louisville's rich history of independent instrumental music" resulting in "an exploratory path all their own, reflecting deeply in the form of both rowdy exclamations and hushed looks inward".
Editors at ''
Pitchfork Media
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'' scored this release 7.0 out of 10 and critic Nick Nyland characterized it as "a series of question marks and false trails, driven by music caught up in the divide between simple and complex gestures" that "takes introspection as a starting point and sees how many shades of black it can bash out of it".
At ''
The Skinny'', Will Fitzpatrick gave ''This World'' 4 out of 5 stars, stating that listeners will get "simply lost to its bountiful charms".
Track listing
All songs written by Zak Riles, Tyler Trotter, and Britt Walford
#"Rustic Fog" – 7:02
#"Lord I Want More" – 2:15
#"Small Business" – 13:32
#"Bloody Monday" – 4:22
#"Seawater" – 12:51
#"This World" – 6:44
Digital edition bonus track
#
"Digital Camo" – 6:21
Personnel
Watter
*Zak Riles – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, baglama, oud
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* String instruments
*Necked bowl lutes
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, sequencing
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, mixing, photography
*Tyler Trotter – lap steel guitar
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, melodica
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, keyboards, sound effects
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, drum machine
*Britt Walford – drums, membranophone
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on "Rustic Fog"
Additional personnel
*Todd Cook – bass guitar on "Seawater"
*Jeremy DeVine – mixing, layout
*Jessica Fey – photography
*Rachel Grimes – piano on "Lord I Want More" and "This World"
*Tony Levin
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– bass guitar on "Small Business"
*Cheyenne Mize – violin on "Bloody Monday"
*Carl Saff – audio mastering
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at Saff Mastering in Chicago, Illinois, United States
*Dane Waters – vocals on "Small Business" and "Bloody Monday"
See also
*2014 in American music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in the United States.
Events January
*26 – The 56th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Los Angele ...
*List of 2014 albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2014. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received signi ...
References
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2014 debut albums
Temporary Residence Limited albums
Watter (band) albums