Born Horses

Born Horses
Studio album by
Mercury Rev
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)
Length40:03
LabelBella Union
ProducerMercury Rev, Simon Raymonde[1]
Mercury Rev chronology
Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
(2019) 		Born Horses
(2024)
Singles from Born Horses
  1. "Patterns"
    Released: 4 June 2024[2]
  2. "Ancient Love"
    Released: 3 July 2024[3]
  3. "A Bird of No Address"
    Released: 8 August 2024[4]

Born Horses is the tenth album by American rock band Mercury Rev. The album was released on 6 September 2024 through Bella Union.[5]

Born Horses
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5[7]
The Observer4/5[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jesse Chandler, Jonathan Donahue, Marion Genser, and Sean Mackowiak, with lyrics by Jonathan Donahue.[9]

No.TitleLength
1."Mood Swings"7:14
2."Ancient Love"5:53
3."Your Hammer, My Heart"4:43
4."Patterns"3:53
5."A Bird of No Address"4:12
6."Born Horses"3:39
7."Everything I Thought I Had Lost"6:12
8."There's Always Been a Bird in Me"4:13

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Personnel

  •  Grasshopper - Bells, Guitar, Horn Arrangements, Omnichord, Percussion, Whistle
  •  Jesse Chandler - Bass Pedals, Flute, Mellotron, Piano, Sax (Tenor), Vibraphone
  •  Jonathan Donahue - Arranger, Lyricist, Orchestration, Piano, Vocals
  •  Marion Genser - Atmosphere, Harmonium, Organ, Prophet Synthesizer, Sounds

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Additional musicians

  •  Chris Heitzman - Bass (Electric), Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
  •  Danny Wayside - Cornet
  •  Jeff Lipstein - Drums
  •  Martin Keith - Bass (Upright)
  •  Megan Gould - Violin
  •  Thomas Green - Saxophone
  •  Will Bryant - Accordion, Organ (Hammond)

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Technical personnel

  •  David Clark Perry - Packaging
  •  Marion Genser - Artwork
  •  Greg Calbi - Mastering
  •  Mercury Rev - Primary Artist, Producer
  •  Peter Katis - Mixing
  •  Simon Raymonde - Executive Producer

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Born Horses - Mercury Rev - Credits". Allmusic. Allmusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Mercury Rev - Patterns". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Mercury Rev - Ancient Love". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Mercury Rev - A Bird of No Address". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Mercury Rev - Born Horses - Bella Union". Bella Union. Bella Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Born Horses by Mercury Rev". Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Born Horses - Mercury Rev". Allmusic. Allmusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  8. ^ Phil, Mongredien. "Mercury Rev: Born Horses review – a lush and serene return". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Mercury Rev - Born Horses". Tidal. Tidal. Retrieved 26 October 2024.