My Wild West

My Wild West
Studio album by
Lissie
Released12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
GenreFolk, rock
Length42:55
LanguageEnglish
LabelLionboy & Thirty Tigers, Cooking Vinyl
ProducerCurt Schneider, Bill Reynolds
Lissie chronology
Back to Forever
(2013) 		My Wild West
(2016) 		Castles
(2018)
Singles from My Wild West
  1. "Hero (promotional)"
    Released: November 5, 2015
  2. "Don't You Give Up On Me"
    Released: January 15, 2016
  3. "Daughters"
    Released: March 2, 2016
  4. "Wild West"
    Released: July 18, 2016

My Wild West is the third album by American singer-songwriter Lissie, released on February 12, 2016.[1] It is released under her own label, Lionboy, together with Thirty Tigers. In anticipation of the album, a music video for the promotional single "Hero" was released on November 5, 2015.[2]

The album has three singles: the promotional single "Hero", the lead single "Don't You Give Up On Me" and "Daughters", a charity single for the association "Charity Water", that helps women working to get clean water. The album was Lissie's most critically acclaimed with an average grade of 73% on Metacritic.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[3]
The Boston Globe[4]
Paste Magazine(8/10)[5]
Pitchfork(5.8/10)[6]
The Guardian[7]

My Wild West received generally favorable reviews, with several critics considering it as her best album. Metacritic gave an average score of 73, based on 13 reviews.[8]

The Q magazine said it was "undoubtedly her best album yet" and gave 4 stars for the record.

The Fort Worth Star Telegram called it the 10th best album of 2016.

French paper "Marie Claire" wrote "My Wild West is primed to be a ray of light amidst the doldrums of winter". Meanwhile, "The Guardian" describes the album in these words : "My Wild West has a west-coast pop sheen to it, but touches of acoustic guitar and banjo suggest a country feel. This contrast mirrors the album’s theme".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Wild West Overture"Elisabeth Maurus1:14
2."Hollywood"Maurus, Martin Craft3:41
3."Wild West"Maurus, Curt Schneider3:50
4."Hero"Maurus, Schneider3:32
5."Sun Keeps Risin'"Maurus, Craft4:27
6."Don't You Give Up on Me"Maurus, Craft4:15
7."Stay"Maurus3:29
8."Daughters"Maurus, Angelo Petraglia4:17
9."Together or Apart"Maurus3:52
10."Shroud"Maurus, Petraglia3:16
11."Go for a Walk"Maurus3:27
12."Ojai"Maurus, Jim Irvin, Julian Emery3:35

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 193
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 80
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 16
US Billboard 200[14] 171

References

  1. ^ "New Album My Wild West Announcement". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "News: Lissie Announces New Album 'My Wild West'". 7 November 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (February 12, 2016). "Album review: Lissie, 'My Wild West'". American Songwriter.
  4. ^ Capobianco, Ken (February 10, 2016). "Album review: Lissie, 'My Wild West'". Boston Globe.
  5. ^ Gleason, Holly (February 12, 2016). "Lissie: My Wild West Review". Paste.
  6. ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (February 11, 2016). "My Wild West". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ Dennis, Jon (February 11, 2016). "Lissie: My Wild West review – heartfelt songs of pain, solidarity and rural retreat". The Guardian.
  8. ^ "My Wild West Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lissie – My Wild West" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lissie – My Wild West". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lissie – My Wild West". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "Lissie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.


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