Possible Dust Clouds

Possible Dust Clouds
Studio album by Kristin Hersh
Released	October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded	May 2017 – July 2018
Studio	Stable Sound Studio, Portsmouth, Rhode Island Studio Paradiso, San Francisco, California
Genre	Alternative rock[1] indie rock[2]
Length	36:20
Label	Fire
Producer	Kristin Hersh Steve Rizzo
Kristin Hersh chronology
Wyatt at the Coyote Palace (2016) Possible Dust Clouds (2018) Clear Pond Road (2023)
Singles from Possible Dust Clouds
"No Shade in Shadow" Released: July 24, 2018

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
MusicOMH	[5]

Possible Dust Clouds is the tenth studio album by American musician Kristin Hersh. It was released on October 5, 2018 under Fire Records.[6]

Release

On July 24, 2018, Hersh announced the release of her tenth studio album, along with the first single "No Shade in Shadow".[6]

Critical reception

Possible Dust Clouds 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 78, based on 9 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 82 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.[1]

Accolades

Accolades for Possible Dust Clouds

Publication	Accolade	Rank
MusicOMH	MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018	26[7]

Track listing

Possible Dust Clouds track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"LAX"	3:49
2.	"No Shade in Shadow"	3:34
3.	"Halfway Home"	3:57
4.	"Fox Point"	3:12
5.	"Lethe"	3:49
6.	"Loudmouth"	3:32
7.	"Gin"	2:46
8.	"Tulum"	3:44
9.	"Breathe In"	3:20
10.	"Lady Godiva"	4:37

Personnel

Musicians Kristin Hersh – primary artist, bass, producer David Narcizo – drums Fred Abong – bass Rob Ahlers – drums, engineer Christopher E. Brady – bass, backing vocals Wyatt True – drums

Production Steve Rizzo – mastering, mixer, producer

References

1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
2. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
4. Bemrose, Bekki (October 8, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
5. Shepherd, Sam (October 5, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
6. Wicks, Amanda (July 24, 2018). "Kristin Hersh Announces New Album, Shares New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
7. Hubbard, Michael (December 5, 2018). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 12, 2020.