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The Ghost of the Mountain
A photo of a sunrise over a mountain
Studio album by
Tired Pony
Released19 August 2013 (2013-08-19)
RecordedFebruary–March 2013[1]
GenreRock
LabelPolydor
Singles from The Ghost of the Mountain
  1. "All Things All at Once"
    Released: 9 July 2013[2]

The Ghost of the Mountain is the second album by Tired Pony, released on 19 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and on 1 October 2013 in the United States. The album was recorded between February and March, 2013, at Jacknife Lee's studio in Topanga Canyon.[1]

Recording

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"It feels like a fully formed band in full flight", says Lightbody about the album. This album features harmony vocals from Minnie Driver, Bronagh Gallagher and Kim Topper.[3]

Promotion

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"All Things All at Once" is the first single to be heard from the album.[2] The band will do exclusive performances for Absolute Radio and XFM between 12–14 August.

On Thursday 15 August Gary Lightbody, Iain Archer and Peter Buck were interviewed and performed "All Things All at Once" and "The Creak in the Floorboards" in session for Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 show. This was broadcast on Friday 16 August shortly after 8pm.[4]

On Monday 23 September 2013, Tired Pony performed "All Things All at Once" on The Late Show with David Letterman, on the same episode where former president Bill Clinton was the main guest.[5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Metro UK[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Music Service6/10[9]

MetroUK rated the album three stars out of five.[7]

The Guardian's Dave Simpson rated the album as three stars out of five.[8]

Track listing

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  1. "I Don't Want You as a Ghost"
  2. "I'm Begging You Not to Go"
  3. "Blood"
  4. "The Creak in the Floorboards"
  5. "All Things All at Once"
  6. "Wreckage and Bone"
  7. "The Beginning of the End"
  8. "Carve Our Names"
  9. "Ravens and Wolves"
  10. "Punishment"
  11. "The Ghost of the Mountain"
  12. "Your Way Is the Way Home"

Release history

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Region Date
Ireland 16 August 2013
United Kingdom 19 August 2013
United States 1 October 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, Carly (1 August 2013). "Where". mxdwn.com. mxdwn. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b Clancy, Carrie (9 July 2013). "singçe". ThereGoesTheFear. theregoesthefear. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ "who". directcurrentmusic.com. direct. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Jo Whiley, Tired Pony in session".
  5. ^ Staff Writer (23 September 2013). "On TV". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. ^ "The Ghost of the Mountains Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b MetroUK (9 August 2013). "Music collective Tired Pony ride again on The Ghost Of The Mountain". MetroUK. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (16 August 2013). "Tired Pony: The Ghost of the Mountain". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. ^ Service, John. "Tired Pony: The Ghost of the Mountain review". Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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