A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears
Studio album by
Released23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)
GenreIndie Folk
Length48:25
LabelHowling Owl
ProducerOliver Wilde
Oliver Wilde chronology
A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears
(2013)
Red Tide Opal In The Loose End Womb (album)
(2014)

A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears is the debut album by English musician Oliver Wilde, released on 23 June 2013 through Howling Owl.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Line of Best Fit8/10[2]
DIY9/10[3]
Drowned In Sound9/10[4]

At the Album of the Year website, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears received an average score of 82, based on 6 reviews, placing it as the 14th highest reviewed album of 2013 by critics. Samme Maine of Drowned in Sound wrote, "As striking as it is beautiful, on A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Light Years, Oliver Wilde has crafted something truly unique."[4]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2013
25

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oliver Wilde

No.TitleLength
1."Curve (Good Grief)"5:54
2."Perret's Brook"5:57
3."Flutter"5:32
4."Something Old"5:10
5."Marleah's Cadence"3:59
6."Rift"5:00
7."Pinch"4:28
8."Walter Stephen's Only Daughter"4:34
9."Happy Downer"5:04
10."Twin"4:47
Total length:48:25

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Edition Ref.
Various 23 June 2013 Howling Owl Standard edition

References

  1. "ABITULY by Oliver Wilde reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Alex G – DSU". Line of Best Fit. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Alex G – DSU". DIY. July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 Maine, Sammy (July 2013). "ABITULY". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. "Top 100 Albums of 2013". Crack Magazine. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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