Coyote
Studio album by
Dylan LeBlanc
ReleasedOctober 20, 2023 (2023-10-20)
Length52:54
LabelATO
ProducerDylan LeBlanc
Dylan LeBlanc chronology
Renegade
(2019)		 Coyote
(2023)
Singles from Coyote
  1. "No Promises Broken"
    Released: August 29, 2023
  2. "Coyote"
    Released: September 27, 2023
  3. "The Crowd Goes Wild"
    Released: October 17, 2023

Coyote is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist Dylan LeBlanc. It was released on October 20, 2023, through ATO Records, as his first studio release in four years. The album received acclaim from critics.

Background

On Coyote, LeBlanc takes on an adventure with Coyote, "a demon-haunted man on the run". Partly autobiographical and a concept album, the album tells the story of a man who lives a dangerous life and is always on the edge.[1] Coyote finds himself caught up in the criminal underworld of Mexico and struggles to find a way out. But just as he does, Coyote gets haunted by his past and a wasted life. Finally greeted by "redemption and freedom", he has to face the "essence of human nature, materialism" and a craving for more.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[4]
Far Out[5]
Mojo[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Uncut[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 84 based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] According to Steve Horowitz of PopMatters, LeBlanc understood what it takes "to live in the modern world" by depicting "what exists" rather "than judging it".[7] American Songwriter's Lee Zimmerman called it his "most ambitious effort yet", showcasing a project "filled with suspenseful circumstance".[4]

Tim Coffman at Far Out saw the album as a throwback "to the days of the old-school outlaws" with LeBlanc "willing to expand on" what the likes of "[Johnny] Cash and [Willie] Nelson" did. While Coffman opines that he runs "empty on some of this album", he is not willing "to give up on that dream".[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dylan LeBlanc

Coyote track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Coyote"4:05
2."Closin' In"3:11
3."Dark Waters"4:31
4."Dust"4:14
5."Forgotten Things"3:57
6."No Promises Broken"3:49
7."Stranger Things"3:48
8."Hate"4:20
9."Wicked Kind"5:08
10."Telluride"4:03
11."Human Kind"4:57
12."The Crowd Goes Wild"3:34
13."The Outside"3:17
Total length:52:54

References

  1. ↑ Major, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Dylan LeBlanc Returns With His Highly-Anticipated New Album Coyote in October". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Tyler Damara (August 29, 2023). "Dylan LeBlanc returns with news of the forthcoming album, Coyote". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Coyote by Dylan LeBlanc Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Zimmerman, Lee (November 13, 2023). "Review: Dylan LeBlanc is on the Prowl with Coyote". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Coffman, Tim (October 19, 2023). "Dylan LeBlanc – Coyote album review: country's rock 'n' roll spirit". Far Out. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dylan LeBlanc: Coyote". Mojo (361): 91. December 2023.
  7. 1 2 Horowitz, Steve (October 17, 2023). "Dylan LeBlanc's Coyote has no regrets". PopMatters. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dylan LeBlanc: Coyote". Uncut: 33. December 2023.
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