Upper Air (album)

Upper Air
Studio album by Bowerbirds
Released	2009
Genre	Folk
Length	41:48
Language	English
Label	Dead Oceans
Bowerbirds chronology
Hymns for a Dark Horse (2007) Upper Air (2009)

Upper Air is the second studio album by the folk band Bowerbirds. It was released in 2009.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Consequence of Sound	[2]
NME	(9/10) [3]
The Observer	(favorable) [4]
Paste	(8.5/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"House of Diamonds"	2:58
2.	"Teeth"	4:10
3.	"Silver Clouds"	4:30
4.	"Beneath Your Tree"	3:40
5.	"Ghost Life"	5:24
6.	"Northern Lights"	2:54
7.	"Chimes"	4:18
8.	"Bright Future"	4:01
9.	"Crooked Lust"	4:04
10.	"This Day"	3:08

Reception

Upper Air was well received by critics, scoring 76 out of 100 on Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 16 reviews.

References

1. Reges, Margaret. "Upper Air - Bowerbirds". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
2. Balderrama, Anthony (July 7, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
3. Wright, Lisa (July 2, 2009). "Album Review: Bowerbirds - 'Upper Air'". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
4. Carnwath, Ally (July 5, 2009). "Bowerbirds, Upper Air". The Guardian (London). Retrieved September 30, 2010.
5. Deusner, Stephen M. (July 9, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.
6. Love, Joshua (July 8, 2009). "Bowerbirds: Upper Air". Retrieved September 30, 2010.