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Heavy Nights
2020 studio album by Evening Hymns
Heavy Nights is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Evening Hymns. It was released on June 26, 2020 under Shuffling Feet Records.[4]
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| Released | June 26, 2020 (2020-06-26) | |||
| Length | 38:18 | |||
| Label | Shuffling Feat | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |    [2] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
On April 10, 2020, Evening Hymns released the first single for the album, "I Can Only Be Good". The single was recorded at Jonas Bonnetta's Port William Sound studio, and features Canadian multi-instrumentalist Joseph Shabason on saxophone.[5] Bonnetta explained that he wrote the song based on the perspective "of someone falling out of love and with the end in sight".[6]
The second single "My Drugs, My Dreams" was released on May 8, 2020. In a press release, Bonnetta explained that he wrote the song after his breakup, and had been feeling terrified and alone.[7]
The third single "Pyrenees" was released on June 10, 2020.[8]
Heavy Nights 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 80, based on 4 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.[9]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Can Only Be Good" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Heavy Nights" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Pyrenees" | 5:16 |
| 4. | "The Days Disintegrating" | 5:28 |
| 5. | "You in Dreams" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "My Drugs, My Dreams" | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Kiss My Dreams" | 5:48 |
| 8. | "Halfway to the Moon" | 3:16 |
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Zimmermann, Lee (June 26, 2020). "The Evening Hymns, 'Heavy Nights' Creates Moon-lit Shadows And Deep Impressions". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Chodos, Sarah (June 24, 2020). "Evening Hymns Hold a Psychedelic Church Service on 'Heavy Nights'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Gregory, Allie (May 8, 2020). "Evening Hymns Announces New Album 'Heavy Nights'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Slingerland, Calum (April 10, 2020). "Evening Hymns Returns with New Song "I Can Only Be Good"". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Grunenberg, Kira (April 10, 2020). "Evening Hymns' Offer Deceptive Song, "I Can Only Be Good"". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Kenneally, Cerys (May 8, 2020). "Evening Hymns announces first album in five years with lead single "My Drugs, My Dreams"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Kenneally, Cerys (June 10, 2020). "Evening Hymns unveils fresh cut "Pyrenees"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
