The Sisypheans

The Sisypheans
Studio album by
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Length39:50
LabelDrag City
Xylouris White chronology
Mother
(2018)
The Sisypheans
(2019)
Singles from The Sisypheans
  1. "Tree Song"
    Released: 28 August 2019[1]
  2. "Black Sea"
    Released: 25 September 2019[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Guardian[5]
Loud and Quiet7/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]

The Sisypheans is the fourth studio album by Australian band Xylouris White. It was released on 8 November 2019 under Drag City.[8]

The album is named after the Ancient Greek king, Sisyphus.[9]

Critical reception

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The Sisypheans was met with generally favourable 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 77, based on 5 reviews.[3]

Track listing

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The Sisypheans track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tree Song"7:24
2."Goat Hair Bow"3:28
3."Heart's Eyes"6:38
4."Telephone Song"3:12
5."Black Sea"4:19
6."Inland"4:59
7."Wedding Song"5:22
8."Ascension"4:28

References

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  1. ^ "Tree Song - Single by Xylouris White". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Black Sea - Single by Xylouris White". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ Dylan Wray, Daniel (28 January 2020). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dafydd. "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. ^ Newington, Mark (4 November 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Xylouris White Announces New Album 'The Sisypheans'". Folk Radio UK. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. ^ Ragousis, Vasilis (18 November 2019). ""The Sisypheans": Xylouris White rediscovers itself in its new album". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2 May 2020.