Coyote (Dylan LeBlanc album)

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Coyote
Studio album by
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

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "Coyote by Dylan LeBlanc Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Zimmerman, Lee (November 13, 2023). "Review: Dylan LeBlanc is on the Prowl with Coyote". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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