Hope (Palace Songs EP)

1994 EP by Palace Songs

Hope

EP by

Palace Songs

Released| 1994
Recorded| Chicago, IL, London, England
Genre| Folk rock
Length| 20:21
Label| Drag City
DC57 (US, miniLP, CD)[1]
Domino
WIG LP18 (UK, miniLP)
WIG CD18 (UK, CD)
Producer| Sean O'Hagan[2]
Will Oldham[3]
Palace Songs chronology
| An Arrow Through the Bitch
(1994)  | Hope
(1994)  | The Mountain
(1994)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Robert Christgau| [5]
Drowned in Sound| 7/10[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide| [3]
New Musical Express| 6/10[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide| 8/10[8]

Hope is an EP by Palace Songs.[9] It was released in 1994 through Drag City Records.[10] The title "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" is a reference to the short story "Jane Sinclair; or, the Fawn of Springvale" by 19th century author William Carleton.

## Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that "given a rich, reliable musical backing on Hope, Oldham is free to wander without hindering the songs."[4] Trouser Press wrote that "the fuller tone of these songs, colored to a great degree by Liam Hayes’ Hammond organ, is reminiscent of Dylan’s initial Nashville forays — particularly the hypnotic 'Agnes, Queen of Sorrow.'"[11] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that Oldham "hones the edge between uncertainty and beauty."[8]

## Track listing

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1. "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" – 4:05
2. "Untitled" – 2:23
3. "Winter Lady" (Leonard Cohen) – 2:42
4. "Christmastime in the Mountains" – 1:38
5. "All Gone, All Gone" – 4:52
6. "Werner's Last Blues to Blokbuster" – 4:41

## Personnel

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* Push (Will Oldham) – vocals, guitar, bass
* Liam Hayes – piano, organ, electric guitar
* Rian Murphy – drums, harmonies
* Sean O'Hagan – piano, harmonies
* Rob Allum – drums
* Briana Corrigan – harmonies

## References

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1. ^ "Palace Music - Hope | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
2. ^ "Palace – Reissues: There is No One What Will Take Care Of You, Palace Brothers a.k.a. Days In The Wake, Hope, Lost Blues And Other Songs, Viva Last Blues". The Line of Best Fit.
3. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 853.
4. ^ a b "Hope - Palace Songs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" - via www.allmusic.com.
5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Palace Songs". www.robertchristgau.com.
6. ^ "Album Review: Palace Brothers, Palace Music - Palace Re-issues". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
7. ^ Robinson, John (17 December 1994). "Palace Songs: Hope". New Musical Express. p. 31.
8. ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 373–374.
9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6\. MUZE. p. 388.
10. ^ Bowers, William (June 15, 2007). "Puritan Blister #27". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
11. ^ "Palace Brothers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

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Will Oldham (Palace / Palace Songs / Palace Music / Palace Brothers / Bonnie "Prince" Billy)

Studio albums|

* There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
* Days in the Wake
* Viva Last Blues
* Arise Therefore
* Joya
* I See a Darkness
* Ode Music
* Ease Down the Road
* Master and Everyone
* Sings Greatest Palace Music
* Superwolf
* The Brave and the Bold
* The Letting Go
* Wai Notes
* Lie Down in the Light
* Beware
* The Wonder Show of the World
* Wolfroy Goes to Town
* The Marble Downs
* What the Brothers Sang
* Bonnie "Prince" Billy
* Best Troubador
* I Made a Place
* Blind Date Party
* Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You

Live albums|

* Summer in the Southeast
* Is It the Sea?

EPs|

* Goat Songs
* An Arrow Through the Bitch
* Hope
* The Mountain
* Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant)
* Western Music
* Black/Rich Music
* Blue Lotus Feet
* Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle
* More Revery
* Amalgamated Sons of Rest
* Seafarers Music
* I Gave You
* Strange Form of Life
* Ask Forgiveness
* Among the Gold

Compilations|

* Lost Blues and Other Songs
* Guarapero/Lost Blues 2
* Little Lost Blues

Related articles|

* Discography
* Amalgamated Sons of Rest

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