Shelter (Olivia Chaney album)

2018 studio album by Olivia Chaney

Shelter

Studio album by

Olivia Chaney

Released| 15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
Length| 44:17
Label| Nonesuch
Producer| Thomas Bartlett
Olivia Chaney chronology
| The Queen of Hearts
(2017)  | Shelter
(2018)  |

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 81/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Exclaim!| 8/10[3]
The Guardian| [4]
The Line of Best Fit| 7.5/10[5]
Paste| 7.4/10[6]

Shelter is the second studio album by English folk musician Olivia Chaney. It was released on 15 June 2018, by Nonesuch Records.[7]

## Production

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To write the album, Olivia went to an 18th-century cottage in North Yorkshire for inspiration.[3] The album was produced by American musician Thomas Bartlett.[7]

## Release

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On 13 April 2018, Chaney announced the release of her new album, along with the single "IOU".[8] The music video was directed by Matthew Edginton.[9]

## Critical reception

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Shelter was met with "universal acclaim" 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 81 based on 9 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[10]

James Christopher Monger from AllMusic said: "Chaney's robust voice commands the room, deftly weaving between the intersecting lanes of vulnerability and raw power with remarkable poise, especially on standout cuts like "Dragonfly," "Roman Holiday," and "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."[2] Sarah Greene of Exclaim! said of the release: "Chaney's music draws from folk, classical and traditional music, and her songs have a contemporary vantage point that glances forwards and backwards in time. She moves with ease from nearly operatic to contemporary and casual and sounds equally at home"[3] Hannah Jocelyn of The Line of Best Fit explained: "Shelter is a humble, somewhat sparse album that will captivate anyone who gives it the appropriate time. Stately but still emotionally resonant, it’s a masterclass in updating folk music."[5]

## Track listing

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Shelter track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Shelter"| 4:16
2.| "Dragonfly"| 4:35
3.| "Arches"| 6:09
4.| "IOU"| 4:05
5.| "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"| 4:33
6.| "Colin and Clem"| 5:01
7.| "O Solitude"| 4:05
8.| "Long Time Gone"| 3:17
9.| "Roman Holiday"| 4:13
10.| "House on a Hill"| 4:03

## Personnel

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Musician

* Olivia Chaney – primary artist, guitar
* Frank Harford – backing vocals
* Jordan Hunt – vocals, backing vocals

Production

* Thomas Bartlett – engineer, producer
* Patrick Dillett – engineer, mixing
* James Yost – engineer
* Greg Calbi – mastering

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
2. ^ a b Christopher Monger, James. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
3. ^ a b c Greene, Sarah (21 June 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
4. ^ Rogers, Jude (6 July 2018). "Olivia Chaney: Shelter review – gleaming vocal treats". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
5. ^ a b Jocelyn, Hannah (22 June 2018). "Olivia Chaney's understated Shelter becomes richer with each listen". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
6. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (15 June 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
7. ^ a b "Olivia Chaney's New Album". Nonesuch Records. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
8. ^ "Olivia Chaney Announces New Album". Folk Radio UK. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
9. ^ "Olivia Chaney - IOU". YouTube. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
10. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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Albums|

* EP (2010)
* Hearts & Minds (with Seth Lakeman, 2010)
* The Oak, Ash and Thorn Project (2011)
* The Woodbine & Ivy Band (2011)
* Revenge of the Folksingers (with Concerto Caledonia, 2011)
* The Future (with Rodney P, 2004)
* A Wonder Working Stone (with Alasdair Roberts & Friends, 2013)
* Fain (with Wolf People, 2013)
* The Longest River (2015)
* Folk Songs (with Kronos Quartet, 2017)
* The Queen of Hearts (as Offa Rex with The Decemberists, 2017)
* Shelter (2018)

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