Welcome Strangers

This article is about the Modern Studies album. For other uses, see Welcome Stranger (disambiguation).

2018 studio album by Modern Studies

Welcome Strangers

Studio album by

Modern Studies

Released| 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
Studio|

* Forteviot Hall
* Pumpkinfield

Genre|

* Chamber pop
* indie folk
* indie pop
* indie rock

Length| 40:43
Label| Fire
Modern Studies chronology
| Swell to Great
(2016)  | Welcome Strangers
(2018)  | Emergent Slow Arcs
(2019)

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Singles from  Welcome Strangers

1. "Mud and Flame"
Released: 23 February 2018[1]
2. "Disco"
Released: 11 May 2018[2]

Welcome Strangers is the second studio album by the Scottish chamber pop band Modern Studies, released on 18 May 2018 by Fire Records.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 86/100[4]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
The Skinny| [6]

Welcome Strangers 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 86, based on 6 reviews.[4]

## Track listing

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Welcome Strangers track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Get Back Down"| 4:21
2.| "Disco"| 4:39
3.| "Mud and Flame"| 5:16
4.| "Let Idle Hands"| 3:12
5.| "It's Winter"| 3:31
6.| "Young Sun"| 3:31
7.| "Horns and Trumpets"| 4:01
8.| "Fast As Flows"| 3:23
9.| "The House"| 3:57
10.| "Phosphene Dream"| 4:52
Total length:| 40:43

## References

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1. ^ "Mud and Flame - Single by Modern Studies". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
2. ^ "Disco - Single by Modern Studies". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
3. ^ "Modern Studies Announce New Album". Folk Radio UK. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
4. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
5. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
6. ^ Harris, Harry (18 May 2018). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

## External links

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* Welcome Strangers at Discogs (list of releases)

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