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Mystic Truth

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Mystic Truth
A black-and-white photo of the band standing
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length32:49
LabelEpitaph
ProducerDave Sardy
Bad Suns chronology
Disappear Here
(2016)
Mystic Truth
(2019)
Apocalypse Whenever
(2022)
Singles from Mystic Truth
  1. "Away We Go"
    Released: November 13, 2018[1]
  2. "Hold Your Fire"
    Released: January 14, 2019[2]

Mystic Truth is the third studio album by indie rock band Bad Suns, released on Epitaph Records on March 22, 2019.[3] It was supported with two singles: "Away We Go" and "Hold Your Fire". To promote the album, the band performed throughout the United States in the Away We Go Tour in 2019.[4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars with its review by James Christopher Monger praising several individual songs for stretching the band's songwriting and having a bright and uplifting attitude. Summing up, Monger says Mystic Truth "delivers another handful of meticulously polished gems that will be sure to find their way onto a future career overview or greatest-hits collection."[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Away We Go" – 3:25
  2. "One Magic Moment" – 3:37
  3. "A Miracle, a Mile Away" – 3:29
  4. "The World and I" – 2:52
  5. "Love by Mistake" – 2:33
  6. "Darkness Arrives (and Departs)" – 3:37
  7. "Hold Your Fire" – 3:02
  8. "Howling at the Sun" – 2:41
  9. "Separate Seas" – 3:31
  10. "Starjumper" – 4:02

Personnel

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Bad Suns

  • Gavin Bennett – bass guitar, piano
  • Christo Bowman – guitar, vocals, keys, bass guitar on "A Miracle, A Mile Away"
  • Ray Libby – guitar
  • Miles Morris – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Vanessa Freebaim-Smith - cello
  • Dave Sardyproduction
  • Jim Monte - engineering, editing
  • Cameron Barton - engineering
  • Morgan Straton - assistant engineering

References

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  1. ^ Bad Suns (November 13, 2018). "Away We Go". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (January 14, 2019). "Bad Suns Announce 'Mystic Truth' Album, Unveil Punchy Single 'Hold Your Fire': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (January 14, 2019). "Bad Suns Announce Mystic Truth Album, Unveil Punchy Single 'Hold Your Fire'". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Serra, Maria (December 17, 2018). "Bad Suns Look at the Bright Side in Dream-Like 'Away We Go' Video". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Mystic Truth – Bad Suns". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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