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2021 studio album by The Weather Station
Ignorance is the fifth
studio album by Canadian band
the Weather Station . It was released worldwide on February 5, 2021 through
Fat Possum Records in the United States, and a small part (digital or vinyl only) through Next Door Records in Canada.
[2]
[3] The album's lead single "Robber" was released on October 14, 2020.
[4]
The album's ten tracks were recorded with two percussionists, a saxophonist and a flutist, plus bass, keys, and guitar. Songwriter
Tamara Lindeman wrote and produced all the songs. The album's theme is based on Lindeman's contemplation of the
global climate crisis .
[3]
Critical reception
Ignorance was widely acclaimed by music critics.
[6] Lindsay Zoladz of
The New York Times called it a "piercing new album" and applauded Lindeman's lyrics about
climate change .
[16]
The album was shortlisted for the
2021 Polaris Music Prize .
[17]
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Tamara Lindeman
Title 1. "Robber" 5:20 2. "Atlantic" 3:53 3. "Tried to Tell You" 3:38 4. "Parking Lot" 4:06 5. "Loss" 3:36 6. "Separated" 3:24 7. "Wear" 3:18 8. "Trust" 5:00 9. "Heart" 3:47 10. "Subdivisions" 4:40 Total length: 40:42
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Bandcamp :
[28]
Musicians
Tamara Lindeman – vocals, piano, guitar, Moog, Pianet, Wurlitzer, string arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
Kieran Adams – drums, percussion
Christine Bougie – guitar
Ryan Driver – flute
Drew Jurecka – violin, clarinet, bass clarinet
Ian Kehoe – percussion
Shannon Knights – viola
Philippe Melanson – percussion
Lydia Munchinsky – cello
Owen Pallett – string arrangements (tracks 7, 8)
Marcus Paquin – percussion
Mike Smith – music notation
Johnny Spence – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Moog, Juno
Brodie West – saxophone
Ben Whiteley – bass, guitar
Felicity Williams – harmony vocals (tracks 3, 9)
Rebekah Wolkstein – violin
Engineers
Tamara Lindeman – production, overdubbing
Marcus Paquin – production, overdubbing, mixing
Jeremy Darby – engineering
Julian Decorte – engineering
Joao Carvalho – final mastering
Design
Hugo Bernier – design
Jeff Bierk – photography
Charts
References
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a
b Cooper, Leonie (February 4, 2021).
"The Weather Station – 'Ignorance' review: moody folk-pop with an ABBA disco sheen" .
NME . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
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"Ignorance by The Weather Station" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
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a
b
"On 'Ignorance,' The Weather Station Compels You To Care" . text.npr.org . Retrieved 2021-12-01 .
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"Robber – Single by The Weather Station" .
Apple Music . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
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"Ignorance by The Weather Station reviews" .
AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
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a
b
"Ignorance by The Weather Station Reviews and Tracks" .
Metacritic . Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
^ Phares, Heather.
"Ignorance – The Weather Station" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (February 12, 2021).
"The Weather Station expand on ecological themes in Ignorance" .
Financial Times . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ Mulvey, John (March 2021). "Forty-six degrees of separation".
Mojo . No. 328. p. 80.
^
Empire, Kitty (February 6, 2021).
"The Weather Station: Ignorance review – a heartbroken masterpiece" .
The Observer . Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
^ Sodomsky, Sam (February 5, 2021).
"The Weather Station: Ignorance" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved February 5, 2021 .
^ Goldsmith, Mike (January 2021).
"Ignorance | The Weather Station" .
Record Collector . No. 514. Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ Bernstein, Jonathan (February 5, 2021).
"The Weather Station Hears the World Fade Away on 'Ignorance' " .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^
Hodgkinson, Will (February 11, 2021).
"The best new music: Django Django and the Weather Station" .
The Times . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^
Williams, Richard (March 2021). "The Weather Station: Ignorance".
Uncut . No. 286. p. 36.
^ Zoladz, Lindsay (January 25, 2021).
"Climate Change Is Worsening. So the Weather Station Is Singing About It" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ David Friend,
"Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize" .
Toronto Star , July 15, 2021.
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"The 21 best Canadian albums of 2021" .
CBC Music . 29 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 .
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"Best Albums of 2021" .
Exclaim . 1 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 .
^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (17 December 2021).
"The 50 best albums of 2021" .
theguardian.com . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
^
"Best Albums of 2021" .
The New York Times . 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 .
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"The Best Music of 2021" .
The New Yorker . 26 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 .
^
"The 50 Best Albums of 2021" .
Paste . 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 .
^ Cush, Andy (7 December 2021).
"The 50 Best Albums of 2021" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 8 December 2021 .
^
"The 50 Best Albums of 2021" .
Rolling Stone . 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 .
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"The 50 Best Albums Of 2021" .
Stereogum . 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
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"Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2021" .
Uncut . 12 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 .
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"Ignorance" . The Weather Station . Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via
Bandcamp .
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"Ultratop.be – The Weather Station – Ignorance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 1, 2021.
Jack Donovan
Simon Borer
Dwight Schenk
Elaine Kelly
Adrian Cook
Ian Kehoe
Albums