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2021 studio album by Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Beginner's Mind is a collaborative album by American musicians Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine. The album was released by Asthmatic Kitty on September 24, 2021. After being teased by Asthmatic Kitty for several days, the album was formally announced on July 7, 2021, along with its track listing and two singles, "Reach Out" and "Olympus".[3][4] Daniel Anum Jasper created the album's cover artwork.[5]
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Released | September 24, 2021 | |||
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Length | 45:27 | |||
Label | Asthmatic Kitty | |||
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Singles from A Beginner's Mind | ||||
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The album was met with widespread acclaim from music critics.[6]
A Beginner’s Mind was created in a cabin in upstate New York. There, Stevens and Augustine watched movies every day for inspiration.[5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10[7] |
Metacritic | 81/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Beats Per Minute | 77%[9] |
Evening Standard | [10] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[11] |
The Independent | [12] |
The Irish Times | [13] |
Loud and Quiet | 8/10[14] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10[15] |
The Sydney Morning Herald | [16] |
Uncut | 8/10[17] |
Under the Radar | [2] |
The album received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 8.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[7]
In the review for AllMusic, critic Mark Demming felt that the album was "intelligent and well-crafted, and will appeal to fans of either Stevens' or De Augustine's recent work" but also that it was "less distinct than the music they create on their own."[18]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Film inspiration | Length |
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1. | "Reach Out" | Wings of Desire | 3:43 | |
2. | "Lady Macbeth in Chains" | All About Eve | 3:42 | |
3. | "Back to Oz" | Return to Oz | 4:12 | |
4. | "The Pillar of Souls" | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | 3:10 | |
5. | "You Give Death a Bad Name" | Night of the Living Dead | 4:07 | |
6. | "Beginner's Mind" | De Augustine | Point Break | 2:15 |
7. | "Olympus" | Clash of the Titans | 3:07 | |
8. | "Murder and Crime" | Mad Max | 3:30 | |
9. | "(This Is) The Thing" | Stevens | The Thing | 2:48 |
10. | "It's Your Own Body and Mind" | Stevens | She's Gotta Have It | 2:27 |
11. | "Lost in the World" | De Augustine | The Last Wave | 3:10 |
12. | "Fictional California" | Bring It On Again | 2:50 | |
13. | "Cimmerian Shade" | The Silence of the Lambs | 4:19 | |
14. | "Lacrimae" | De Augustine | Lacrimae Rerum | 2:07 |
Total length: | 45:27 |
All tracks are written by Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, except where noted
List of films taken from Asthmatic Kitty's Instagram page.[19]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 78 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 45 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 77 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 18 |
UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 91 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] | 8 |
US Billboard 200[26] | 115 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[27] | 5 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] | 13 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[29] | 12 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] | 17 |
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