A Distant Call

A Distant Call is the second studio album by American band Sheer Mag. It was released on August 23, 2019, through Wilsuns Recording Company.^[7]

A Distant Call
Studio album by Sheer Mag
Released	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
Genre	Heavy metal[1] power pop[1] protest music[2] punk rock[2] rock n' roll[1]
Length	33:52
Label	Wilsuns
Sheer Mag chronology
Need to Feel Your Love (2017) A Distant Call (2019) Playing Favorites (2024)
Singles from A Distant Call
"Blood from a Stone" Released: June 19, 2019[3][4] "Hardly to Blame" Released: July 22, 2019[5] "The Killer" Released: August 19, 2019[6]

The first single from the album, "Blood From A Stone," was released on June 19, 2019.^[8]

Release and promotion

Singles

Three singles were released on A Distant Call which were released prior to the release of the album. The first single, "Blood From A Stone" was released on June 19, 2019, which coincided with the album's announcement.^[3] The second single, "Hardly to Blame", was released on July 22, 2019.^[5] The third, and final single from the album, "The Killer", came out on August 19, 2019.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10[9]
Metacritic	81/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Consequence of Sound	B[12]
Exclaim!	7/10[13]
The Guardian
NME	[14]
Paste	8.5/10[15]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[1]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[2]

A Distant Call 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 12 reviews.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Steel Sharpens Steel"	4:02
2.	"Blood From a Stone"	2:37
3.	"Unfound Manifest"	3:36
4.	"Silver Line"	3:25
5.	"Hardly to Blame"	3:07
6.	"Cold Sword"	3:29
7.	"Chopping Block"	2:32
8.	"The Right Stuff"	3:14
9.	"The Killer"	4:43
10.	"Keep On Runnin"	3:07