A Pill for Loneliness

A Pill for Loneliness is the sixth studio album by City and Colour. It was released on 4 October 2019 through frontman Dallas Green's own record label, Still Records. The lead single, "Astronaut", was released on 3 June 2019, with the album being officially announced on 15 August 2019.^[6][7][8] The release was City and Colour's fourth consecutive studio album to reach No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[9]

A Pill for Loneliness
Studio album by City and Colour
Released	4 October 2019
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock, folk rock
Length	52:17
Label	Still Records
Producer	Jacquire King
City and Colour chronology
Guide Me Back Home (2018) A Pill for Loneliness (2019) The Love Still Held Me Near (2023)
Singles from A Pill for Loneliness
"Astronaut" Released: 3 June 2019 "Strangers" Released: 21 June 2019 "Living in Lightning" Released: 16 August 2019 "Difficult Love" Released: 2020

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DIY	[3]
Exclaim!	7/10[4]
Gigwise	[5]

The album was a Juno Award nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Living in Lightning"	3:19
2.	"Astronaut"	6:01
3.	"Imagination"	5:47
4.	"Difficult Love"	4:04
5.	"Me and the Moonlight"	2:52
6.	"Mountain of Madness"	4:41
7.	"Song of Unrest"	4:45
8.	"Strangers"	4:04
9.	"The War Years"	6:37
10.	"Young Lovers"	4:07
11.	"Lay Me Down"	6:00

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12]	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	63
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[14]	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	8
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16]	25