Ode to Sentience

Ode to Sentience is the third studio album by Emily Jane White. It was released on November 8, 2010 by Talitres Records in France, on October 23, 2011 by JABUP Records in Japan, and on June 12, 2012 by Antenna Farm Records in United States.^[1][2][3]

Ode to Sentience
Talitres Records release cover
Studio album by Emily Jane White
Released	November 8, 2010 October 23, 2011 June 12, 2012
Genre	Neofolk, alternative rock, indie rock
Length	45:34
Label	Talitres Records JABUP Records Antenna Farm Records
Producer	Emily Jane White, Ross Harris
Emily Jane White chronology
Victorian America (2009) Ode to Sentience (2010)
Alternative cover
Antenna Farm Records release cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]
Consequence of Sound	[7]
PopMatters	6/10[8]
Prefix Magazine	6.5/10[9]
Verbicide Magazine	favorable[10]

Metacritic cited a score of 65 out of 100, generally favorable reviews based on 5 reviews.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oh, Katherine"	4:23
2.	"The Cliff"	3:38
3.	"Black Silk"	4:16
4.	"The Black Oak"	3:02
5.	"I Lay to Rest (California)"	5:32
6.	"Clipped Wings"	5:22
7.	"The Preacher"	3:59
8.	"The Law"	3:51
9.	"Requiem Waltz"	4:08
10.	"Broken Words"	3:10
11.	"Silhouette" (Japanese edition and 2012 release)	4:13
Total length:		45:34

Personnel

• Emily Jane White – producing, mixing, vocals, guitar, piano, organ
• Henry Nagle – guitars
• James Finch Jr – bass
• Ross Harris – drums, engineering, mixing, producing
• Jen Grady – cello, vocals
• Carey Lamprecht – violin
• Stephen Jarvis – audio consultan
• John Greenham – engineering, mastering^[11]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
French SNEP Albums Chart[12]	112

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	November 8, 2010	Talitres Records	CD	TAL056
France	November 8, 2010	Talitres Records	LP	TAL056LP
Japan	October 23, 2011	JABUP Records	CD	JUR-2
United States	June 12, 2012	Antenna Farm Records	CD	ANT539