Walk Into a Storm

Walk Into a Storm is a 2017 studio album by American indie folk band The Lone Bellow. The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Walk Into a Storm
Studio album by The Lone Bellow
Released	September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17)
Recorded	November 2016
Studio	RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre	Americana[1]
Length	38:33
Language	English
Label	Descendant/Sony Masterworks
Producer	Dave Cobb
The Lone Bellow chronology
Then Came the Morning (2015) Walk Into a Storm (2017) Half Moon Light (2020)

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing that "the band's formula remains intact as they deliver the gutsy three-part harmonies and foot-stomping folk-soul that have become their trademark" and speculates that this album is a misstep because the band "may [have] settled a little too comfortably into their initial level of success and settled for keeping the machine running".^[2] Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter scored this release 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing that the band is more focused on this release and producer Dave Cobb "plays to the band’s strengths".^[3] Stephen Thompson of NPR's First Listen wrote that this release "capture[s] the group's earnest, agreeable charm, dispensed via songs that amble and soar" and that it comes "stacked with charisma-drenched ringers".^[1] In Paste, Lee Zimmerman scored Walk Into a Storm a 7.6 out of 10, praising the depth of the lyrics and summing up that this release can continue the band's success.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Deeper in the Water" (Brian Elmquist, Jeremy Lutito, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, and Zachary Williams) – 3:52
2. "Is It Ever Gonna Be Easy" (Elmquist, Jason Pipkin, K. Pipkin, and Williams) – 3:12
3. "May You Be Well" (Elmquist, J. Pipkin, K. Pipkin, and Williams) – 4:54
4. "Come Break My Heart Again" (K. Pipkin and Williams) – 3:39
5. "Feather" (Elmquist, Justin Glasco, and K. Pipkin) – 3:43
6. "Walk Into a Storm" (Elmquist, K. Pipkin, and Williams) – 5:06
7. "Time's Always Leaving" (Elmquist, Glasco, and Williams) – 3:17
8. "Can't Be Happy for Long" (Elmquist, Glasco, and Williams) – 2:54
9. "Between the Lines" (Williams) – 4:27
10. "Long Way to Go" (Wyatt Earp and Williams) – 3:32

Personnel

The Lone Bellow

• Brian Elmquist – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, vocals
• Kanene Donehey Pipkin – vocals
• Zachary Williams – vocals

Additional personnel

• Brian Allen – bass
• Eric Ryan Anderson – inside photography
• David Angell – violin
• Ryan Booth – cover photo
• Dave Cobb]] – acoustic guitar, mixing, production
• David Davidson – violin
• Go De Jong – graphic design
• Justin Glasco – drums, Hammond organ, percussion, vocal production
• Gena Johnson – production assistance
• Stephen Lamb – copyist
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz – cello
• Jason Pipkin – Hammond B3, lap steel guitar, mandolin, Mellotron, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Matt Ross-Spang – engineering
• Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangement, viola

Chart performance

Walk Into a Storm reached 173 on the Billboard 200,^[5] fourth on Americana/Folk Albums,^[6] and 73 on the Rock Albums chart.^[7]

See also

• List of 2017 albums