Ouroboros is the sixth studio album by Ray LaMontagne, released on March 4, 2016.
It features My Morning Jacket's frontman Jim James, who also produced the record. Lead single "Hey, No Pressure" debuted online on January 20, 2016. The rest of My Morning Jacket, minus James, joined LaMontagne on the road for the album's release tour.
Ouroboros | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 4, 2016 | |||
Recorded | February 2015 | |||
Studio | La La Land, Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 39:37 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Jim James | |||
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Singles from Ouroboros | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80⁄100 (10 reviews) |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
American Songwriter | |
Drowned in Sound | 8⁄10 |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Ouroboros received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 10 critic scores. Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Marcy Donelson writing that this "is a deliberate work of album rock". Writing for American Songwriter, Lee Zimmerman scored this release 4 out of 5, calling it "one of the more challenging major label efforts released this year". At Drowned in Sound, Haydon Spenceley gave this album an 8 out of 10, cautioning listeners that "it's so different from the majority of [LaMontagne's] previous output that it might take some time to truly get to grips with".
All songs written by Ray LaMontagne.
Part One
Part Two
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) | 44 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 44 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 130 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 13 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 22 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) | 54 |
UK Albums (OCC) | 49 |
US Billboard 200 | 13 |
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