Shriek (album)

Shriek
Studio album by
Wye Oak
ReleasedApril 29, 2014
StudioRare Book Room, Brooklyn, USA[1]
GenreIndie pop
Length41:34
LanguageEnglish
Label
ProducerNicolas Vernhes
Wye Oak chronology
Civilian
(2011) 		Shriek
(2014) 		Tween
(2016)
Singles from Shriek
  1. "The Tower"
    Released: January 30, 2014
  2. "Glory"
    Released: March 18, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA−[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[7]
MusicOMH[8]
NME[9]
Pitchfork7.2/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Shriek is the fourth studio album by indie band Wye Oak. It was released on April 29, 2014, by Merge Records in the United States and City Slang in Europe.[1][13]

The album peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard 200.[14]

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  2. ^ "Shriek by Wye Oak". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Shriek review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Adams, Erik (29 April 2014). "Wye Oak strikes a dreamy reinvention with Shriek". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Hadusek, Jon (April 25, 2014). "Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Maine, Sammy (April 25, 2014). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Day, Laurence (April 22, 2014). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Johnson, Steven (April 25, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Daly, Rhian (April 25, 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Brown, Harley (April 28, 2014). "Shriek review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  11. ^ Dolan, Jon (April 29, 2014). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Ayers, Mike. "Wye Oak Shriek review". Spin. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "Wye Oak – Shriek". Merge Records. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference BB200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).