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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Empire Builder
| name = La Grande
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Laura Gibson]]
| artist = [[Laura Gibson]]
| Cover =La_Grande_cover.jpg
| cover = La_Grande_cover.jpg
| Alt =
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| Released = {{Start date|2012|01|24}}
| released = {{Start date|2012|01|24}}
| Recorded =
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| Genre = [[Folk rock]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=35|s=42}}
| studio =
| Label = [[Barsuk Records]], [[City Slang]]
| genre = [[Folk rock]]<ref name=am/>
| length = {{Duration|m=35|s=42}}
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| Producer = Laura Gibson
| label = {{hlist| [[Barsuk Records]] | [[City Slang]] }}
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| Last album = ''Beasts of Seasons''<br/>(2009)
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| producer = Laura Gibson
| This album = '''''La Grande'''''<br/>(2012)
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| prev_title = Beasts of Seasons
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| Next album = ''[[Empire Builder (album)|Empire Builder]]'' (2016)
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| next_title = [[Empire Builder (album)|Empire Builder]]
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'''''La Grande''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American musician [[Laura Gibson]]. It was released on January 24, 2012 under [[Barsuk Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-grande-mw0002225031|work=AllMusic|title=Laura Gibson - La Grande|accessdate=January 3, 2016}}</ref> Gibson wrote the album after spending time in the city of [[La Grande, Oregon]], which served as a basis for the majority of its songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uprootedmusicrevue.com/2011/12/laura-gibson-tells-her-tale-of-la.html|work=Uprooted Music Revue|title=Laura Gibson Tells Her Tale of "La Grande"|date=January 22, 2012|accessdate=December 29, 2016|author=Mateer, Chris}}</ref>
'''''La Grande''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American musician [[Laura Gibson]]. It was released on January 24, 2012 under [[Barsuk Records]].<ref name=am>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-grande-mw0002225031|work=AllMusic|title=Laura Gibson - La Grande|accessdate=January 3, 2016}}</ref> Gibson wrote the album after spending time in the city of [[La Grande, Oregon]], which served as a basis for the majority of its songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uprootedmusicrevue.com/2011/12/laura-gibson-tells-her-tale-of-la.html|work=Uprooted Music Revue|title=Laura Gibson Tells Her Tale of "La Grande"|date=January 22, 2012|accessdate=December 29, 2016|author=Mateer, Chris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234129/http://www.uprootedmusicrevue.com/2011/12/laura-gibson-tells-her-tale-of-la.html|archive-date=January 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's title track was given a music video released in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/146946755/laura-gibsons-western-ghost-story|work=NPR|title=Laura Gibson's Western Ghost Story|author=Raby, Dan|date=February 15, 2012|accessdate=June 21, 2017}}</ref>

==Release==
''La Grande'' was released as a joint release by [[Barsuk Records|Barsuk]], [[City Slang]], and Jealous Butcher Records.<ref name=pitchfork/>

==Reception==
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with a 79% rating on [[Metacritic]], an online [[review aggregator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/la-grande/laura-gibson|work=Metacritic|title=Reviews and Tracks for La Grande by Laura Gibson|accessdate=June 21, 2017}}</ref> James Skinner of [[BBC]] gave the album a positive review, writing: "This gem of a long-player – both sleepy and steely, mystical yet rooted in very real and universal themes – deserves all the plaudits that will hopefully meet its release."<ref>{{cite web|last=Skinner|first=James|title=Review of La Grande by Laura Gibson|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/63b6/|accessdate=June 21, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' also gave the album a positive review, rating it 7.4 out of 10, and writing: "One wouldn't expect Gibson's latest to bowl over any audiophile chasing the wow!-factor, but for the patient, contemplative listener, La Grande-- much like the campfire depicted on its cover-- is a record worth warming to."<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16226-la-grande/|work=Pitchfork|title=La Grande Album Review|accessdate=June 21, 2017|author=Solarski, Matthew|date=January 31, 2012}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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La Grande
Studio album by
Laura Gibson
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length35:42
Label
ProducerLaura Gibson
Laura Gibson chronology
Beasts of Seasons
(2009) 		La Grande
(2012) 		Empire Builder
(2016)

La Grande is the third studio album by American musician Laura Gibson. It was released on January 24, 2012 under Barsuk Records.[1] Gibson wrote the album after spending time in the city of La Grande, Oregon, which served as a basis for the majority of its songs.[2] The album's title track was given a music video released in February 2012.[3]

Release

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La Grande was released as a joint release by Barsuk, City Slang, and Jealous Butcher Records.[4]

Reception

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The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with a 79% rating on Metacritic, an online review aggregator.[5] James Skinner of BBC gave the album a positive review, writing: "This gem of a long-player – both sleepy and steely, mystical yet rooted in very real and universal themes – deserves all the plaudits that will hopefully meet its release."[6] Pitchfork also gave the album a positive review, rating it 7.4 out of 10, and writing: "One wouldn't expect Gibson's latest to bowl over any audiophile chasing the wow!-factor, but for the patient, contemplative listener, La Grande-- much like the campfire depicted on its cover-- is a record worth warming to."[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Laura Gibson

No.TitleLength
1."La Grande"3:50
2."Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed"2:56
3."Lion/Lamb"4:06
4."Skin, Warming Skin"3:48
5."The Rushing Dark"3:04
6."Red Moon"2:56
7."Crow/Swallow"3:36
8."The Fire"3:33
9."Time Is Not"4:35
10."Feather Lungs"3:18
Total length:35:42

References

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  1. ^ a b "Laura Gibson - La Grande". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Mateer, Chris (January 22, 2012). "Laura Gibson Tells Her Tale of "La Grande"". Uprooted Music Revue. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Raby, Dan (February 15, 2012). "Laura Gibson's Western Ghost Story". NPR. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Solarski, Matthew (January 31, 2012). "La Grande Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for La Grande by Laura Gibson". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Skinner, James. "Review of La Grande by Laura Gibson". BBC. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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