Along the Way (Mark McGuire album)

Along the Way is the third studio album by Mark McGuire on the Dead Oceans label, released February 4, 2014.[8]

Along The Way
Studio album by Mark McGuire
Released	February 4, 2014
Recorded	2013
Length	1:07:31
Label	Dead Oceans
Producer	Mark McGuire
Mark McGuire chronology
Get Lost (2012) Along The Way (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	(8/10)[2]
Pitchfork	(7.9/10)[3]
Under the Radar	(7/10)[4]
NME	(7/10)[5]
MusicOMH	[6]
PopMatters	(6/10)[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark McGuire.

I: To All Present In The Hall Of Learning

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Awakening"	1:20
2.	"Wonderland Of Living Things"	2:51
3.	"In Search Of The Miraculous"	5:53
4.	"To The Macrobes (Where Do I Go?)"	5:05
5.	"Astray"	1:55

II: The Age Of Revealing

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Silent Weapons (The Architects Of Manipulation)"	5:14
7.	"The Instinct"	12:00

III: After The Heavy Rains

No.	Title	Length
8.	"The Human Condition (Song For My Father)"	4:11
9.	"For The Friendships (Along The Way)"	8:30
10.	"Arrival Begins The Next Departure"	5:11

IV: To The Palace Of The Self

No.	Title	Length
11.	"The War On Consciousness"	6:05
12.	"The Lonelier Way"	5:37
13.	"Turiya (The Same Way)"	3:47

Personnel

• Mark McGuire - acoustic guitar, mandolin, santur, keyboards, synths, percussion, drum machines, talkbox, electric guitar, piano, bass, tape samples (recorded and edited), vocals, producer, mixing, arrangements, effects, electronics, photography, design, layout
• James Plotkin - mastering
• Daniel Murphy - design, layout

References

1. "Along the Way Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
2. Morrison, John (2014-02-03). "Mark McGuire - All the Way". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
3. Currin, Grayson (2014-02-06). "Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
4. Fenwick, Tom (2014-02-07). "Album Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
5. Snapes, Laura. "Album Review". Nme.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
6. Meller, David (2014-01-29). "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
7. Olson, Benjamin (2014-02-03). "Album Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
8. "Stereogum newsitem" Tom Breihan, 'Stream Mark McGuire Along the Way', Stereogum, January 27, 2014.