Possible Dust Clouds

2018 studio album by Kristin Hersh

Studio album by

Kristin Hersh

Released

October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)

Recorded

May 2017 – July 2018

Studio

Stable Sound Studio, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Studio Paradiso, San Francisco, California

Genre

Alternative rock^[1]
indie rock^[2]

Length

36:20

Label

Fire

Producer

Kristin Hersh
Steve Rizzo

Kristin Hersh chronology

Wyatt at the Coyote Palace
(2016)

Possible Dust Clouds
(2018)

Clear Pond Road
(2023)

Singles from Possible Dust Clouds

"No Shade in Shadow"
Released: July 24, 2018

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[4]
MusicOMH	^[5]

Possible Dust Clouds is the tenth studio album by American musician Kristin Hersh. It was released on October 5, 2018 under Fire Records.^[6]

Release

On July 24, 2018, Hersh announced the release of her tenth studio album, along with the first single "No Shade in Shadow".^[6]

Critical reception

Possible Dust Clouds was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 9 reviews.^[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 82 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.^[1]

Accolades

Accolades for *Possible Dust Clouds*
Publication	Accolade	Rank
MusicOMH	MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018	26^[7]

Track listing

*Possible Dust Clouds* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"LAX"	3:49
2.	"No Shade in Shadow"	3:34
3.	"Halfway Home"	3:57
4.	"Fox Point"	3:12
5.	"Lethe"	3:49
6.	"Loudmouth"	3:32
7.	"Gin"	2:46
8.	"Tulum"	3:44
9.	"Breathe In"	3:20
10.	"Lady Godiva"	4:37

Personnel

Musicians

Kristin Hersh – primary artist, bass, producer
David Narcizo – drums
Fred Abong – bass
Rob Ahlers – drums, engineer
Christopher E. Brady – bass, backing vocals
Wyatt True – drums

Production

Steve Rizzo – mastering, mixer, producer

References

^ ^a ^b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ Bemrose, Bekki (October 8, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ Shepherd, Sam (October 5, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Wicks, Amanda (July 24, 2018). "Kristin Hersh Announces New Album, Shares New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ Hubbard, Michael (December 5, 2018). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 12, 2020.