The Letting Go
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| Studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | ||||
| Released | 19 September 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
| Genre | Alternative country, folk rock | |||
| Label | Drag City, Domino | |||
| Producer | Valgeir Sigurðsson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian |  |
| The Independent | |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.2/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | |
| Uncut | |
The Letting Go is an album by American musician Will Oldham, released under his moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy. It was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland and produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, who is known for his work with the Icelandic artist Björk. This album's arrangement was done by Nico Muhly. Dawn McCarthy of Faun Fables also sings on the album.
The album's name comes from the last lines of the Emily Dickinson poem that starts "After a Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes."
This is the hour of lead
Remembered if outlived,
As freezing persons recollect the snow,
The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media placed The Letting Go at number 195 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
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