℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc.
| Released | November 24, 2017 |
| Duration | 38m 53s |
| Record Label | Nonesuch |
| Genre | Alternative |
The Way Is Read
The Staves, yMusic
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Hopeless
The Staves; yMusic |
1:44 | |||
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1.2
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Take Me Home
The Staves; yMusic |
4:47 | |||
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1.3
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Trouble on My Mind
The Staves; yMusic |
3:11 | |||
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1.4
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Bladed Stance
The Staves; yMusic |
1:25 | |||
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1.5
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All My Life
The Staves; yMusic |
4:31 | |||
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1.6
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Silent Side
The Staves; yMusic |
2:27 | |||
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1.7
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Year of the Dog
The Staves; yMusic |
3:15 | |||
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1.8
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Courting Is a Pleasure
The Staves; yMusic |
4:43 | |||
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1.9
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All the Times You Prayed
The Staves; yMusic |
4:45 | |||
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1.10
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Appetite
The Staves; yMusic |
2:44 | |||
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1.11
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Sprig of Thyme
The Staves; yMusic |
2:26 | |||
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1.12
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The Way Is Read
The Staves; yMusic |
2:55 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Way Is Read, a twelve-song album by the English trio The Staves—Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor (all vocals)—and New York City–based ensemble yMusic, is out now.
After being commissioned in 2016 by Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires Festival to collaborate on a live performance piece, The Staves delved deep into yMusic's catalogue of contemporary classical compositions to find pieces suited to their lyrics and vocals. Musically they built upon several compositions written by Ryan Lott, as well as works by Sufjan Stevens and Marcos Balter. While the Festival is known for bringing musicians together for one-off performances, this is the first time one of those partnerships has made the leap into a studio album. The LP was produced by Rob Moose and Jessica Staveley-Taylor and mixed and engineered by Brian Joseph at his studio, Hive, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Nonesuch Studio Masters
Track 1 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 2, 5 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth Tracks 3, 4, 6-12 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Track 1 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 2, 5 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth Tracks 3, 4, 6-12 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.59 -3.71 to -0.11 | -15.47 -21.44 to -11.50 | -11.67 -16.60 to -7.90 | 8 5 to 10 | |
| 1 | Hopeless | -3.71 | -21.44 | -16.6 | 10 |
| 2 | Take Me Home | -0.11 | -12.38 | -9.1 | 6 |
| 3 | Trouble on My Mind | -0.20 | -14.41 | -11.1 | 8 |
| 4 | Bladed Stance | -0.20 | -17.83 | -13.4 | 10 |
| 5 | All My Life | -0.20 | -13.50 | -10.3 | 8 |
| 6 | Silent Side | -0.20 | -13.52 | -10.6 | 7 |
| 7 | Year of the Dog | -0.20 | -15.51 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 8 | Courting Is a Pleasure | -1.15 | -18.14 | -14.1 | 9 |
| 9 | All the Times You Prayed | -0.20 | -15.18 | -11.2 | 7 |
| 10 | Appetite | -0.21 | -14.81 | -9.6 | 7 |
| 11 | Sprig of Thyme | -0.55 | -17.42 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 12 | The Way Is Read | -0.21 | -11.50 | -7.9 | 5 |