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{{Short description|2008 studio album by The Low Anthem}}
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| name = Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
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| artist = [[The Low Anthem]]
| artist = [[The Low Anthem]]
| cover = Ohmygodcharlie.jpg
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| alt = Album cover with the text "The Low Anthem" and "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" printed in the center.
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| released = {{start date|2008|09|02}}
| released = September 2, 2008 <small>(original release)</small><br>June 29, 2009 <small>(re-release)</small>
| recorded = January 1–10, 2008
| recorded = [[Block Island, RI]], Adorea Studio, [[Hamden, CT]], Ouestern Studio [[Williamsburg, NY]], [[Harlem, NY]]
| studio = [[Block Island]], Rhode Island{{efn|The album was recorded in a basement in [[Block Island]].<ref name="Berkshire Eagle"/><ref name="Montreal Gazette"/> Additional recording at: Adorea Recording Studio in [[Hamden, Connecticut|Hamden]], Connecticut; Oestern Studio in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]], New York; and producer Jesse Lauter's apartment in [[Harlem]], New York.<ref name="Liner"/>}}
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| genre = [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
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| genre = [[Indie folk]]
| length = {{duration|m=42|s=1}}
| producer = {{hlist|Jesse Lauter|The Low Anthem}}
| length = 42:01
| label = Self-release (original version)<br>[[Bella Union]] (UK)<br>[[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]] (US)
| producer = Jesse Lauter
| prev_title = [[What The Crow Brings]]
| prev_title = [[What The Crow Brings]]
| prev_year = 2007
| prev_year = 2007
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| name = Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
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| single1 = The Horizon is a Beltway
| single1 = Charlie Darwin
| single1date = December 2008
| single1date = September 28, 2009
| single2 = Champion Angel
| single2 = {{nowrap|To the Ghosts Who Write History Books}}
| single2date = July 2009
| single2date = February 15, 2010
| single3 = Charlie Darwin/To Ohio
| single3date = September 28, 2009
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'''''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin''''' is the third studio album by American band [[The Low Anthem]]. It was self-published on September 2, 2008, and re-issued by [[Bella Union]] and [[Nonesuch Records]] on June 15, 2009. Following the success of their album ''[[What the Crow Brings]]'' (2007), founding members Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky welcomed Jocie Adams to the band. They were inspired by the confidence and romanticism of [[John Steinbeck]]'s novels, and found tension between the human requirement of comfort and [[Charles Darwin]]'s bleak theories of [[Darwinism]], using his theory of [[natural selection]] as a framework to consider academics, politics, and religion. The album is named after Darwin, as the group considered how jarring his "[[survival of the fittest]]" theory would seem to a [[person of faith]].

The album was recorded in the first ten days of 2008 in a basement in [[Block Island]], Rhode Island, which was transformed into a temporary recording studio. The band enlisted Jesse Lauter to co-produce the album. The album's [[Americana (music)|Americana]] sound is accompanied by several other genres, such as [[blues]], [[Country music|country]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[Gospel music|gospel]], and [[R&B]]. It opens with quiet songs in Miller's [[falsetto]] and [[modal voice]], followed by louder and chaotic tracks, before returning to more solemn music. The album incorporates at least 27 instruments, including [[crotales]], [[pump organ]], and [[zither]]. Some songs evolved extensively during recording, with several different approaches to tempo and instrumentation. The album consists of twelve tracks, one of which is a [[Cover version|cover]] of a [[Tom Waits]] song written by [[Jack Kerouac]].

The album was supported by two [[Single (music)|singles]]: "Charlie Darwin" in September 2009, and "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books" in February 2010. After the album's release, The Low Anthem embarked on a tour of the United States from 2008, and added Canada and Europe to its touring roster in 2009, followed by their first North American headline tour in 2010. Critics praised ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' for its lyrics, themes, and vocals but a few questioned the necessity and intensity of the louder songs. At the [[Boston Music Awards]], The Low Anthem and ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' won Best New Act and Album of the Year, respectively. Various publications listed it as one of the best albums of the year.

== Recording and production ==
[[File:Charles Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|The album is named after [[Charles Darwin]], whose [[Darwinism|theories]] influenced the lyrics and themes.|alt=A black-and-white photograph of an old man, facing to the left of the camera. He is bald atop his head and has a long, light beard that sits atop his suit.]]

[[The Low Anthem]] founding members Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky felt ambitious after the success of their second studio album, ''[[What the Crow Brings]]'' (2007), which sold over 10,000 copies.<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> In November 2007,<ref name="Boston Globe Paradox"/> they welcomed to the group Jocie Adams, a classical composer and former [[NASA]] technician who they knew from [[Brown University]].<ref name="Guardian Interview"/><ref name="NPR Stunner"/> Miller realized they should take elements from their musical influences and blend them with more modern themes. The band re-read [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''[[East of Eden (novel)|East of Eden]]'' (1952) while writing and recording the album, which they found inspiring due to the confidence, beauty, and romanticism of Steinbeck's writing style;<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> they taped the word ''[[East of Eden (novel)#Timshel|timshel]]'', featured prominently in ''East of Eden'', above the [[control booth]].<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard"/> The name of the album, ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'', occurred to the group while observing [[giraffe]]s at the [[Roger Williams Park Zoo]] in their home town of [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref name="Studio 360"/> They discussed how jarring [[Charles Darwin]]'s theories of "[[survival of the fittest]]" would seem to a [[person of faith]], and kept repeating the phrase "Oh my God! Charlie Darwin!" to each other.<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> They realized the theme of [[Darwinism]] echoed throughout their previous work.<ref name="Studio 360"/>

While writing the songs, the group found a tension between the human requirement of comfort and the bleak theory of Darwinism.<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> The group kept a copy of Darwin's ''[[On the Origin of Species]]'' (1859) around during production.<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard"/> Miller often used the theory of [[natural selection]] as a framework to consider religion, politics, and academics, likening ideas being in competition just as genes are.<ref name="NPR Americana"/> He found the album to be a recognition of religion—particularly [[Christianity]]<ref name="Joyful Noise"/>—[[Missionary|spreading its message]] as animals [[Animal reproduction|spread their genes]].<ref name="Aquarian"/> Miller stated he is not [[antireligious]] and the group did not take sides between religion and Darwinism; he felt the album was about both hope and hopelessness.<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> Miller described it as "a [[Gospel music|gospel record]] for scientists and [[social philosopher]]s".<ref name="NPR Folk"/> He viewed the album as a book, with each of the songs "leaning on each other",<ref name="Brown"/> while producer Jesse Lauter wanted it to imitate a movie.<ref name="Tape Op Review"/> Miller felt it had a "better live feel" than ''What the Crow Brings'' since the latter's basic production prohibited further experimentation.<ref name="Aquarian"/> While ''What the Crow Brings'' focused on quiet [[Americana (music)|Americana]], ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' added some variation such as [[rock and roll]], which Miller felt allowed a more consistent theme.<ref name="NPR Folk"/>{{rp|at=0:43}}

To record the album, the band and some friends traveled by ferry to [[Block Island]], Rhode Island, where they transformed the basement of Miller's parents' house into a temporary recording studio while they were away;<ref name="Berkshire Eagle"/><ref name="Tape Op Review"/> all eleven people lived together in isolation for the full recording period,<ref name="NPR Folk"/>{{rp|at=2:38}} which Miller found led to friction and tension, resulting in better music.<ref name="State of Mind"/> He felt the starkness and space of Block Island was representative of the album;<ref name="NPR Folk"/>{{rp|at=2:22}} its population sits around 800 in the winter months.<ref name="Independent Twists"/> Lauter—then a student at the [[Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music]]—brought high-quality equipment from his classmates.<ref name="State of Mind"/><ref name="TLOBF"/> Prystowsky appreciated Lauter's contributions as he was "a little less emotionally invested" than the band members,<ref name="State of Mind"/> and Miller felt he pushed them further than they pushed themselves.<ref name="Tape Op Review"/> Recording began on January 1, 2008, and took ten days. The band felt the isolated and utopian atmosphere suited the album.<ref name="Berkshire Eagle"/> The album uses at least 27 instruments, including [[banjo]], [[crotales]], [[harmonica]], [[pump organ]], and [[zither]].<ref name="Boston Globe Highs"/><ref name="Berkshire Eagle Winter"/><ref name="Brattleboro Reformer"/>

The songs had been written some before recording.<ref name="TLOBF"/> The group's primary songwriter, Miller would approach the other members with lyrics and a melody, and they would collaborate to create the [[arrangement]].<ref name="LAist"/> Some songs were arranged almost instantly while writing, while others evolved more significantly during production;<ref name="TLOBF"/><ref name="Pittsburgh City Paper"/> after 40 takes of "Charlie Darwin", the band realized they could change the song more extensively,<ref name="Tape Op Review"/> and it took from 60 to over 100 takes to finalize.<ref name="Berkshire Eagle"/><ref name="Tape Op Review"/><ref name="TLOBF"/> "Cage the Songbird" and "Charlie Darwin" were among the final songs recorded for the album; the band attempted several different approaches to tempo and instrumentation but eventually settled on raising the vocals an [[octave]] to give them a [[choral]] quality.<ref name="Aquarian"/> "Home I'll Never Be" is a [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Tom Waits]]'s version of the song from ''[[Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards]]'' (2006), itself a cover of [[Jack Kerouac]]'s "On the Road" from ''[[Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road]]'' (1999). The group did not originally intend to include the song, but after performing it in one take during pre-production they found its inclusion necessary.<ref name="NPR Folk"/>{{rp|at=3:49}}

== Music and lyrics ==
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|description=The opening track, "Charlie Darwin", features Miller's [[falsetto]] voice,<ref name="Berkshire Eagle"/> imitating [[Chamber music|chamber]] and [[choral]] music<ref name="TLOBF"/> in a manner described as "haunting" and "breezy".<ref name="Guardian Interview"/><ref name="PopMatters Review"/>}}

While ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' is largely recognized as Americana,<ref name="NPR Stunner"/><ref name="Drowned in Sound Review"/><ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/> it is sometimes referred to as [[indie folk]]<ref name="Boston Globe Rodman"/> or [[neofolk]]<ref name="Santa Fe New Mexican"/> and its music spans other genres, such as [[blues]], [[Country music|country]], [[Folk music|folk]], gospel, and [[R&B]].<ref name="Gigwise Review"/><ref name="AllMusic Review"/><ref name="Independent Review"/> The album invokes themes of redemption, apocalypse,<ref name="NYT Review"/> [[life and death]], love, and religion;<ref name="Independent Review"/> it has been compared to the [[antediluvian]] period and the works resulting from the [[Dust Bowl]],<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard"/><ref name="State of Mind"/> and considered an unintentional mirror of the [[Great Recession in the United States|economic woes of the United States]],<ref name="Aquarian"/> as well as a loss of free debate during and after the [[presidency of George W. Bush]].<ref name="Independent Review"/> Miller said the album is about "[[Sea level rise|environmental decay]] and [[Social degeneration|social de-evolution]] and the death of morality".<ref name="AV Club"/><ref name="Bella Union 10"/> The album opens with quiet songs followed by louder and chaotic tracks, and closes with more solemn music.<ref name="DIY Review"/><ref name="Observer Review"/> Miller sings in [[falsetto]] in "Charlie Darwin"<ref name="Berkshire Eagle"/><ref name="Paste Review"/><ref name="Under the Radar Review"/> and [[modal voice]] in "To Ohio" and "Ticket Taker", before dropping to a "growling low" by "The Horizon is a Beltway".<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard"/>

The lyrics of "Charlie Darwin" juxtapose the hope of the ''[[Mayflower]]''{{'}}s voyage with the brutality of [[manifest destiny]] and the [[Native American disease and epidemics|diseases]] it introduced to the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] population.<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> ''[[Aquarium Drunkard]]''{{'}}s Mik Davis observed the song "laments being on a voyage and how even the brightest promise can be dimmed by directionlessness".<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard"/> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''{{'}}s Josh Jackson viewed it an attack on society's application of Darwinism,<ref name="Paste Review"/> while ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''{{'}}s Allan Jones said it "imagines a drowning world, returned to water, a few sodden souls cast adrift on a sea of sorrow".<ref name="Uncut Review"/> Stevie Chick of ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song as "lachrymose and haunting",<ref name="Guardian Interview"/> and John Fortunato of ''[[The Aquarian]]'' wrote "Miller's trembled quiver stirringly haunts stripped-down meditational ruminations".<ref name="Aquarian"/> Miller compared the song to [[Chamber music|chamber]] and choral music.<ref name="TLOBF"/> ''[[PopMatters]]''{{'}}s D.M. Edwards found the vocals of "Charlie Darwin" and "To Ohio" gentle and "breezy ... melding together, floating away, and carrying warnings of decline".<ref name="PopMatters Review"/> ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]''{{'}}s Erik Thompson felt the opening tracks set a tone of warmth and intimacy that carries the album.<ref name="DIY Review"/>

"To Ohio" is about yearning for lost love and new scenery.<ref name="TLOBF Review"/> ''The Aquarian''{{'}}s Fortunato likened the atmosphere of "To Ohio" and "(Don't) Tremble" to the works of [[Nick Drake]], emphasized by the variety of instruments against Miller's "solitary grief-stricken hymnals";<ref name="Aquarian"/> ''Uncut''{{'}}s Jones compared the former to [[Paul Simon]], and considered the latter both a pledge of loyalty and hymn of reassurance.<ref name="Uncut Review"/> [[WXPN]]'s Bruce Warren felt "To Ohio" showcased the "soft and tender side" of the band,<ref name="NPR Stunner"/> and ''[[The Quietus]]''{{'}}s Tom Milway likened its imagery to a Steinbeck novel.<ref name="Quietus Review"/> "Ticket Taker" was described by Fortunato as "poignant muzzle-voiced maunder" bedeviled by desperation,<ref name="Aquarian"/> and by ''[[Gigwise]]''{{'}}s Huw Jones as a love story recounting [[biblical flood]]s.<ref name="Gigwise Review"/> ''DIY''{{'}}s Thompson felt it alluded to the responsibility of guideline others through their difficult life.<ref name="DIY Review"/> Several tracks have been compared to the work of other artists, such as "Charlie Darwin" to [[Fleet Foxes]],<ref name="Independent Review"/><ref name="Uncut Review"/><ref name="Austin Chronicle Review"/> "Ticket Taker" to [[Leonard Cohen]],<ref name="Austin Chronicle Review"/><ref name="NME Review"/> and "The Horizon is a Beltway" to Tom Waits, [[Bob Dylan]], and [[The Pogues]].<ref name="PopMatters Review"/><ref name="Austin Chronicle Review"/><ref name="MusicOMH Review"/> ''Uncut''{{'}}s Jones wrote "The Horizon is a Beltway" envisioned catastrophe in its images of burning skylines and rotting flesh.<ref name="Uncut Review"/> ''The Aquarian''{{'}}s Fortunato described "Cage the Songbird" as a [[threnody]] reminiscent of the [[Cowboy Junkies]].<ref name="Aquarian"/>

"Champion Angel" is the album's longest and loudest track, utilizing [[electric guitar]]s, drums, and roaring vocals.<ref name="DIY Review"/> ''The Aquarian''{{'}}s Fortunato considered it a reinterpretation of [[Delta blues]], comparing it favorably to the [[Black Keys]], [[North Mississippi Allstars]], and early [[Kings of Leon]],<ref name="Aquarian"/> while ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Leonie Cooper compared it to [[Tom Petty]].<ref name="NME Review"/> Fortunato likened "OMGCD" to country and [[Western music (North America)|Western music]] like "[[Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)|Will the Circle Be Unbroken]]",<ref name="Aquarian"/> while Leahey compared it to gospel music.<ref name="AllMusic Review"/> Ed Miller of ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' identified the track listing as a "tapestry of American iconography": [[Colonial history of the United States|first settlers]] in "Charlie Darwin", the [[Midwest]] in "To Ohio", the "hobo spirit" of "Home I'll Never Be", and "a wild romantic heart" overall.<ref name="Drowned in Sound Review"/> The [[fiddle]] was played by Anna Williams and Cameron Orr on "The Horizon is a Beltway", and by Williams on "To Ohio (Reprise)". Graham Smith played the [[singing bowl]] on "Charlie Darwin". Lauter produced and engineered the album; Travis Bell provided some additional engineering.{{efn|Travis Bell provided additional engineering for "Charlie Darwin", "Cage the Songbird", "Champion Angel", and "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books".<ref name="Liner"/>}} The album was mixed by Brian Taylor over seven days. For recording, the group used two [[microphone preamplifier]]s by [[PreSonus]], connected through [[lightpipe]] to a Digi002 running [[Pro Tools]]. An [[Electro-Voice RE20]] was used to record vocals, connected to a [[Universal Audio]] preamplifier.<ref name="Tape Op Review"/>

== Release and promotion ==
[[File:The Low Anthem at the Cluny 2 in Newcastle 8-September-2009.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|The Low Anthem (L to R: Adams, Prystowsky, Miller) performing at [[Cluny 2]] in September 2009|alt=A black-and-white image of three musicians (a woman and two men) playing instruments.]]

The Low Anthem self-published ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' on September 2, 2008.<ref name="PopMatters Review"/> The album's popularity was largely attributed to [[Word-of-mouth marketing|word-of-mouth]] support,<ref name="Hartford Courant"/> and it sold 75,000 copies worldwide.<ref name="NYT Echoes"/> It was reissued on June 9, 2009, by [[Nonesuch Records]] in the United States,<ref name="AllMusic Review"/><ref name="Uncut Review"/> and on June 15, 2009, by [[Bella Union]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Gigwise Review"/> Bob Ludwig [[Mastering (audio)|mastered]] the reissue.<ref name="Tape Op Review"/> The group decided to sign with Nonesuch as they had respect for [[List of Nonesuch Records artists|their roster]].<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard"/> The album was supported by two [[Single (music)|singles]]: "Charlie Darwin" on September 28, 2009,<ref name="Bella Union 1"/> and "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books" on February 15, 2010.<ref name="Bella Union 2"/> A music video for "Charlie Darwin" was released in October 2009; the [[stop-motion]] animated video was produced by Glenn Taunton and Simon Taffe in a studio in [[Sussex]].<ref name="Stereogum Video"/><ref name="NPR Video"/> A [[limited edition]] version of "Charlie Darwin" was released as a seven-inch [[vinyl record]] on March 23, 2010, with two additional bonus tracks.<ref name="Nonesuch Vinyl"/>

The Low Anthem made their British television debut on November 20, 2009, performing "To Ohio" on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'',<ref name="Nonesuch Holland"/> and their American debut on January 14, 2010, performing "Charlie Darwin" on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref name="Nonesuch Letterman"/><ref name="Magnet Letterman"/> [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] released a cover of "Charlie Darwin" in his 2012 album ''[[Spirit in the Room]]'',<ref name="NME Tom Jones"/> and the original song was featured in the conclusion of "Charlie Darwin", the third episode of ''[[Rectify]]''{{'}}s second season on July 3, 2014.<ref name="Paste Rectify"/> The Low Anthem issued limited edition pressings of the album on vinyl for its tenth anniversary: [[Joyful Noise Recordings]] published 1000 hand-numbered pressings in a jacket painted by the band alongside a [[flexi disc]] with two additional songs{{efn|The [[flexi disc]] featured the song "Birds" and an alternative take of "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books".<ref name="Joyful Noise"/>}} and a digital version on November 15, 2019,<ref name="Joyful Noise"/> and Dinked published 300 pressings in a [[Screen printing|screen-printed]] jacket on November 29, 2019.<ref name="Bella Union 10"/> The group toured across Europe and the United States to celebrate the reissue.<ref name="Bella Union 10"/><ref name="BrooklynVegan"/>

The band toured 30 locations in the United States after the album's release in 2008 and 2009,<ref name="State of Mind"/><ref name="Burlington Free Press"/> including appearances at the [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]],<ref name="Berkshire Eagle Winter"/> [[Falcon Ridge Folk Festival]],<ref name="Boston Globe Paradox"/> and [[South by Southwest]],<ref name="Providence Journal"/> joining performers such as [[Ray LaMontagne]], [[Joe Pug]], and [[Josh Ritter]].<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2009"/> Following their signing with Nonesuch, they debuted in Europe in May 2009, touring in France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and spent five months touring between Europe and the United States,<ref name="Consequence Tour 2009"/> including at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2009|Glastonbury Festival]] in June<ref name="NME Glastonbury"/> and [[Lollapalooza]] in August.<ref name="Magnet MP3"/> Following a month-long European stint in September, they added 21 locations to their American tour in October and November, including their [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] debut,<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2009"/> and ended the year with two London shows in November.<ref name="NME Tour 2010"/> In January 2010, the band performed at the [[Abrons Arts Center]],<ref name="Consequence Tour 2010"/> and for ''[[Mountain Stage]]''<ref name="NPR Mountain Stage"/> and ''[[Tiny Desk Concerts]]''.<ref name="NPR Tiny Desk"/> They toured 13 European shows in January and February,<ref name="NME Tour 2010"/><ref name="Consequence Tour 2010"/> followed by a ten-city tour with the [[Avett Brothers]] in February and March.<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2010"/><ref name="Nonesuch Avett"/> The band began their first headline tour on March 11 in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2010 DC"/> followed by several shows across North America in March and April,<ref name="Consequence Tour 2010"/><ref name="Consequence Album"/> including South by Southwest.<ref name="Fort Worth SXSW"/> They played several festivals in Europe and the United States from July to September, including [[Electric Picnic]], [[Haldern Pop]], [[Newport Folk Festival]], and [[Summer Sundae]].<ref name="Consequence Album"/>

== Critical reception ==
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| ADM = 6.8/10<ref name="ADM"/>
|MC = 80/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin/the-low-anthem|title=Oh My God, Charlie Darwin by The Low Anthem|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
| MC = 80/100<ref name="Metacritic"/>
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1562506/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Austin Chronicle Review"/>
|rev2 = [[The A.V. Club]]
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev2score = (B)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/the-low-anthem-on-my-god-charlie-darwin,30019/|title=The Low Anthem: On My God, Charlie Darwin|date=7 July 2009|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
| rev2score = B<ref name="AV Club Review"/>
|rev3 = [[Drowned In Sound]]
| rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14464/reviews/4137152-|title=Album Review: The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308005436/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14464/reviews/4137152-|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3score = 8/10<ref name="Drowned in Sound Review"/>
|rev4 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev4score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/arts/music/15choi.html|title=New CDs|date=15 June 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian Review"/>
|rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5 = ''[[The Irish Times]]''
|rev5score = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/10577|title=Album review: The Low Anthem - 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin' - NME.COM|first=|last=NME.COM|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Irish Times Review"/>
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| rev6 = ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''
|rev6score = (90/100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin.html|title=The Low Anthem: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
| rev6score = 78%<ref name="TLOBF Review"/>
|rev7 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev7 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev7score = {{rating-Christgau|dud}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=low%20anthem|title=Robert Christgau: CG: low anthem|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>
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''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator [[Metacritic]] assigned an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] review score of 80 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 18 critics,<ref name="Metacritic"/> and [[AnyDecentMusic?]] assigned a score of 6.8/10 based on 10 reviews.<ref name="ADM"/> The album was described by ''Paste''{{'}}s Jackson as "exquisite",<ref name="Paste Review"/> and by ''NME''{{'}}s Leonie Cooper as a "welcome addition to the intricate patchwork quilt of the new wave of Americana";<ref name="NME Review"/> ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]''{{'}}s Stuart Derdeyn found the group unique within a debased genre.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen Review"/> ''PopMatters''{{'}}s Edwards called the album "nuanced, prescient, melodic, and stirring",<ref name="PopMatters Review"/> and ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''{{'}}s Laura Leebove concluded it "flawlessly balances heartfelt warbles with gritty countryside wails".<ref name="Under the Radar Review"/> ''[[MusicOMH]]''{{'}}s Darren Lee considered it among the best albums of the first half of 2009, and called "Charlie Darwin" among the year's best songs "with its ability to send a chill down the spine",<ref name="MusicOMH Review"/> a sentiment echoed by ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''{{'}}s Preston Jones, who felt Miller's vocals anchored the track but the album was unable to recapture its power.<ref name="Fort Worth Review"/>
'''''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin''''' is the second studio album by American [[indie folk]] band [[The Low Anthem]], self-released in 2008, and re-released on June 29, 2009 on [[Nonesuch Records]] and [[Bella Union]]. Upon its re-release, vocalist and guitarist Ben Knox Miller stated that "listening to the record is akin to taking shelter during a lightning storm among nostalgic remnants in a water-damaged church, whose new tenants – rats, owls, stray dogs and snakes – comprise a burgeoning, cacophonous, dog-eat-dog ecosystem."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2009/06/30/the-low-anthem-the-ad-interview/ |title=The Low Anthem :: The AD Interview |publisher=Aquarium Drunkard |date=2009-06-30 |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref>


Andrew Leahey of ''[[AllMusic]]'' praised the album's variety and the band's ability to handle different types of music.<ref name="AllMusic Review"/> He lauded Miller's vocals, particularly on "Charlie Darwin" and "Cage the Songbird".<ref name="AllMusic Review"/> ''[[The Independent]]''{{'}}s Andy Gill observed Miller's quiet vocals were best employed on "Ticket Taker" and "(Don't) Tremble".<ref name="Independent Review"/> ''Uncut''{{'}}s Jones considered the former the standout but the reprise of "To Ohio" superfluous due to the perfection of the original, which he felt was the only misjudgment on a nearly perfect album;<ref name="Uncut Review"/> conversely, ''[[The Sunday Times]]''{{'}}s Mark Edwards found the reprise demonstrative of the band's ability in that they can rework even their own music.<ref name="Sunday Times Review"/> [[BBC]]'s Jon Lusk cited "The Horizon is a Beltway" as the only weakness due to its interruption of the quiet opening tracks, but otherwise felt the album surpasses its influences through its blend of lyrical imagery and strong melodies.<ref name="BBC Review"/> ''[[The Boston Globe]]''{{'}}s Jonathan Perry lauded the album's exploration of themes.<ref name="Boston Globe Local"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Christian Hoard criticized some lyrics of "Charlie Darwin" but praised "Cage the Songbird" and "The Horizon is a Beltway" as the album's best.<ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/>
In 2012, [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] covered the song, "Charlie Darwin", on his studio album, ''[[Spirit in the Room]]''.


''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''{{'}}s Doug Freeman found the track sequencing emphasized the band's variety of talent and noted the album achieves "the balance of apocalypse and subtlety" that artists such as the Avett Brothers and [[Felice Brothers]] had been unable to achieve.<ref name="Austin Chronicle Review"/> ''Gigwise''{{'}}s Jones described the album as "an agnostic mix of startling beauty and haunting comment" and lauded its fusion of genres.<ref name="Gigwise Review"/> ''DIY''{{'}}s Thompson praised the diversity of sounds and instrumentation, largely attributing it to Lauter's production.<ref name="DIY Review"/> Ed Miller of ''Drowned in Sound'' wrote the album had the potential to fail, but its consistent quality, philosophical lyrics, and experimental music made it compelling.<ref name="Drowned in Sound Review"/> ''[[The Observer]]''{{'}}s Killian Fox praised the lyrics but found the music "only sporadically engaging".<ref name="Observer Review"/> ''The Quietus''{{'}}s Milway found the tracks "dull and fictional"—the exception being "Charlie Darwin"—and criticized the uninteresting lyrics, imitation of existing music, superfluous use of instruments, and lack of falsetto after the opening track.<ref name="Quietus Review"/>
==Writing and composition==
In 2010, Ben Knox Miller noted, "The ''Darwin'' record was this record about environmental decay and social de-evolution and the death of morality and all these very grand things."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/ben-knox-miller-of-the-low-anthem-goes-into-the-gr,38631/ |title=Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem goes into the great wide open |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2010-03-04 |accessdate=2012-06-14}}</ref>


Kati Schardl of the ''[[Tallahassee Democrat]]'' enjoyed the album's louder songs but found the quieter tracks more moving and engaging.<ref name="Tallahassee Democrat Review"/> ''[[Evening Standard]]''{{'}}s Pete Clark observed the combination of quiet tracks like "To Ohio" fit neatly with loud songs like "The Horizon is a Beltway".<ref name="Evening Standard Review"/> ''[[The Irish Times]]''{{'}}s Lauren Murphy similarly felt both styles were cleverly connected by poetic lyrics but noted a preference for the quieter moments.<ref name="Irish Times Review"/> [[Jon Pareles]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' enjoyed the quietness of tracks such as "To Ohio" and "(Don't) Tremble", but thought the upbeat songs sounded too similar to those by Tom Waits.<ref name="NYT Review"/> Steven Hyden of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' similarly praised the intimacy of songs like "(Don't) Tremble" but felt additional less-serious songs like "Champion Angel" may have improved the album.<ref name="AV Club Review"/> Conversely, ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''{{'}}s Simon Tyers found "Champion Angel" too unfamiliar and detracted from the album's slow burn,<ref name="TLOBF Review"/> and ''The Guardian''{{'}}s Dave Simpson noted the louder tracks felt like a different genre.<ref name="Guardian Review"/> ''[[Hot Press]]''{{'}}s Edwin McFee wrote the album "succeeds because of its sincerity" but considered tracks like "The Horizon is a Beltway" unnecessary.<ref name="Hot Press Review"/>
==Track listing==
#"Charlie Darwin" - 4:33
#"To Ohio" - 3:19
#"Ticket Taker" - 3:08
#"The Horizon Is a Beltway" - 2:51
#"Home I'll Never Be" ([[Jack Kerouac]]/[[Tom Waits]]) - 2:50
#"Cage the Songbird" - 4:03
#"(Don't) Tremble" - 4:39
#"Music Box" - 1:52
#"Champion Angel" - 5:34
#"To the Ghosts Who Write History Books" - 3:31
#"OMGCD" - 2:04
#"To Ohio (Reprise)" - 3:42


==References==
== Accolades ==
The Low Anthem won Best New Act at the 21st [[Boston Music Awards]] in December 2008.<ref name="Brown"/><ref name="Portland Press Herald"/> At the 22nd Boston Music Awards the following year, ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' won Album of the Year,<ref name="Boston Globe BMA"/> while The Low Anthem and "The Horizon is a Beltway" were nominated for Act of the Year and Best Song of the Year, respectively.<ref name="BMA 2009 Nom"/> The Low Anthem placed third for the ''Uncut'' Music Award in 2009.<ref name="Uncut Music Award"/> ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' was ranked 18th on ''Paste''{{'}}s list of 2008 albums,<ref name="Paste 2008"/> and [[WFUV]]'s [[Vin Scelsa]] listed among his favorite albums of the year.<ref name="WFUV 2008"/> Following its reissue, it appeared on multiple publications' and personalities' year-end lists of 2009, including ''[[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]]'' (1st),<ref name="Magnet 2009"/> ''[[HUMO]]'' (2nd),<ref name="HUMO 2009"/> ''Ottawa Citizen'' (3rd),<ref name="Ottawa Citizen 2009"/> ''[[Brattleboro Reformer]]'' (4th),<ref name="Brattleboro Reformer 2009"/> ''Paste'' (4th),<ref name="Paste 2009"/> [[Steve McCoy]] (5th),<ref name="Steve McCoy"/> ''[[Billings Gazette]]'' (9th),<ref name="Billings Gazette 2009"/> ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' (12th),<ref name="Mojo 2009"/> ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' (tied 17th),<ref name="Huffington Post 2009"/> ''Uncut'' (21st),<ref name="Uncut 2009"/> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' (22nd),<ref name="Q 2009"/> ''MusicOMH'' (30th),<ref name="MusicOMH 2009"/> ''The Guardian'' (41st),<ref name="Guardian 2009"/> ''[[WOXY.com]]'' (97th),<ref name="WOXY 2009"/> ''[[Boston Herald]]'',<ref name="Boston Herald 2009"/> and ''The Independent''.<ref name="Independent 2009"/>
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== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin''<ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/><ref name="AllMusic Review"/>
| total_length = 42:01

| title1 = Charlie Darwin
| writer1 = Benjamin Knox Miller, Jeffrey Carl Prystowsky
| length1 = 4:33

| title2 = To Ohio
| writer2 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length2 = 3:19

| title3 = Ticket Taker
| writer3 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length3 = 3:08

| title4 = The Horizon is a Beltway
| writer4 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length4 = 2:51

| title5 = Home I'll Never Be
| writer5 = [[Jack Kerouac]], [[Thomas Waits]]
| length5 = 2:50

| title6 = Cage the Songbird
| writer6 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length6 = 4:03

| title7 = (Don't) Tremble
| writer7 = Miller, Jocelyn Jager Adams
| length7 = 4:39

| title8 = Music Box
| writer8 = Miller, Adams
| length8 = 1:52

| title9 = Champion Angel
| writer9 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length9 = 5:34

| title10 = To the Ghosts Who Write History Books
| writer10 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length10 = 3:31

| title11 = OMGCD
| writer11 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length11 = 2:04

| title12 = To Ohio (Reprise)
| writer12 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length12 = 3:42
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = ''Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'' {{nobold|– 10th Anniversary Edition (Joyful Noise Recordings)}}<ref name="Liner"/><ref name="Joyful Noise"/>

| title1 = Charlie Darwin
| writer1 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length1 = 4:33

| title2 = To Ohio
| writer2 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length2 = 3:19

| title3 = The Horizon is a Beltway
| writer3 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length3 = 2:51

| title4 = Home I'll Never Be
| writer4 = Kerouac, Waits
| length4 = 2:50

| title5 = Ticket Taker
| writer5 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length5 = 3:08

| title6 = To the Ghosts Who Write History Books
| writer6 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length6 = 3:31

| title7 = (Don't) Tremble
| writer7 = Miller, Adams
| length7 = 4:39

| title8 = Music Box
| writer8 = Miller, Adams
| length8 = 1:52

| title9 = Champion Angel
| writer9 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length9 = 5:34

| title10 = Cage the Songbird
| writer10 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length10 = 4:03

| title11 = OMGCD
| writer11 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length11 = 2:04

| title12 = To Ohio (Reprise)
| writer12 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length12 = 3:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = {{nobold|Bonus disc}}<ref name="Joyful Noise"/>
| total_length = 45:39

| title13 = Birds
| writer13 =
| length13 = 0:46

| title14 = To the Ghosts Who Write History Books (Alt. Take 1.27.08 JML)
| writer14 = Miller, Prystowsky
| length14 = 2:52
}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="Liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (10th Anniversary Edition) |author=[[The Low Anthem]] |year=2019 |type=Liner notes |publisher=[[Joyful Noise Recordings]] |id=JNR318 }}</ref>

<ref name="Montreal Gazette">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111543323/the-low-anthems-success-came-in-a-rush/ |title=The Low Anthem's success came in a rush |page=34 |last=Derdeyn |first=Stuart |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |date=April 8, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018170244/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111543323/the-low-anthems-success-came-in-a-rush/ |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

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<ref name="Aquarian">{{cite web |url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2010/04/07/interview-with-the-low-anthem-musically-analyzing-charlie-darwin/ |title=Interview with The Low Anthem: Musically Analyzing Charlie Darwin |last=Fortunato |first=John |work=[[The Aquarian Weekly]] |publisher=Arts Weekly, Inc. |date=April 7, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415090124/http://www.theaquarian.com/2010/04/07/interview-with-the-low-anthem-musically-analyzing-charlie-darwin/ |archivedate=April 15, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Aquarium Drunkard">{{cite web |url=https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2009/06/30/the-low-anthem-the-ad-interview/ |title=The Low Anthem :: The AD Interview |last=Davis |first=Mik |work=[[Aquarium Drunkard]] |date=June 30, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704111735/https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2009/06/30/the-low-anthem-the-ad-interview/ |archivedate=July 4, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AV Club">{{cite web |url=https://music.avclub.com/ben-knox-miller-of-the-low-anthem-goes-into-the-great-w-1798219272 |title=Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem goes into the great wide open |last=Hyden |first=Steven |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=Onion, Inc. |date=March 5, 2010 |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103073120/https://music.avclub.com/ben-knox-miller-of-the-low-anthem-goes-into-the-great-w-1798219272 |archivedate=November 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Berkshire Eagle">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111543217/stillness-of-winter-via-music/ |title=Stillness of winter via music |page=27 |last=Goodwin |first=Jeremy D. |work=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |publisher=[[New England Newspapers, Inc.]] |date=February 27, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018170140/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111543217/stillness-of-winter-via-music/ |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Berkshire Eagle Winter">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111576493/the-low-anthem-captures-winter-chilly/ |title=The Low Anthem captures winter chilly joy |page=28 |last=Goodwin |first=Jeremy D. |work=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |publisher=[[New England Newspapers, Inc.]] |date=February 27, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019025032/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111576493/the-low-anthem-captures-winter-chilly/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Boston Globe Highs">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575298/the-highs-of-low-anthem/ |title=The highs of Low Anthem |page=38 |last=Perry |first=Jonathan |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=August 1, 2008 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019024401/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575298/the-highs-of-low-anthem/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Boston Globe Paradox">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575493/paradox-propels-the-low-anthem/ |title=Paradox propels the Low Anthem |page=39 |last=Perry |first=Jonathan |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=August 1, 2008 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019024631/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575493/paradox-propels-the-low-anthem/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Brattleboro Reformer">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111578224/josh-ritters-long-strange-trip-lands/ |title=Josh Ritter's long strange trip lands him at the Calvin tonight |page=20 |last=Madeloni |first=Dave |work=[[Brattleboro Reformer]] |publisher=Vermont News and Media LLC |date=December 3, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019025643/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111578224/josh-ritters-long-strange-trip-lands/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Brown">{{cite web |url=https://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2009-03-09/doing-it-the-hard-right-way |title=Doing It the Hard (Right) Way |last=Schwartzapfel |first=Beth |work=[[Brown Alumni Magazine]] |publisher=[[Brown University]] |date=March 9, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514131059/https://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2009-03-09/doing-it-the-hard-right-way |archivedate=May 14, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian Interview">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/04/low-anthem-charlie-darwin |title=The folk-rockers who sing about Darwin |last=Chick |first=Stevie |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=February 5, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128093405/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/04/low-anthem-charlie-darwin |archivedate=November 28, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Independent Twists">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111577471/evolutionary-twists/ |title=Evolutionary twists |page=72 |last=Cooper |first=Tim |work=[[The Independent]] |date=July 24, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019025519/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111577471/evolutionary-twists/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="LAist">{{cite web |url=https://laist.com/news/entertainment/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-jeff-pryst |title=Jeff Prystowsky of The Low Anthem Talks About Their Latest Album |last=Bergen |first=Molly |work=[[LAist]] |publisher=[[Gothamist]] |date=October 16, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513143006/https://laist.com/news/entertainment/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-jeff-pryst |archivedate=May 13, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Americana">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/08/30/112343687/the-low-anthem-shimmering-americana |title=The Low Anthem: Shimmering Americana |last=Raz |first=Guy |authorlink=Guy Raz |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=August 30, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208162653/https://www.npr.org/2009/08/30/112343687/the-low-anthem-shimmering-americana |archivedate=February 8, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Folk">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/02/04/100238184/the-low-anthem-a-new-brand-of-folk |title=The Low Anthem: A New Brand of Folk |last=Dye |first=David |authorlink=David Dye (broadcaster) |work=[[World Cafe (radio program)|World Cafe]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=February 4, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018024436/https://www.npr.org/2009/02/04/100238184/the-low-anthem-a-new-brand-of-folk |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Stunner">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/01/08/99117340/the-low-anthem-a-tender-stunner |title=The Low Anthem: A Tender Stunner |last=Warren |first=Bruce |work=[[WXPN]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=January 8, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018024443/https://www.npr.org/2009/01/08/99117340/the-low-anthem-a-tender-stunner |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Pittsburgh City Paper">{{cite web |url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/a-conversation-with-the-low-anthems-ben-knox-miller/Content?oid=1342274 |title=A Conversation with The Low Anthem's Ben Knox Miller |last=Jentzen |first=Aaron |work=[[Pittsburgh City Paper]] |publisher=Eagle Media Corp. |date=July 30, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910133152/https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/a-conversation-with-the-low-anthems-ben-knox-miller/Content?oid=1342274 |archivedate=September 10, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="State of Mind">{{cite web |url=http://stateofmindmusic.com/index.cfm?entry=529&page=1 |title=Shock & Awe: The Gospel of The Low Anthem Evolves |last=Bushlow |first=Matt |work=State of Mind Music |date=December 24, 2008 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018044538/http://stateofmindmusic.com/index.cfm?entry=529&page=1 |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Studio 360">{{cite episode |title=Evolution |url=https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/studio/episodes/evolution |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |series=[[Studio 360]] |last1=Andersen |first1=Kurt |authorlink1=Kurt Andersen |last2=Miller |first2=Ben Knox |network=[[Public Radio International]] |date=November 20, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129041401/https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/studio/episodes/evolution |archivedate=January 29, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Tape Op Review">{{cite web |url=https://tapeop.com/reviews/music/73/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-by-the-low-anthem/ |title=The Low Anthem: Oh My God Charlie Darwin |last=Baccigaluppi |first=John |work=[[Tape Op]] |date=December 19, 2013 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219154449/https://tapeop.com/reviews/music/73/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-by-the-low-anthem/ |archivedate=December 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TLOBF">{{cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/tlobf-interview-the-low-anthem-17619 |title=TLOBF Interview :: The Low Anthem |last=Bloxham |first=Peter |work=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |date=July 13, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419204638/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/tlobf-interview-the-low-anthem-17619 |archivedate=April 19, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Boston Globe Rodman">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575664/sarah-rodmans-picks-for-live-music/ |title=Sarah Rodman's Picks for Live Music This Weekend |page=53 |last=Rodman |first=Sarah |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=September 5, 2008 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019024747/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575664/sarah-rodmans-picks-for-live-music/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Santa Fe New Mexican">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579966/soundwaves-wanna-get-low/ |title=Soundwaves: Wanna get low? |page=Z063 |last=DeWalt |first=Rob |work=[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]] |date=April 29, 2011 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019031816/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579966/soundwaves-wanna-get-low/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

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<ref name="Bella Union 1">{{cite web |url=https://bellaunion.ochre.store/release/127407-the-low-anthem-charlie-darwin |title=The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin |publisher=[[Bella Union]] |date=September 28, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019092743/https://bellaunion.ochre.store/release/127407-the-low-anthem-charlie-darwin |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Bella Union 2">{{cite web |url=https://bellaunion.ochre.store/release/127395-the-low-anthem-to-the-ghosts-who-write-history-books |title=The Low Anthem - To The Ghosts Who Write History Books |date=February 15, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019092906/https://bellaunion.ochre.store/release/127395-the-low-anthem-to-the-ghosts-who-write-history-books |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Bella Union 10">{{cite web |url=https://bellaunion.com/2019/11/the-low-anthem-to-reissue-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin/ |title=The Low Anthem to reissue 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin' |publisher=[[Bella Union]] |date=November 2019 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412143811/https://bellaunion.com/2019/11/the-low-anthem-to-reissue-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin/ |archivedate=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="BrooklynVegan">{{cite web |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tours-announced-low-anthem-strand-of-oaksapex-manor-cashmere-cat-more/ |title=tours announced: Low Anthem, Strand of Oaks/Apex Manor, Cashmere Cat, more |work=[[BrooklynVegan]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]] |date=September 6, 2019 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910193723/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tours-announced-low-anthem-strand-of-oaksapex-manor-cashmere-cat-more/ |archivedate=September 10, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Burlington Free Press">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579397/the-evolution-of-the-low-anthem/ |title=The evolution of the Low Anthem |page=37 |last=Hallenbeck |first=Brent |work=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |date=April 22, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019031531/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579397/the-evolution-of-the-low-anthem/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Consequence Album">{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2010/04/the-low-anthem-readies-new-album-tour/ |title=The Low Anthem readies new album, tour |last=Young |first=Alex |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=April 1, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019085720/https://consequence.net/2010/04/the-low-anthem-readies-new-album-tour/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Consequence Tour 2009">{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2009/05/the-low-anthem-gears-up-for-album-re-release-summer-tour-possible-folk-rock-world-domination/ |title=The Low Anthem gears up for album re-release, summer tour, possible folk-rock world domination |last=Young |first=Alex |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=May 3, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019081829/https://consequence.net/2009/05/the-low-anthem-gears-up-for-album-re-release-summer-tour-possible-folk-rock-world-domination/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Consequence Tour 2010">{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2010/01/the-low-anthem-going-high-profile-with-first-headlining-tour/ |title=The Low Anthem going high-profile with first headlining tour |last=Young |first=Alex |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=January 16, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019082943/https://consequence.net/2010/01/the-low-anthem-going-high-profile-with-first-headlining-tour/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Fort Worth SXSW">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579304/northern-lights/ |title=Northern lights |page=A18 |last=Jones |first=Preston |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |publisher=[[McClatchy]] |date=March 5, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019031415/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579304/northern-lights/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Hartford Courant">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579741/the-low-anthem-enchantingly-low-key/ |title=The Low Anthem, Enchantingly Low-Key |page=CAL07 |last=Wallen |first=Doug |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |date=April 15, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019032030/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111579741/the-low-anthem-enchantingly-low-key/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Joyful Noise">{{cite web |url=https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/omgcd |title=The Low Anthem // Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |publisher=[[Joyful Noise Recordings]] |date=November 15, 2019 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215111116/https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/omgcd |archivedate=December 15, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Magnet Letterman">{{cite web |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2010/01/26/tivo-party-tonight-the-low-anthem-silversun-pickups/ |title=Tivo Party Tonight: The Low Anthem, Silversun Pickups |work=[[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]] |date=January 26, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022002413/https://magnetmagazine.com/2010/01/26/tivo-party-tonight-the-low-anthem-silversun-pickups/ |archivedate=October 22, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Magnet MP3">{{cite web |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2009/10/28/mp3-at-3pm-the-low-anthem-2/ |title=MP3 At 3PM: The Low Anthem |work=[[Magnet (magazine)|Magnet]] |date=October 28, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031034933/https://magnetmagazine.com/2009/10/28/mp3-at-3pm-the-low-anthem-2/ |archivedate=October 31, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NME Glastonbury">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-185-1317231 |title=Glastonbury festival 2009: full line-up announced |last=Fullerton |first=Jamie |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[BandLab Technologies]] |date=May 25, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131011105/https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-185-1317231 |archivedate=January 31, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NME Tom Jones">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tom-jones-16-1284009 |title=Tom Jones and Warpaint drummer cover Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and The Low Anthem on his new LP |last=Cooper |first=Leonie |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[BandLab Technologies]] |date=March 30, 2012 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408215012/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tom-jones-16-1284009 |archivedate=April 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NME Tour 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-4568-1311747 |title=The Low Anthem announce spring 2010 UK tour and ticket details |last=Adshead |first=Adam |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[BandLab Technologies]] |date=November 5, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019082241/https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-4568-1311747 |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Avett">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-begins-ten-city-tour-with-the-avett-brothers-2010-02-24 |title=The Low Anthem Begins Ten-City Tour with The Avett Brothers |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=February 24, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227025054/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-begins-ten-city-tour-with-the-avett-brothers-2010-02-24 |archivedate=February 27, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Holland">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-makes-tv-debut-on-bbcs-later-with-jools-holland-2009-11-20 |title=The Low Anthem Makes TV Debut on BBC's "Later ... with Jools Holland" |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=November 20, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123071334/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-makes-tv-debut-on-bbcs-later-with-jools-holland-2009-11-20 |archivedate=November 23, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Letterman">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-makes-us-tv-debut-on-late-show-with-david-letterman-2010-01-14 |title=The Low Anthem Makes US TV Debut on "Late Show" with David Letterman |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=January 14, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117181355/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-makes-us-tv-debut-on-late-show-with-david-letterman-2010-01-14 |archivedate=January 17, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2009">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-continues-world-tour-w-west-coast-debut-dates-w-blind-pilot-2009-08-14 |title=The Low Anthem Continues World Tour with West Coast Debut, Dates with Blind Pilot |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=August 14, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817122051/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-continues-world-tour-w-west-coast-debut-dates-w-blind-pilot-2009-08-14 |archivedate=August 17, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2010 DC">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-begins-headlining-tour-with-two-shows-in-washington-dc-2010-03-11 |title=The Low Anthem Begins Headlining Tour with Two Shows in Washington, DC |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=March 11, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062958/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-begins-headlining-tour-with-two-shows-in-washington-dc-2010-03-11 |archivedate=March 14, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Tour 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-announces-headline-tour-set-to-make-letterman-debut-2010-01-12 |title=The Low Anthem Announces Headline Tour, Set to Make Letterman Debut |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=January 12, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115043722/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-announces-headline-tour-set-to-make-letterman-debut-2010-01-12 |archivedate=January 15, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nonesuch Vinyl">{{cite web |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-to-release-charlie-darwin-vinyl-7-inch-make-headlining-tour-debut-2010-02-18 |title=The Low Anthem to Release "Charlie Darwin" Vinyl 7-Inch, Make Headlining Tour Debut |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=February 18, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221003553/https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/the-low-anthem-to-release-charlie-darwin-vinyl-7-inch-make-headlining-tour-debut-2010-02-18 |archivedate=February 21, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Mountain Stage">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/01/27/102880749/the-low-anthem-on-mountain-stage |title=The Low Anthem On Mountain Stage |work=[[Mountain Stage]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=January 27, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018142311/https://www.npr.org/2010/01/27/102880749/the-low-anthem-on-mountain-stage |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Tiny Desk">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/01/20/122589471/the-low-anthem-tiny-desk-concert |title=The Low Anthem: Tiny Desk Concert |last=Boilen |first=Bob |authorlink=Bob Boilen |work=[[Tiny Desk Concerts]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=January 20, 2010 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222110644/https://www.npr.org/2010/01/20/122589471/the-low-anthem-tiny-desk-concert |archivedate=February 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Video">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2009/11/omg_charlie_darwin_animation_1.html |title=OMG Charlie Darwin Animation |last=Boilen |first=Bob |authorlink=Bob Boilen |work=[[All Songs Considered]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=November 9, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050422/https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2009/11/omg_charlie_darwin_animation_1.html |archivedate=July 3, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NYT Echoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/arts/music/20low.html |title=Echoes of Another Time and Place |last=Carr |first=David |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 18, 2011 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219083758/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/arts/music/20low.html |archivedate=February 19, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Paste Rectify">{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/rectify-charlie-darwin/|title=Rectify "Charlie Darwin" |last=Basham |first=Tim |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |publisher=Paste Media Group |date=July 4, 2014 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018143153/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/rectify-charlie-darwin/ |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Providence Journal">{{cite web |url=http://www.projo.com/music/content/wk-local_band_show_04-23-09_6UE2JS6_v19.205a8f3.html |title=Providence's energy and atmosphere have helped a trio of bands on road to success |last=Massimo |first=Rick |work=[[The Providence Journal]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |date=April 23, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502013440/http://www.projo.com/music/content/wk-local_band_show_04-23-09_6UE2JS6_v19.205a8f3.html |archivedate=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Stereogum Video">{{cite web |url=http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new_low_anthem_video__charlie_darwin_st_096971.html |title=New Low Anthem Video - "Charlie Darwin" (Stereogum Premiere) |last=Stosuy |first=Brandon |work=[[Stereogum]] |date=October 22, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024061400/http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new_low_anthem_video__charlie_darwin_st_096971.html |archivedate=October 24, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<!-- Critical reception -->

<ref name="ADM">{{cite web |url=https://anydecentmusic.com/review/682/The-Low-Anthem-Oh-My-God-Charlie-Darwin.aspx |title=Oh My God, Charlie Darwin by The Low Anthem reviews |publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]] |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018123700/https://anydecentmusic.com/review/682/The-Low-Anthem-Oh-My-God-Charlie-Darwin.aspx |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AllMusic Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-mw0000813822 |title=Oh My God, Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |date=June 9, 2009 |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701235911/https://www.allmusic.com/album/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-mw0000813822 |archivedate=July 1, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Austin Chronicle Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2009-07-03/803110/ |title=The Low Anthem: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin Album Review |last=Freeman |first=Doug |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |publisher=Austin Chronicle Corp. |date=July 3, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116133637/https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2009-07-03/803110/ |archivedate=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AV Club Review">{{cite web |url=https://music.avclub.com/the-low-anthem-on-my-god-charlie-darwin-1798206498 |title=The Low Anthem: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=Hyden |first=Steven |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=Onion, Inc. |date=July 7, 2009 |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103065655/https://music.avclub.com/the-low-anthem-on-my-god-charlie-darwin-1798206498 |archivedate=November 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="BBC Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j8n8/ |title=Review of The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=Lusk |first=Jon |work=[[BBC Music]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=June 26, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626165238/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j8n8/ |archivedate=June 26, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Boston Globe Local">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575713/topping-the-local-mix/ |title=Topping the local mix |page=104 |last=Perry |first=Jonathan |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=December 19, 2008 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019024848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111575713/topping-the-local-mix/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="DIY Review">{{cite web |url=https://diymag.com/archive/the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin |title=The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=Thompson |first=Erik |work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]] |date=July 13, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018131154/https://diymag.com/archive/the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Drowned in Sound Review">{{cite web |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/14464/reviews/4137152- |title=Album Review: The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=Miller |first=Ed |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |publisher=Silentway |date=June 29, 2009 |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623233817/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/14464/reviews/4137152- |archivedate=June 23, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Evening Standard Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23712622-details/CDs%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bweek/article.do |title=CDs of the week |last=Clark |first=Pete |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=June 26, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628011809/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23712622-details/CDs+of+the+week/article.do |archivedate=June 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Fort Worth Review">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111576899/the-fab-five/ |title=The Fab Five |page=Z5 |last=Jones |first=Preston |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |publisher=[[McClatchy]] |date=June 21, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019025340/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111576899/the-fab-five/ |archivedate=October 19, 2022 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Gigwise Review">{{cite web |url=https://gigwise.com/news/51238/ |title=The Low Anthem - 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin' (Bella Union) Released 15/06/09 |last=Jones |first=Hug |work=[[Gigwise]] |publisher=[[Giant Digital Ltd]] |date=June 12, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018130309/https://gigwise.com/news/51238/ |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/12/low-anthem-charlie-darwin |title=The Low Anthem, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=Simpson |first=Dave |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=June 12, 2009 |accessdate=October 19, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625151601/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/12/low-anthem-charlie-darwin |archivedate=June 25, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hot Press Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-5538046 |title=Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=McFee |first=Edwin |work=[[Hot Press]] |date=June 12, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615081555/http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/5538046.html |archivedate=June 15, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Independent Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-bella-union-1702931.html |title=Album: The Low Anthem, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Bella Union) |last=Gill |first=Andy |work=[[The Independent]] |date=June 12, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617203935/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin-bella-union-1702931.html |archivedate=June 17, 2009 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

<ref name="Irish Times Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/rock-pop-1.782990 |title=Rock/Pop |last=Murphy |first=Lauren |work=[[The Irish Times]] |date=June 12, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018130715/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/rock-pop-1.782990 |archivedate=October 18, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin/the-low-anthem |title=Oh My God, Charlie Darwin by The Low Anthem Reviews and Tracks |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]] |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029054451/https://www.metacritic.com/music/oh-my-god-charlie-darwin/the-low-anthem |archivedate=October 29, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MusicOMH Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin |title=The Low Anthem – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin |last=Lee |first=Darren |work=[[MusicOMH]] |date=June 29, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806082027/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-low-anthem-oh-my-god-charlie-darwin |archivedate=August 6, 2020 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Album cover with the text "The Low Anthem" and "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" printed in the center.
Studio album by
The Low Anthem
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
RecordedJanuary 1–10, 2008
StudioBlock Island, Rhode Island[a]
GenreAmericana
Length42:01
Producer
  • Jesse Lauter
  • The Low Anthem
The Low Anthem chronology
What The Crow Brings
(2007) 		Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
(2008) 		Smart Flesh
(2011)
Singles from Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
  1. "Charlie Darwin"
    Released: September 28, 2009
  2. "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books"
    Released: February 15, 2010

Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is the third studio album by American band The Low Anthem. It was self-published on September 2, 2008, and re-issued by Bella Union and Nonesuch Records on June 15, 2009. Following the success of their album What the Crow Brings (2007), founding members Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky welcomed Jocie Adams to the band. They were inspired by the confidence and romanticism of John Steinbeck's novels, and found tension between the human requirement of comfort and Charles Darwin's bleak theories of Darwinism, using his theory of natural selection as a framework to consider academics, politics, and religion. The album is named after Darwin, as the group considered how jarring his "survival of the fittest" theory would seem to a person of faith.

The album was recorded in the first ten days of 2008 in a basement in Block Island, Rhode Island, which was transformed into a temporary recording studio. The band enlisted Jesse Lauter to co-produce the album. The album's Americana sound is accompanied by several other genres, such as blues, country, folk, gospel, and R&B. It opens with quiet songs in Miller's falsetto and modal voice, followed by louder and chaotic tracks, before returning to more solemn music. The album incorporates at least 27 instruments, including crotales, pump organ, and zither. Some songs evolved extensively during recording, with several different approaches to tempo and instrumentation. The album consists of twelve tracks, one of which is a cover of a Tom Waits song written by Jack Kerouac.

The album was supported by two singles: "Charlie Darwin" in September 2009, and "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books" in February 2010. After the album's release, The Low Anthem embarked on a tour of the United States from 2008, and added Canada and Europe to its touring roster in 2009, followed by their first North American headline tour in 2010. Critics praised Oh My God, Charlie Darwin for its lyrics, themes, and vocals but a few questioned the necessity and intensity of the louder songs. At the Boston Music Awards, The Low Anthem and Oh My God, Charlie Darwin won Best New Act and Album of the Year, respectively. Various publications listed it as one of the best albums of the year.

Recording and production

A black-and-white photograph of an old man, facing to the left of the camera. He is bald atop his head and has a long, light beard that sits atop his suit.
The album is named after Charles Darwin, whose theories influenced the lyrics and themes.

The Low Anthem founding members Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky felt ambitious after the success of their second studio album, What the Crow Brings (2007), which sold over 10,000 copies.[4] In November 2007,[5] they welcomed to the group Jocie Adams, a classical composer and former NASA technician who they knew from Brown University.[4][6] Miller realized they should take elements from their musical influences and blend them with more modern themes. The band re-read John Steinbeck's East of Eden (1952) while writing and recording the album, which they found inspiring due to the confidence, beauty, and romanticism of Steinbeck's writing style;[4] they taped the word timshel, featured prominently in East of Eden, above the control booth.[7] The name of the album, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, occurred to the group while observing giraffes at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in their home town of Providence, Rhode Island.[8] They discussed how jarring Charles Darwin's theories of "survival of the fittest" would seem to a person of faith, and kept repeating the phrase "Oh my God! Charlie Darwin!" to each other.[4] They realized the theme of Darwinism echoed throughout their previous work.[8]

While writing the songs, the group found a tension between the human requirement of comfort and the bleak theory of Darwinism.[4] The group kept a copy of Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) around during production.[7] Miller often used the theory of natural selection as a framework to consider religion, politics, and academics, likening ideas being in competition just as genes are.[9] He found the album to be a recognition of religion—particularly Christianity[10]—spreading its message as animals spread their genes.[11] Miller stated he is not antireligious and the group did not take sides between religion and Darwinism; he felt the album was about both hope and hopelessness.[4] Miller described it as "a gospel record for scientists and social philosophers".[12] He viewed the album as a book, with each of the songs "leaning on each other",[13] while producer Jesse Lauter wanted it to imitate a movie.[14] Miller felt it had a "better live feel" than What the Crow Brings since the latter's basic production prohibited further experimentation.[11] While What the Crow Brings focused on quiet Americana, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin added some variation such as rock and roll, which Miller felt allowed a more consistent theme.[12]: 0:43 

To record the album, the band and some friends traveled by ferry to Block Island, Rhode Island, where they transformed the basement of Miller's parents' house into a temporary recording studio while they were away;[1][14] all eleven people lived together in isolation for the full recording period,[12]: 2:38  which Miller found led to friction and tension, resulting in better music.[15] He felt the starkness and space of Block Island was representative of the album;[12]: 2:22  its population sits around 800 in the winter months.[16] Lauter—then a student at the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music—brought high-quality equipment from his classmates.[15][17] Prystowsky appreciated Lauter's contributions as he was "a little less emotionally invested" than the band members,[15] and Miller felt he pushed them further than they pushed themselves.[14] Recording began on January 1, 2008, and took ten days. The band felt the isolated and utopian atmosphere suited the album.[1] The album uses at least 27 instruments, including banjo, crotales, harmonica, pump organ, and zither.[18][19][20]

The songs had been written some before recording.[17] The group's primary songwriter, Miller would approach the other members with lyrics and a melody, and they would collaborate to create the arrangement.[21] Some songs were arranged almost instantly while writing, while others evolved more significantly during production;[17][22] after 40 takes of "Charlie Darwin", the band realized they could change the song more extensively,[14] and it took from 60 to over 100 takes to finalize.[1][14][17] "Cage the Songbird" and "Charlie Darwin" were among the final songs recorded for the album; the band attempted several different approaches to tempo and instrumentation but eventually settled on raising the vocals an octave to give them a choral quality.[11] "Home I'll Never Be" is a cover of Tom Waits's version of the song from Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (2006), itself a cover of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" from Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road (1999). The group did not originally intend to include the song, but after performing it in one take during pre-production they found its inclusion necessary.[12]: 3:49 

Music and lyrics

"Charlie Darwin"
The opening track, "Charlie Darwin", features Miller's falsetto voice,[1] imitating chamber and choral music[17] in a manner described as "haunting" and "breezy".[4][23]
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While Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is largely recognized as Americana,[6][24][25] it is sometimes referred to as indie folk[26] or neofolk[27] and its music spans other genres, such as blues, country, folk, gospel, and R&B.[28][29][30] The album invokes themes of redemption, apocalypse,[31] life and death, love, and religion;[30] it has been compared to the antediluvian period and the works resulting from the Dust Bowl,[7][15] and considered an unintentional mirror of the economic woes of the United States,[11] as well as a loss of free debate during and after the presidency of George W. Bush.[30] Miller said the album is about "environmental decay and social de-evolution and the death of morality".[32][33] The album opens with quiet songs followed by louder and chaotic tracks, and closes with more solemn music.[34][35] Miller sings in falsetto in "Charlie Darwin"[1][36][37] and modal voice in "To Ohio" and "Ticket Taker", before dropping to a "growling low" by "The Horizon is a Beltway".[7]

The lyrics of "Charlie Darwin" juxtapose the hope of the Mayflower's voyage with the brutality of manifest destiny and the diseases it introduced to the Native American population.[4] Aquarium Drunkard's Mik Davis observed the song "laments being on a voyage and how even the brightest promise can be dimmed by directionlessness".[7] Paste's Josh Jackson viewed it an attack on society's application of Darwinism,[36] while Uncut's Allan Jones said it "imagines a drowning world, returned to water, a few sodden souls cast adrift on a sea of sorrow".[38] Stevie Chick of The Guardian described the song as "lachrymose and haunting",[4] and John Fortunato of The Aquarian wrote "Miller's trembled quiver stirringly haunts stripped-down meditational ruminations".[11] Miller compared the song to chamber and choral music.[17] PopMatters's D.M. Edwards found the vocals of "Charlie Darwin" and "To Ohio" gentle and "breezy ... melding together, floating away, and carrying warnings of decline".[23] DIY's Erik Thompson felt the opening tracks set a tone of warmth and intimacy that carries the album.[34]

"To Ohio" is about yearning for lost love and new scenery.[39] The Aquarian's Fortunato likened the atmosphere of "To Ohio" and "(Don't) Tremble" to the works of Nick Drake, emphasized by the variety of instruments against Miller's "solitary grief-stricken hymnals";[11] Uncut's Jones compared the former to Paul Simon, and considered the latter both a pledge of loyalty and hymn of reassurance.[38] WXPN's Bruce Warren felt "To Ohio" showcased the "soft and tender side" of the band,[6] and The Quietus's Tom Milway likened its imagery to a Steinbeck novel.[40] "Ticket Taker" was described by Fortunato as "poignant muzzle-voiced maunder" bedeviled by desperation,[11] and by Gigwise's Huw Jones as a love story recounting biblical floods.[28] DIY's Thompson felt it alluded to the responsibility of guideline others through their difficult life.[34] Several tracks have been compared to the work of other artists, such as "Charlie Darwin" to Fleet Foxes,[30][38][41] "Ticket Taker" to Leonard Cohen,[41][42] and "The Horizon is a Beltway" to Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, and The Pogues.[23][41][43] Uncut's Jones wrote "The Horizon is a Beltway" envisioned catastrophe in its images of burning skylines and rotting flesh.[38] The Aquarian's Fortunato described "Cage the Songbird" as a threnody reminiscent of the Cowboy Junkies.[11]

"Champion Angel" is the album's longest and loudest track, utilizing electric guitars, drums, and roaring vocals.[34] The Aquarian's Fortunato considered it a reinterpretation of Delta blues, comparing it favorably to the Black Keys, North Mississippi Allstars, and early Kings of Leon,[11] while NME's Leonie Cooper compared it to Tom Petty.[42] Fortunato likened "OMGCD" to country and Western music like "Will the Circle Be Unbroken",[11] while Leahey compared it to gospel music.[29] Ed Miller of Drowned in Sound identified the track listing as a "tapestry of American iconography": first settlers in "Charlie Darwin", the Midwest in "To Ohio", the "hobo spirit" of "Home I'll Never Be", and "a wild romantic heart" overall.[24] The fiddle was played by Anna Williams and Cameron Orr on "The Horizon is a Beltway", and by Williams on "To Ohio (Reprise)". Graham Smith played the singing bowl on "Charlie Darwin". Lauter produced and engineered the album; Travis Bell provided some additional engineering.[b] The album was mixed by Brian Taylor over seven days. For recording, the group used two microphone preamplifiers by PreSonus, connected through lightpipe to a Digi002 running Pro Tools. An Electro-Voice RE20 was used to record vocals, connected to a Universal Audio preamplifier.[14]

Release and promotion

A black-and-white image of three musicians (a woman and two men) playing instruments.
The Low Anthem (L to R: Adams, Prystowsky, Miller) performing at Cluny 2 in September 2009

The Low Anthem self-published Oh My God, Charlie Darwin on September 2, 2008.[23] The album's popularity was largely attributed to word-of-mouth support,[44] and it sold 75,000 copies worldwide.[45] It was reissued on June 9, 2009, by Nonesuch Records in the United States,[29][38] and on June 15, 2009, by Bella Union in the United Kingdom.[28] Bob Ludwig mastered the reissue.[14] The group decided to sign with Nonesuch as they had respect for their roster.[7] The album was supported by two singles: "Charlie Darwin" on September 28, 2009,[46] and "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books" on February 15, 2010.[47] A music video for "Charlie Darwin" was released in October 2009; the stop-motion animated video was produced by Glenn Taunton and Simon Taffe in a studio in Sussex.[48][49] A limited edition version of "Charlie Darwin" was released as a seven-inch vinyl record on March 23, 2010, with two additional bonus tracks.[50]

The Low Anthem made their British television debut on November 20, 2009, performing "To Ohio" on Later... with Jools Holland,[51] and their American debut on January 14, 2010, performing "Charlie Darwin" on the Late Show with David Letterman.[52][53] Tom Jones released a cover of "Charlie Darwin" in his 2012 album Spirit in the Room,[54] and the original song was featured in the conclusion of "Charlie Darwin", the third episode of Rectify's second season on July 3, 2014.[55] The Low Anthem issued limited edition pressings of the album on vinyl for its tenth anniversary: Joyful Noise Recordings published 1000 hand-numbered pressings in a jacket painted by the band alongside a flexi disc with two additional songs[c] and a digital version on November 15, 2019,[10] and Dinked published 300 pressings in a screen-printed jacket on November 29, 2019.[33] The group toured across Europe and the United States to celebrate the reissue.[33][56]

The band toured 30 locations in the United States after the album's release in 2008 and 2009,[15][57] including appearances at the Bonnaroo Music Festival,[19] Falcon Ridge Folk Festival,[5] and South by Southwest,[58] joining performers such as Ray LaMontagne, Joe Pug, and Josh Ritter.[59] Following their signing with Nonesuch, they debuted in Europe in May 2009, touring in France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and spent five months touring between Europe and the United States,[60] including at the Glastonbury Festival in June[61] and Lollapalooza in August.[62] Following a month-long European stint in September, they added 21 locations to their American tour in October and November, including their West Coast debut,[59] and ended the year with two London shows in November.[63] In January 2010, the band performed at the Abrons Arts Center,[64] and for Mountain Stage[65] and Tiny Desk Concerts.[66] They toured 13 European shows in January and February,[63][64] followed by a ten-city tour with the Avett Brothers in February and March.[67][68] The band began their first headline tour on March 11 in Washington, D.C.,[69] followed by several shows across North America in March and April,[64][70] including South by Southwest.[71] They played several festivals in Europe and the United States from July to September, including Electric Picnic, Haldern Pop, Newport Folk Festival, and Summer Sundae.[70]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[72]
Metacritic80/100[73]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Austin Chronicle[41]
The A.V. ClubB[74]
Drowned in Sound8/10[24]
The Guardian[75]
The Irish Times[76]
The Line of Best Fit78%[39]
NME7/10[42]
Paste9/10[36]
Rolling Stone[25]
Uncut[38]

Oh My God, Charlie Darwin received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Metacritic assigned an average review score of 80 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 18 critics,[73] and AnyDecentMusic? assigned a score of 6.8/10 based on 10 reviews.[72] The album was described by Paste's Jackson as "exquisite",[36] and by NME's Leonie Cooper as a "welcome addition to the intricate patchwork quilt of the new wave of Americana";[42] Ottawa Citizen's Stuart Derdeyn found the group unique within a debased genre.[77] PopMatters's Edwards called the album "nuanced, prescient, melodic, and stirring",[23] and Under the Radar's Laura Leebove concluded it "flawlessly balances heartfelt warbles with gritty countryside wails".[37] MusicOMH's Darren Lee considered it among the best albums of the first half of 2009, and called "Charlie Darwin" among the year's best songs "with its ability to send a chill down the spine",[43] a sentiment echoed by Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Preston Jones, who felt Miller's vocals anchored the track but the album was unable to recapture its power.[78]

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic praised the album's variety and the band's ability to handle different types of music.[29] He lauded Miller's vocals, particularly on "Charlie Darwin" and "Cage the Songbird".[29] The Independent's Andy Gill observed Miller's quiet vocals were best employed on "Ticket Taker" and "(Don't) Tremble".[30] Uncut's Jones considered the former the standout but the reprise of "To Ohio" superfluous due to the perfection of the original, which he felt was the only misjudgment on a nearly perfect album;[38] conversely, The Sunday Times's Mark Edwards found the reprise demonstrative of the band's ability in that they can rework even their own music.[79] BBC's Jon Lusk cited "The Horizon is a Beltway" as the only weakness due to its interruption of the quiet opening tracks, but otherwise felt the album surpasses its influences through its blend of lyrical imagery and strong melodies.[80] The Boston Globe's Jonathan Perry lauded the album's exploration of themes.[81] Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard criticized some lyrics of "Charlie Darwin" but praised "Cage the Songbird" and "The Horizon is a Beltway" as the album's best.[25]

The Austin Chronicle's Doug Freeman found the track sequencing emphasized the band's variety of talent and noted the album achieves "the balance of apocalypse and subtlety" that artists such as the Avett Brothers and Felice Brothers had been unable to achieve.[41] Gigwise's Jones described the album as "an agnostic mix of startling beauty and haunting comment" and lauded its fusion of genres.[28] DIY's Thompson praised the diversity of sounds and instrumentation, largely attributing it to Lauter's production.[34] Ed Miller of Drowned in Sound wrote the album had the potential to fail, but its consistent quality, philosophical lyrics, and experimental music made it compelling.[24] The Observer's Killian Fox praised the lyrics but found the music "only sporadically engaging".[35] The Quietus's Milway found the tracks "dull and fictional"—the exception being "Charlie Darwin"—and criticized the uninteresting lyrics, imitation of existing music, superfluous use of instruments, and lack of falsetto after the opening track.[40]

Kati Schardl of the Tallahassee Democrat enjoyed the album's louder songs but found the quieter tracks more moving and engaging.[82] Evening Standard's Pete Clark observed the combination of quiet tracks like "To Ohio" fit neatly with loud songs like "The Horizon is a Beltway".[83] The Irish Times's Lauren Murphy similarly felt both styles were cleverly connected by poetic lyrics but noted a preference for the quieter moments.[76] Jon Pareles of The New York Times enjoyed the quietness of tracks such as "To Ohio" and "(Don't) Tremble", but thought the upbeat songs sounded too similar to those by Tom Waits.[31] Steven Hyden of The A.V. Club similarly praised the intimacy of songs like "(Don't) Tremble" but felt additional less-serious songs like "Champion Angel" may have improved the album.[74] Conversely, The Line of Best Fit's Simon Tyers found "Champion Angel" too unfamiliar and detracted from the album's slow burn,[39] and The Guardian's Dave Simpson noted the louder tracks felt like a different genre.[75] Hot Press's Edwin McFee wrote the album "succeeds because of its sincerity" but considered tracks like "The Horizon is a Beltway" unnecessary.[84]

Accolades

The Low Anthem won Best New Act at the 21st Boston Music Awards in December 2008.[13][85] At the 22nd Boston Music Awards the following year, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin won Album of the Year,[86] while The Low Anthem and "The Horizon is a Beltway" were nominated for Act of the Year and Best Song of the Year, respectively.[87] The Low Anthem placed third for the Uncut Music Award in 2009.[88] Oh My God, Charlie Darwin was ranked 18th on Paste's list of 2008 albums,[89] and WFUV's Vin Scelsa listed among his favorite albums of the year.[90] Following its reissue, it appeared on multiple publications' and personalities' year-end lists of 2009, including Magnet (1st),[91] HUMO (2nd),[92] Ottawa Citizen (3rd),[93] Brattleboro Reformer (4th),[94] Paste (4th),[95] Steve McCoy (5th),[96] Billings Gazette (9th),[97] Mojo (12th),[98] The Huffington Post (tied 17th),[99] Uncut (21st),[100] Q (22nd),[101] MusicOMH (30th),[102] The Guardian (41st),[103] WOXY.com (97th),[104] Boston Herald,[105] and The Independent.[106]

Track listing

Oh My God, Charlie Darwin[25][29]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charlie Darwin"Benjamin Knox Miller, Jeffrey Carl Prystowsky4:33
2."To Ohio"Miller, Prystowsky3:19
3."Ticket Taker"Miller, Prystowsky3:08
4."The Horizon is a Beltway"Miller, Prystowsky2:51
5."Home I'll Never Be"Jack Kerouac, Thomas Waits2:50
6."Cage the Songbird"Miller, Prystowsky4:03
7."(Don't) Tremble"Miller, Jocelyn Jager Adams4:39
8."Music Box"Miller, Adams1:52
9."Champion Angel"Miller, Prystowsky5:34
10."To the Ghosts Who Write History Books"Miller, Prystowsky3:31
11."OMGCD"Miller, Prystowsky2:04
12."To Ohio (Reprise)"Miller, Prystowsky3:42
Total length:42:01
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin – 10th Anniversary Edition (Joyful Noise Recordings)[3][10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charlie Darwin"Miller, Prystowsky4:33
2."To Ohio"Miller, Prystowsky3:19
3."The Horizon is a Beltway"Miller, Prystowsky2:51
4."Home I'll Never Be"Kerouac, Waits2:50
5."Ticket Taker"Miller, Prystowsky3:08
6."To the Ghosts Who Write History Books"Miller, Prystowsky3:31
7."(Don't) Tremble"Miller, Adams4:39
8."Music Box"Miller, Adams1:52
9."Champion Angel"Miller, Prystowsky5:34
10."Cage the Songbird"Miller, Prystowsky4:03
11."OMGCD"Miller, Prystowsky2:04
12."To Ohio (Reprise)"Miller, Prystowsky3:42
Bonus disc[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Birds" 0:46
14."To the Ghosts Who Write History Books (Alt. Take 1.27.08 JML)"Miller, Prystowsky2:52
Total length:45:39

Notes

  1. ^ The album was recorded in a basement in Block Island.[1][2] Additional recording at: Adorea Recording Studio in Hamden, Connecticut; Oestern Studio in Williamsburg, New York; and producer Jesse Lauter's apartment in Harlem, New York.[3]
  2. ^ Travis Bell provided additional engineering for "Charlie Darwin", "Cage the Songbird", "Champion Angel", and "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books".[3]
  3. ^ The flexi disc featured the song "Birds" and an alternative take of "To the Ghosts Who Write History Books".[10]

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