Mystic Truth

Mystic Truth is the third studio album by indie rock band Bad Suns, released on Epitaph Records on March 22, 2019.[3] It was supported with two singles: "Away We Go" and "Hold Your Fire". To promote the album, the band performed throughout the United States in the Away We Go Tour in 2019.[4]

Mystic Truth
A black-and-white photo of the band standing
Studio album by
Bad Suns
ReleasedMarch 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length32:49
LabelEpitaph
ProducerDave Sardy
Bad Suns chronology
Disappear Here
(2016)		 Mystic Truth
(2019)		 Apocalypse Whenever
(2022)
Singles from Mystic Truth
  1. "Away We Go"
    Released: November 13, 2018[1]
  2. "Hold Your Fire"
    Released: January 14, 2019[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars with its review by James Christopher Monger praising several individual songs for stretching the band's songwriting and having a bright and uplifting attitude. Summing up, Monger says Mystic Truth "delivers another handful of meticulously polished gems that will be sure to find their way onto a future career overview or greatest-hits collection."[5]

Track listing
  1. "Away We Go" – 3:25
  2. "One Magic Moment" – 3:37
  3. "A Miracle, a Mile Away" – 3:29
  4. "The World and I" – 2:52
  5. "Love by Mistake" – 2:33
  6. "Darkness Arrives (and Departs)" – 3:37
  7. "Hold Your Fire" – 3:02
  8. "Howling at the Sun" – 2:41
  9. "Separate Seas" – 3:31
  10. "Starjumper" – 4:02

Personnel

Bad Suns

  • Gavin Bennett – bass guitar, piano
  • Christo Bowman – guitar, vocals, keys, bass guitar on "A Miracle, A Mile Away"
  • Ray Libby – guitar
  • Miles Morris – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Vanessa Freebaim-Smith - cello
  • Dave Sardy – production
  • Jim Monte - engineering, editing
  • Cameron Barton - engineering
  • Morgan Straton - assistant engineering

References
  1. Bad Suns (November 13, 2018). "Away We Go". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. Weatherby, Taylor (January 14, 2019). "Bad Suns Announce 'Mystic Truth' Album, Unveil Punchy Single 'Hold Your Fire': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. Weatherby, Taylor (January 14, 2019). "Bad Suns Announce Mystic Truth Album, Unveil Punchy Single 'Hold Your Fire'". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. Serra, Maria (December 17, 2018). "Bad Suns Look at the Bright Side in Dream-Like 'Away We Go' Video". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. Monger, James Christopher. "Mystic Truth – Bad Suns". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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