We Are the Tide is the second studio album from the Portland, Oregon indie group Blind Pilot. The album was released on September 13, 2011.

Reception

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic gave the album positive review, rating it 4.5 out of 5. He judge the tracks in the album "near faultless", setting "a new benchmark in the Oregon/Washington folk-pop revival."

We Are the Tide

The album debuted at No. 56 on Billboard 200, No. 19 on Top Rock Albums, and No. 2 on Folk Albums, selling around 8,000 in the first week. The album has sold 65,000 copies in the United States as of July 2016.

We Are the Tide

Track listing

Personnel

Israel Nebeker – singing, guitar, ukulele, harmonium

Ryan Dobrowski – drums, percussion

Luke Ydstie – bass, piano, guitar, pump organ, singing

Kati Claborn – banjo, dulcimer, ukulele, guitar, singing

Dave Jorgensen – trumpet, harmonium, Hammond B3, Rhodes, piano, pump organ

Ian Krist – vibraphone

Nathan Crockett – violin

Joel Meredith – pedal steel

Charts

References

External links

NPR First Listen: Blind Pilot "We Are The Tide"

We Are the Tide

Blind Pilot albums

2011 albums