# Arise Therefore

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{{Infobox album
| name = Arise Therefore
| type = studio
| artist = [Palace Music](/source/Will_Oldham)
| cover = Arisetherefore_albumcover.gif|border=yes
| alt = 
| released = {{Start date|1996|04|29}}
| recorded = 
| studio = 
| genre = 
| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=58}}
| label = [Palace](/source/Palace_Records)
| producer = [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini)
| chronology = [Will Oldham / Palace](/source/Will_Oldham)
| prev_title = [Viva Last Blues](/source/Viva_Last_Blues)
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [Joya](/source/Joya_(album))
| next_year = 1997
}}
'''''Arise Therefore''''' is the fourth studio album by [Will Oldham](/source/Will_Oldham). It was released in 1996 under the moniker [Palace Music](/source/Will_Oldham), although sometimes credited simply to "Palace". The album features [David Grubbs](/source/David_Grubbs), Ned Oldham, and a Mayatone drum machine credited as "Maya Tone". It was recorded by [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini) at [Pachyderm Studio](/source/Pachyderm_Studio) in [Cannon Falls, Minnesota](/source/Cannon_Falls%2C_Minnesota).

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/arise-therefore-mw0000187574 |title=Arise Therefore – Palace Music |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |access-date=June 17, 2016 |last=Wolff |first=Kurt}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(magazine))''
| rev2score = 5/5<ref>{{cite journal |title=Palace Music: Arise Therefore |work=[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(magazine)) |issue=97 |date=August 1996 |page=82}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)''
| rev3score = B−<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://ew.com/article/1996/05/03/arise-therefore/ |title=Arise Therefore |work=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |date=May 3, 1996 |access-date=June 15, 2017 |last=Smith |first=Ethan}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Palace Music: Arise Therefore (Domino) |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=April 26, 1996 |last=Sweeting |first=Adam}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))''
| rev5score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Palace Music: Arise Therefore |work=[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine)) |page=100 |quote=''Arise Therefore'' remains unsettled, uncanny, uplifting and sad, a phantom creation beyond the comprehension of even its creator.}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
| rev6score = 7/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=Palace Music: Arise Therefore |work=[NME](/source/NME) |date=April 20, 1996 |page=49}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[Select](/source/Select_(magazine))''
| rev7score = 4/5<ref>{{cite journal |title=Palace: Arise Therefore |work=[Select](/source/Select_(magazine)) |issue=72 |date=June 1996 |last=Male |first=Andrew |page=99}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))''
| rev8score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/bonnie-prince-billy-reissues |title=Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – reissues |work=[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine)) |date=July 9, 2012 |access-date=June 17, 2016 |last=Young |first=Rob |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711045246/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/bonnie-prince-billy-reissues |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
Kurt Wolff of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) praised the lyrics, calling them "beautiful in their stark, pale honesty as often as they are indecipherable."<ref name=allmusic/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Stablemate
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = A Sucker's Evening
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = Arise, Therefore
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = You Have Cum in Your Hair and Your Dick Is Hanging Out
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Kid of Harith
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = The Sun Highlights the Lack in Each
| length6 = 5:36
| title7 = No Gold Digger
| length7 = 4:05
| title8 = Disorder
| length8 = 3:50
| title9 = A Group of Women
| length9 = 3:04
| title10 = Give Me Children
| length10 = 3:27
| title11 = The Weaker Soldier
| length11 = 5:28
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes.

* [David Grubbs](/source/David_Grubbs) – piano, organ
* Ned Oldham – bass guitar, effected guitar, additional vocals
* [Will Oldham](/source/Will_Oldham) – vocals, electric guitar
* Maya Tone – drums, percussion
* [Steve Albini](/source/Steve_Albini) – recording
* John Golden – mastering
* Gene Booth – artwork

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|20702|Arise Therefore}}

{{Will Oldham}}

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Category:1996 albums
Category:Will Oldham albums
Category:Drag City (record label) albums
Category:Albums produced by Steve Albini

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