{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Escape from Evil | type = Studio | artist = Lower Dens | cover = Escape-from-evil.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2015|03|31}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, experimental pop<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monger |first1=James Christopher |title=Escape From Evil Review by James Christopher Monger [-] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/escape-from-evil-mw0002821464 |website=AllMusic |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=41|s=20}} | label = Ribbon Music | producer = Jana Hunter<br/>Chris Coady<ref name="Pitch">{{cite web |last=Minsker|first=Evan |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/58258-lower-dens-announce-new-album-escape-from-evil-share-to-die-in-la/ |title=Lower Dens Announce New Album Escape From Evil, Share "To Die in L.A." |work=Pitchfork Media |date=29 January 2015 |accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref><br/>John Congleton<br/>Walker Teret<br/>Ariel Rechtshaid<ref name="discogs">{{cite web |title=Lower Dens – Escape From Evil (CD, Album) |url=https://www.discogs.com/Lower-Dens-Escape-From-Evil/release/7176578 |website=Discogs |date=March 2015 |accessdate=2018-07-09}}</ref> | prev_title = Nootropics | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = The Competition | next_year = 2019 }} {{Music ratings |MC=78/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/escape-from-evil/lower-dens|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=2015-04-20}}</ref> |rev1=''Consequence of Sound'' |rev1score=B-<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/03/album-review-lower-dens-escape-from-evil|title=Consequence of Sound Review|website=consequence.net|last=Caffrey|first=Dan|date=2015-03-31|accessdate=2015-04-23}}</ref> |rev2=''Drowned in Sound'' |rev2score=7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18752/reviews/4148908|title=Drowned In Sound Review|website=drownedinsound.com|last=Spenceley|first=Haydon|date=2015-04-17|accessdate=2015-04-26|archive-date=2015-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420021247/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18752/reviews/4148908|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev3=''Exclaim!'' |rev3score=8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/lower_dens-escape_from_evil|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim.ca|last=Carlick|first=Stephen|date=2015-03-27|accessdate=2015-03-29}}</ref> |rev4=''The Guardian'' |rev4score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/26/lower-dens-escape-from-evil-review|title=The Guardian Review|website=theguardian.com|last=Mokoena|first=Tshepo|date=2015-03-26|accessdate=2015-04-25}}</ref> |rev5=''The Line of Best Fit'' |rev5score=8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/lower-dens-escape-from-evil|title=The Line of Best Fit Review|website=thelineofbestfit.com|last=McAndrew|first=Michael|date=2015-03-26|accessdate=2015-04-26}}</ref> |rev6=''No Ripcord'' |rev6score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/lower-dens/escape-evil|title=No Ripcord Review|website=noripcord.com|last=Quinton|first=Peter|date=2015-04-23|accessdate=2015-04-26}}</ref> |rev7=''Pitchfork'' |rev7score=8.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20213-escape-from-evil/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> |rev8=''PopMatters'' |rev8score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/191869-lower-dens-escape-from-evil|title=PopMatters Review|website=popmatters.com|last=Pursley|first=Mike|date=2015-04-07|accessdate=2015-04-25}}</ref> |rev9=''Tiny Mix Tapes'' |rev9score={{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/lower-dens-escape-from-evil|title=Tiny Mix Tapes Review|website=tinymixtapes.com|last=Willcoma|date=2015|accessdate=2015-04-26}}</ref> }} '''''Escape from Evil''''' is the third studio album by Baltimore indie rock band Lower Dens. It was released in March 2015 under Domino Recording Company's ''Ribbon Music'' label. It was produced by the band's lead singer Jana Hunter and Chris Coady.<ref name="Pitch"/>
==Critical reception== Stephen Carlick of ''Exclaim!'' called the record "the closest thing to pop music they've made yet", praising their push into new sonic territory as "the mark of any great band."<ref name="exclaim"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing |title1=Sucker's Shangri-La |length1=4:57 |title2=Ondine |length2=3:06 |title3=To Die in L.A. |length3=4:11 |title4=Quo Vadis |length4=3:34 |title5=Your Heart Still Beating |length5=5:26 |title6=Electric Current |length6=4:08 |title7=I Am the Earth |length7=5:07 |title8=Non Grata |length8=2:59 |title9=Company |length9=4:32 |title10=Société Anonyme |length10=3:20 }}
==Personnel== * Jana Hunter – vocals, producer * Nate Nelson – drums * Geoff Graham – bass * Walker Teret – guitar, additional producing (track 1) * Chris Coady – producer, mixing * John Congleton – additional producing (tracks 1, 6), additional recording * Ariel Rechtshaid – additional producing (track 2) * Sarah Register – mixing * Chris Freeland – recording * Bo Hill – engineer * David Tolomei – engineer * Hermonie Williams – cover, artwork
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Category:2015 albums Category:Lower Dens albums Category:Albums produced by Chris Coady Category:Experimental pop albums