{{use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{use list-defined references|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Pohorylle | type = studio | artist = Margo Cilker | cover = Margo Cilker - Pohorylle.jpg | alt = A dark-tinted photo of Cilker walking along a beach | released = {{start date|2021|11|05}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Americana<ref name="glide" /> | length = {{Duration|m=31|s=24}} | label = Fluff & Gravy | producer = Sera Cahoone | prev_title = Songs from My Bucket | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = Valley of Heart's Delight | next_year = 2023 | misc = }}
'''''Pohorylle''''' is the 2021 debut full-length album by American country musician Margo Cilker. It received positive reviews from critics.
==Reception== {{MCalbum|Pohorylle|positive|84|4}}<ref name="mc" /> In ''Glide Magazine'', John Moore characterized this release as "a remarkable career starting point, that grows more impressive with each listen".<ref name="glide" /> John Mulvey of ''Mojo'' gave ''Pohorylle'' 4 out of 5 stars, stating that the music initially sounds like straightforward Americana, but as the tracks unfold, Cilker incorporates other influences and "[Cilker]’s not averse to throwing a Dixieland jazz band into the mix", resulting in a "very good" debut.<ref name="mojo" /> In ''No Depression'', Maeri Ferguson called ''Pohorylle'' "profound" for displaying Cilker's self-exploration in the lyrics and various "sonic capabilities" that have "the prettiest shimmery melodies".<ref name="nd" /> Writing for Pitchfork, Stephen M. Deusner rated ''Pohorylle'' a 7.7 out of 10, opining that Cilker wrote country music outside of the genre's mainstream, leading it to "conveys a distinct and lively personality".<ref name="pm" />
''PopMatters''{{'}} Steve Horowitz considered this release an exploration of femininity and favorably compares the songwriting to The Band, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell.<ref name="pop" /> In a review for Cilker's follow-up ''Valley of Heart's Delight'', Chris DeVille of ''Stereogum'' called this album "one of those records that never dredged up a torrential hype storm but became a treasured favorite for many" for presenting "Cilker as a chronicler of the world’s less explored corners, with a knack for smart, funny wordplay and a musical style that blurred the lines between country and folk-rock".<ref name="sg" /> That site also chose this as the fifth best country album of 2021 with "so much unexpected joy and wit", where "Cilker nudges her delivery from matter of fact to a soft warble, drawing you along in conversation, a bunch of songs for the road we’re all trying desperately to navigate".<ref name="sg2021" /> In ''Uncut'', Rob Hughes scored this album 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting several individual tracks for being "awash with grace, wisdom and allusive wordplay".<ref name="uncut" />
In a 2022 review of a live performance by Cilker, Kitty Empire called ''Pohorylle'' "a flawless gem of a record that provided instant succour and the promise of more expansive times to come".<ref name="obs" />
==Track listing== #"That River" – 3:09 #"Kevin Johnson" – 3:24 #"Broken Arm in Oregon" – 3:47 #"Flood Plain" – 3:26 #"Tehachapi" – 3:07 #"Barbed Wire (Belly Crawl)" – 2:44 #"Chester's" – 3:37 #"Brother, Taxman, Preacher" – 2:36 #"Wine in the World" – 5:34
==Personnel== *Margo Cilker – guitar, vocals *John Morgan Askew – instrumentation, engineering, mixed *Sera Cahoone – production *Sarah Cilker – harmony vocals *Jenny Conlee – keyboards *JJ Golden – mastering at Bocce, Vancouver, Washington, United States *Jason Kardong – pedal steel guitar *Mirabai Peart – strings *Kelly Pratt – horns *Rebecca Young – bass
==See also== *2021 in American music *List of 2021 albums
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="glide">{{Cite magazine |magazine=Glide Magazine |url=https://glidemagazine.com/266779/margo-cilker-makes-stunning-americana-debut-with-pohorylle-album-review/ |title=Margo Cilker Makes Stunning Americana Debut with ‘Pohorylle’ |language=en-US |department=Album Reviews |first=John |last=Moore |accessdate=2023-09-16 |date=2021-11-10}}</ref> <ref name="mc">{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pohorylle/margo-cilker |title=Pohorylle by Margo Cilker Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic |language=en-US |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |accessdate=2023-09-16 |date=n.d.}}</ref> <ref name="mojo">{{Cite magazine |magazine=Mojo |language=en-GB |date=December 2021 |last=Mulvey |first=John |title=Filter Albums |page=90 |department=Mojo Filter |editor-last=Bulley |editor-first=Jenny |issue=337 |issn=1351-0193}}</ref> <ref name="nd">{{Cite magazine |magazine=No Depression |issn=1088-4971 |language=en-US |title=Margo Cilker Debuts with Honest and True ‘Pohorylle’ |url=https://www.nodepression.com/album-reviews/margo-cilker-debuts-with-honest-and-true-pohorylle/ |department=Reviews |first=Maeri |last=Ferguson |date=2021-12-01 |accessdate=2023-09-15}}</ref> <ref name="obs">{{Cite news |newspaper=The Observer |issn=0029-7712 |publisher=Guardian Media Group |oclc=50230244 |language=en-GB |title=Margo Cilker review – perfectly crafted Americana for the open road |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/03/margo-cilker-old-blue-last-shoreditch-london-review-perfectly-crafted-americana-for-the-open-road |department=Kitty Empire's artist of the week |first=Kitty |last=Empire |author-link=Kitty Empire |date=2022-09-03 |accessdate=2023-09-15}}</ref> <ref name="pm">{{Cite web |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |title=Margo Cilker: Pohorylle |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/margo-cilker-pohorylle/ |department=Albums |first=Stephen M. |last=Deusner |date=2021-11-04 |accessdate=2023-09-15}}</ref> <ref name="pop">{{Cite web |publisher=PopMatters |language=en-US |title=Margo Cilker: Pohorylle |url=https://www.popmatters.com/margo-cilker-pohorylle-album-review |department=Reviews |first=Steve |last=Horowitz |date=2021-11-28 |accessdate=2023-09-15}}</ref> <ref name="sg">{{Cite web |website=Stereogum |language=en-US |title=Margo Cilker’s ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight’ Review |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2235326/margo-cilker-valley-of-hearts-delight/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |department=Album Of The Week |first=Chris |last=DeVille |date=2023-09-12 |accessdate=2023-09-15}}</ref> <ref name="sg2021">{{Cite web |website=Stereogum |language=en-US |title=The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2170503/best-country-albums-2021/lists/year-in-review/2021-in-review/ |department=2021 In Review |first=Marissa R. |last=Ross |date=2023-12-13 |accessdate=2023-09-15}}</ref> <ref name="uncut">{{Cite magazine |magazine=Uncut |language=en-GB |date=2021-11-26 |accessdate=2023-09-15 |last=Hughes |first=Rob |title=Margo Cilker – Pohorylle |department=Reviews > Album |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/margo-cilker-pohorylle-135553/ |issn=1368-0722}}</ref> }}
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