{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Victorian America | type = Album | artist = Emily Jane White | cover =Victorian America.jpg | alt = | released = October 9, 2009 <small>(France)</small><br>April 27, 2010 <small>(US)</small> | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Neofolk, Folk, Dark folk, Rock | length = | label = Talitres Records <small>(France)</small><br>Milan Records <small>(US)</small> | producer = Nick Bobetsky, Jean-Christophe Chamboredon, Emily Jane White | prev_title = Dark Undercoat | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Ode to Sentience | next_year = 2010 }}
'''''Victorian America''''' is the second album by Emily Jane White. It was released on October 9, 2009, in France by Talitres Records and on April 27, 2010, in the U.S. by Milan Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milanrecords.com/releases/releases.php?release_name=VICTORIAN_AMERICA |title=Victorian America |publisher=Milanrecords.com |access-date=2010-04-24}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1745113|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = Pitchfork Media |rev2score = (7.1/10)<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14209-victorian-america/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref> |rev3 = Slant Magazine |rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/emily-jane-white-victorian-america/2086 Slant Magazine review]</ref> |rev4 = Venus Zine |rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/sounds/7276/Emily_Jane_White Venus Zine review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> Allmusic gave a positive review, commenting that "White sticks with the formula, and ekes out another quiet triumph."<ref>Monger, James Christopher (2010). [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1745113|pure_url=yes}} Victorian America - Emily Jane White] Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-18.</ref> By contrast, ''Slant Magazine'' opined that "there's a measure of sustained dreariness in the middling fulfillment of low expectations."<ref>Cataldo, Jess (2010-04-25). [https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/emily-jane-white-victorian-america/2086 Emily jane White - Victorian America] ''Slant Magazine''. Retrieved 2010-06-18.</ref>
==Chart performance== ''Victorian America'' debuted and peaked at #113 on the French Albums Chart. It spent a total of 6 weeks on the chart, becoming her highest and longest charting album to date.<ref name="les">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emily+Jane+White&titel=Victorian+America&cat=a |title=Emily Jane White - Victorian America |publisher=French Charts Online |access-date=2010-04-24}}</ref>
==Promotion== The music videos for "Victorian America" (2009) and "A Shot Rang Out" (2010) was directed by a longtime collaborator Cam Archer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.camarcher.com/filmsvideos.html |title=cam archer...films + videos |publisher=Camarcher.com |access-date=2010-04-24 |archive-date=May 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510035356/http://www.camarcher.com/filmsvideos.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The song "Liza" was featured on Pitchfork Media's ''Forkcast'' list.<ref>Bosman, Chris (2010-02-22). [http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13936-liza/ Emily Jane White: "Liza"] Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-06-18.</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = Never Dead | writer1 = White | length1 = 3:30 | title2 = Stairs | writer2 = White | length2 = 6:03 | title3 = Victorian America | writer3 = White | length3 = 4:20 | title4 = The Baby | writer4 = White | length4 = 4:53 | title5 = Frozen Heart | writer5 = White | length5 = 5:36 | title6 = The Country Life | writer6 = White | length6 = 4:11 | title7 = Liza | writer7 = White | length7 = 3:58 | title8 = The Ravens | writer8 = White | length8 = 7:11 | title9 = Red Serpent | writer9 = White | length9 = 3:44 | title10 = Red Dress | writer10 = White | length10 = 6:49 | title11 = A Shot Rang Out | writer11 = White | length11 = 4:36 | title12 = Ghost of a Horse | writer12 = White | length12 = 5:54 }}
==Personnel== *Cam Archer - photography *Nick Bobetsky - executive producer *Jean-Christophe Chamboredon - executive producer *Josh Fossgreen - bass (upright) *Jennifer Grady - arranger, cello, vocals *Ross Harris - arranger, drums, mixing *Wainwright Hewlett - producer, engineer, mixing *Carey Lamprecht - violin, arranger, vocals *Jake Mann - arranger, bass (electric) *Henry Nagle - pedal steel, arranger, guitar (electric) *Josh Staples - design *Emily Jane White - organ, guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, composer, vocals, producer
==Charts== {| class="wikitable" |- !Chart (2009) !Peak<br />position |- |French Albums Chart<ref name="les"/> | style="text-align:center;"|113 |}
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