℗ 2021 Republic Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc & Lava Music
| Released | April 16, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 38s |
| Record Label | Republic Records |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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Heat Above
Greta Van Fleet |
5:41 | |||
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1.2
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My Way, Soon
Greta Van Fleet |
4:15 | |||
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1.3
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Broken Bells
Greta Van Fleet |
5:50 | |||
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1.4
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Built By Nations
Greta Van Fleet |
3:59 | |||
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1.5
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Age of Machine
Greta Van Fleet |
6:53 | |||
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1.6
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Tears of Rain
Greta Van Fleet |
3:50 | |||
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1.7
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Stardust Chords
Greta Van Fleet |
4:57 | |||
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1.8
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Light My Love
Greta Van Fleet |
4:30 | |||
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1.9
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Caravel
Greta Van Fleet |
4:57 | |||
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1.10
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The Barbarians
Greta Van Fleet |
5:22 | |||
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1.11
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Trip the Light Fantastic
Greta Van Fleet |
4:33 | |||
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1.12
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The Weight of Dreams
Greta Van Fleet |
8:51 |
Greta Van Fleet have released their second album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate. Described as “A bold evolution” from the band’s 2018 full-length debut Anthem of the Peaceful Army, their sophomore album came together primarily on the road or while in the studio after the runaway success of 2017’s “Highway Tune” led to the band packing up, leaving home, and eagerly soaking up new experiences on an extended road trip around the world.
Over the past three years, Greta Van Fleet – vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist Sam Kiszka, and drummer Danny Wagner – played to hundreds of thousands of people across North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, South America, New Zealand, and the UK.
While driving to gigs, the first-time world travellers passed many unfamiliar sights, from the favelas in Sao Paulo to the Gold Coast of Australia and everywhere in between, meeting and enjoying conversations with fans and other musicians that opened up new worlds to them. To cap off the change-filled era, the quartet moved from Michigan to Nashville, immersing themselves in Music City’s rich history. The melding of all these experiences opened their eyes to amazing new worlds of culture, history, philosophy and spirituality – and ushered in an entirely new way of looking at life and the approach to their music.
Accordingly, Greta Van Fleet poured everything they experienced into these new songs – the music reflects their spiritual and intellectual growth, increased awareness of the inequalities plaguing the modern world, and deep empathy for what other people are going through.
“There was a lot of self-evolution happening during the writing of this album that was prompted by experiences I had, experiences we all had, so a lot of contemplation occurred ... It’s reflecting a lot of the world that we’ve seen, and I think that it’s reflecting a lot of personal truth. What Josh does very well with the lyrics is telling ancient tales with a contemporary application.”
- Greta Van Fleet
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Republic Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.56 -2.30 to -0.20 | -9.76 -11.03 to -8.33 | -6.90 -8.30 to -5.40 | 5 3 to 6 | |
| 1 | Heat Above | -0.20 | -9.50 | -6.8 | 5 |
| 2 | My Way, Soon | -0.23 | -10.11 | -7.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Broken Bells | -0.20 | -11.03 | -8.3 | 5 |
| 4 | Built By Nations | -0.20 | -9.03 | -6.6 | 5 |
| 5 | Age of Machine | -0.30 | -10.16 | -7.5 | 5 |
| 6 | Tears of Rain | -0.20 | -10.43 | -7.3 | 5 |
| 7 | Stardust Chords | -0.31 | -8.33 | -5.4 | 3 |
| 8 | Light My Love | -0.20 | -9.44 | -6.5 | 5 |
| 9 | Caravel | -2.18 | -9.53 | -6.5 | 4 |
| 10 | The Barbarians | -2.30 | -9.09 | -6.1 | 3 |
| 11 | Trip the Light Fantastic | -0.20 | -9.82 | -7.0 | 5 |
| 12 | The Weight of Dreams | -0.20 | -10.62 | -7.6 | 6 |