''Conquistador'' is the debut

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by American musician and lead guitarist of

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, Dylan Carlson. It was released on April 27, 2018 under

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Singles

On March 7, 2018, Carlson released the first single from the album, "Scorpions In Their Mouths".

Critical reception

''Conquistador'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 75, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Dylan Carlson – lead artist, guitar, producer * Holly Carlson – percussion *

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– baritone and slide guitar, devices, and percussion Production *

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– engineer, producer * Carl Saff – mastering

References

2018 albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou Sargent House albums {{2010s-album-stub