Civic Jams
| Civic Jams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2020 | |||
| Length | 37:30 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Darkstar chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Civic Jams | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 8/10[6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[7] |
| Loud and Quiet | 6/10[8] |
| MusicOMH |  [9] |
| Q | [10] |
Civic Jams is the fourth studio album by English electronic music duo Darkstar. It was released on 19 June 2020 under Warp.[11][12]
Singles[edit]
On 20 February 2020, the band announced their first single in four years, "Wolf".[1] Their second single "Jam" was released on 1 May 2020, along with the announcement of the new album.[2] On 17 June 2020, the third single "Text" was released.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
Civic Jams was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 71, based on 5 reviews.[4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 67 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.[13]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forest" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Jam" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "1001" | 4:50 |
| 4. | "30" (featuring Laura Groves) | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Wolf" | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Loon" | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Tuesday" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Text" | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Blurred" | 2:46 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (20 February 2020). "Darkstar return with first single in four years "Wolf"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (1 May 2020). "Darkstar announce first album in five years with lead single "Jam"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (17 June 2020). "Darkstar unveil new song "Text"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Murray, Robin (29 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Daly, Aidan (18 June 2020). "Stuttered and broken beats return but, over a decade on, Darkstar sound obscured and withdrawn". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Cortassa, Guia (15 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Devlin, Ben (19 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Tom (1 July 2020). "Q Magazine": 98. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Richards, Will (3 May 2020). "Darkstar announce first new album in five years". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Darkstar announce 'Civic Jams', their first new album in five years". Far Out Magazine. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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