Algiers (Algiers album)

Algiers is the debut album by American experimental band Algiers. The album was released through Matador Records on June 2, 2015.

Critical reception
Algiers received positive feedback from contemporary music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek stated that, "Algiers, both band and album, offer musical and topical intensity alternately malevolent and passionate in searching and affirming truth, human and otherworldly. All of these seemingly disparate historical musical elements are distilled in such a startling manner, they carve something new from the fragments. This is a stunning debut."

Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from Algiers album notes.

Algiers
 * Franklin James Fisher – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, piano, rhodes, wurlitzer, percussion, cello, drums, sampling
 * Ryan Mahan – bass, TR-808, Juno-6, ARP String Ensemble, Prophet-5, wurlitzer, programming, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
 * Lee Tesche – guitar, prepared piano, prepared guitar, programming, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians
 * Natalie Judge – backing vocals (8)

Technical
 * Tom Morris – producer, mixing
 * Carl Saff – mastering

Design
 * Nicola Morrison – cover and interior paintings
 * Lamb & Sea – design
 * Sam Campbell – photography
 * Brad Feuerhelm – photography