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The Shakes
Studio album by
Released1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)
GenreElectronic
Length65:14
LabelAccidental Records
ProducerMatthew Herbert
Herbert chronology
Scale
(2006)
The Shakes
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[2]
The Irish Times[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[5]

The Shakes is a studio album by British electronic musician Herbert. It was released under Accidental Records in 2015.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Shakes received an average score of 74% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "The Shakes is nonetheless brimming with alien sounds and left-field rhythms (culled from objects purchased on eBay), proving that even the most subdued Herbert release is still pretty damn fascinating."[2] Daniel Paton of MusicOMH gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "It might be a return to dance music, but it's far from disposable."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Battle"7:05
2."Middle"4:32
3."Strong"4:00
4."Smart"4:13
5."Stop"6:26
6."Ones"1:16
7."Bed"6:07
8."Even"6:46
9."Safety"4:27
10."Silence"7:41
11."Warm"2:17
12."Peak"10:29

References

  1. ^ a b "The Shakes by Herbert". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sylvester, Daniel (29 May 2015). "Herbert: The Shakes". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ Carroll, Jim (3 July 2015). "Herbert: The Shakes". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Paton, Daniel (3 June 2015). "Herbert – The Shakes". MusicOMH. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ^ Garnett, Abby (16 June 2015). "Herbert - The Shakes". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 5 December 2015.