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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundB[6]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
NME8/10[10]
Under the Radar8/10[11]
Mojo[12]
The Daily Telegraph[13]
The Independent[14]

Born in the Echoes is the eighth album by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 17 July 2015 by Astralwerks in the United States and by Virgin EMI Records in the United Kingdom. It was their first studio album since 2010's Further.

Promotion and release

The album's first single, "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" with Vocals by Daniel Pearce, was released on 21 April 2015.[15] The second single, "Go", was released on 5 May.[16] "Under Neon Lights" was released as the third single on 23 June 2015, and features St. Vincent, credited by her real name (Annie Clark) on vocals.

The album was released on 17 July 2015.[17]

Critical Reception

The performance of "Go" in the charts propelled The Chemical Brothers back into the mainstream,[18] with DJs such as Annie Mac including it on their playlists of the year.[19] However, some critics believe it was "poppy",[20] and not keeping to their roots. Despite this, the remainder of the album was well received, drawing particular attention to the 1990s sound of singles such as "I'll see you there" and "Taste of Honey".[20] Overall, it proved a moderate commercial success whilst maintaining enough of its distinctly "big-beat" sound that gave it such success with albums such as "Dig Your Own Hole" and "Exit Planet Dust".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sometimes I Feel So Deserted (Vocals by Daniel Pearce)"
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons
  • Moise Laporte
  • Kenneth Bobien
5:11
2."Go"
4:20
3."Under Neon Lights"
4:26
4."EML Ritual"
5:20
5."I'll See You There"
4:20
6."Just Bang"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
5:21
7."Reflexion"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
6:29
8."Taste of Honey"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
2:59
9."Born in the Echoes"
3:26
10."Radiate"
4:39
11."Wide Open"
5:54
Total length:52:25
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Let Us Build a City"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:34
13."Wo Ha"
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
4:30
14."Go" (extended mix)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
  • Fareed
5:54
15."Reflexion" (extended mix)
  • Rowlands
  • Simons
7:19
Total length:74:12
  • "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted" contains an interpolation of "Brighter Days" (1997) by Big Moses featuring Kenny Bobien, with re-recorded vocals by Daniel Pearce.

Personnel

The Chemical Brothers
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons
Guest musicians

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29] 5
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 4
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 10
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[32] 41
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[35] 1
US Billboard 200[36] 73

References

  1. ^ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/sometimes-i-feel-so-deserted-the-chemical-brothers/0060254733004
  2. ^ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/go-the-chemical-brothers/0060254733392
  3. ^ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/under-neon-lights-the-chemical-brothers/0060254733394
  4. ^ "Reviews for Born In The Echoes by The Chemical Brothers - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  5. ^ David Jeffries. "Born in the Echoes - The Chemical Brothers". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "The Chemical Brothers – Born in the Echoes - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound.
  7. ^ "The Chemical Brothers". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Mostly Born In the Echoes is a blast. It's just that sometimes it's a blast from the past. [Aug 2015, p.108]
  9. ^ "The Chemical Brothers's New Album: Born in the Echoes". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ Ben Cardew (7 July 2015). "The Chemical Brothers - 'Born in the Echoes'". NME.
  11. ^ "The Chemical Brothers: Born in the Echoes (Astralwerks) Review - Under the Radar - Music Magazine". undertheradarmag.com.
  12. ^ "The Chemical Brothers". MOJO.
  13. ^ Neil McCormick (11 July 2015). "The Chemical Brothers, Born in the Echoes, review: 'sci-fi gleam'". Telegraph.co.uk.
  14. ^ "The Chemical Brothers, Born in Echoes - album review: A timely contrast to the bland EDM of Calvin Harris and David Guetta". The Independent.
  15. ^ "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted | The Chemical Brothers – Télécharger et écouter l'album". Qobuz.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  19. ^ Various Artists (2 October 2015), Annie Mac Presents 2015, Virgin EMI, retrieved 27 January 2016
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  28. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  29. ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Born in the Echoes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  30. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 31, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  31. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  32. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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