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Drown Out
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)
GenreElectronic
Length44:49
LabelAnticon
ProducerDaedelus
Daedelus chronology
Bespoke
(2011)
Drown Out
(2013)
The Light Brigade
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
Pitchfork5.7/10[5]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[6]
The Skinny[7]

Drown Out is a studio album by American electronic music producer Daedelus.[8] It was released on Anticon in 2013.[9]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "It's the type of album that will be most apt to impress aspiring producers, but also hip enough that it could serve as a backing soundtrack for a dinner party too."[2] Bram E. Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "another fantastic album from a genuinely unique producer."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Flat Faded"3:38
2."Paradiddle"3:15
3."Tiptoes"4:35
4."Frisson"5:18
5."Perpetually"2:41
6."At Attentions"2:37
7."Keep Still"2:43
8."Abandon"4:17
9."Music Concrete"2:46
10."-Ísimo"4:44
11."Red-Tail & Peregrine"4:48
12."Eureka"3:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Daedelus – composition, performance
  • Amir Yaghmai – vocals (3, 12), guitar (12)
  • Laura Darlington – vocals (3)
  • Hrishikesh Hirway – vocals (3)
  • Pete Curry – drums (3, 9, 12)
  • Andres Renteria – drums (3)
  • Louis Cole – drums (4)
  • Adam Benjamin – keyboards (5)
  • Chris Alfaro – skateboards (9)
  • Phil Nisco – skateboards (9)
  • Sunny Graves – composition (10), performance (10)
  • Kelli Cain – vocals (11), keyboards (11)
  • John Tejada – mastering
  • Ghostshrimp – artwork
  • Low Limit – layout

References

  1. ^ a b "Drown Out by Daedelus". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason. "Drown Out - Daedelus". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Oliver, Matt (October 7, 2013). "Daedelus - Drown Out". Clash. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Williams, James (September 16, 2013). "Daedalus - Drown Out". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (September 16, 2013). "Daedelus: Drown Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Clarke, Paul (October 30, 2013). "Daedelus - Drown Out". Resident Advisor. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Gieben, Bram E. (October 2, 2013). "Daedelus – Drown Out". The Skinny. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  8. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (October 11, 2013). "The Stolen Breath of Things: Daedelus on 'Drown Out'". The Skinny. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  9. ^ Coultate, Aaron (August 1, 2013). "Daedelus gets ready to Drown Out". Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

Further reading