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Piramida (album)

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Piramida
Studio album by
Released22 September 2012
GenreIndie pop
LanguageEnglish
Label4AD
Efterklang chronology
Magic Chairs
(2010)
Piramida
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of SoundD[3]
Drowned in Sound9/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME5/10[6]
NowNNNN[7]
Pitchfork Media5.7/10[8]
Popmatters7/10[9]
The Skinny[10]
Under the Radar[11]

Piramida is the fourth studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. It was released on 22 September 2012. The album was their second to be released on 4AD. The album took inspiration from and is named for the abandoned Russian coal-mining settlement on the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Hollow Mountain"
  2. "Apples"
  3. "Sedna"
  4. "Told to Be Fine"
  5. "The Living Layer"
  6. "The Ghost"
  7. "Black Summer"
  8. "Dreams Today"
  9. "Between the Walls"
  10. "Monument"

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 101
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 136
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 20
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 17

References

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  1. ^ "Piramida – Efterklang". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Piramida – Efterklang". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ Kivel, Adam (8 October 2012). "Efterklang – Piramida". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ Slater, Luke (24 September 2012). "Album Review: Efterklang – Piramida". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b Clarke, Betty (20 September 2012). "Efterklang: Piramida – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ^ Calvert, John (21 September 2012). "Efterklang – 'Piramida'". NME. Inspire. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  7. ^ Mertens, Max (11 October 2012). "Efterklang – Piramida". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  8. ^ Murphy, Matthew (21 September 2012). "Efterklang: Piramida". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. ^ Cibula, Matt (14 October 2012). "Efterklang: Piramida". Popmatters. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. ^ Buckle, Chris (6 September 2012). "Efterklang – Piramida". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  11. ^ Cleeve, Sam (17 October 2012). "Efterklang: Piramida (4AD)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Efterklang – Piramida" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Efterklang – Piramida" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Efterklang – Piramida". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Irish Charts - Week ending 27th September 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  16. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 6.10.2012 (wk39)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Efterklang Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2014.