Varmints (album)
| Varmints | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 4 March 2016 | |||
| Genre | Electronic[1] | |||
| Length | 47:26 | |||
| Label | Moshi Moshi | |||
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Varmints is the debut studio album by the Scottish composer and electronica musician Anna Meredith, released on 4 March 2016 on Moshi Moshi. The album won Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2016.[2]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[6] |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10[1] |
| MusicOMH |  [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Spectrum Culture | [10] |
| Uncut | 8/10[11] |
In a highly positive review for Pitchfork, Laura Snapes awarded Varmints with the website's "Best New Music" label, writing: "[Anna Meredith's] first wholly independent project reveals her to be one of the most innovative minds in modern British music: She wears her obvious theoretical grounding lightly and never lets it obstruct her ecstatic quest for new ideas and deranged stimuli. And Varmints is a knockout, the kind that makes you see cartoon stars."[8]
Accolades[edit]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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| Pitchfork | The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 | 2016 | — | |
| The Quietus | Albums of the Year 2016 | 2016 | 49
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| The Skinny | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 17
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| The Wire | Top 50 Releases of 2016 | 2016 | 17
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Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nautilus" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Taken" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Scrimshaw" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Something Helpful" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "R-Type" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Dowager" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "The Vapours" | 6:33 |
| 8. | "Honeyed Words" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Last Rose" | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Shill" | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Blackfriars" | 2:58 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Thompson, James F. (26 February 2016). "Anna Meredith – Varmints". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Anna Meredith's Varmints awarded Scottish Album of the Year". BBC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Varmints by Anna Meredith reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Reviews for Varmints by Anna Meredith". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Connick, Tom (4 March 2016). "Anna Meredith – Varmints". DIY. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Rindner, Grant (29 February 2016). "Anna Meredith's jaw-dropping debut avoids genre limitations by reinventing them". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Bemrose, Bekki (1 March 2016). "Anna Meredith – Varmints". MusicOMH. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b Snapes, Laura (7 March 2016). "Anna Meredith: Varmints". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Segal, Victoria (May 2016). "Anna Meredith: Varmints". Q (358): 112.
- ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (15 March 2016). "Anna Meredith: Varmints". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Martin, Gavin (May 2016). "Anna Meredith: Varmints". Uncut (228): 76.
- ^ "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016". The Quietus. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Listen to The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2016". The Wire. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
