All Things Being Equal (album)

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All Things Being Equal
Studio album by
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Length56:41
LabelCarpark
ProducerPeter Kember
Peter Kember chronology
Spectrum
(1990)
All Things Being Equal
(2020)
Singles from All Things Being Equal
  1. "Just Imagine"
    Released: 3 March 2020[1]
  2. "Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper)"
    Released: 5 May 2020[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.7/10[7]
Under the Radar8.5/10[8]

All Things Being Equal is the second studio album by English singer and producer Peter Kember, under the stage name Sonic Boom. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Carpark Records.[9]

The album marks 30 years since the release of Sonic Boom's first album in 1990 "Spectrum".[10]

Critical reception[edit]

All Things Being Equal was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 10 reviews.[3]

Track listing[edit]

All Things Being Equal track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Just Imagine"7:58
2."Just a Little Piece Of Me"5:34
3."Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper)"5:00
4."Spinning Coins and Wishing on Clovers"6:25
5."My Echo, My Shadow and Me"3:00
6."On a Summer's Day"6:38
7."The Way That You Live"3:32
8."Tawkin Tekno"4:50
9."I Can See Light Bend"5:20
10."I Feel a Change Coming On"8:24

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for All Things Being Equal
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 42
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[12] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 17

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Just Imagine - Single by Sonic Boom". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper) - Single by Sonic Boom". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ Roseblade, Nick (4 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ Zygan, Alexis (10 June 2020). "Sonic Boom Wants Humanity to Start Anew on 'All Things Being Equal'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ Dorris, Jesse (9 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ Gourlay, Dom (5 June 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. ^ Minsker, Evan (3 March 2020). "Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. ^ Bacior, Robin (4 March 2020). "Sonic Boom Announces First Album in 30 Years, All Things Being Equal". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2020.