Levitate (Lone album)
| Levitate | ||||
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| Released | 27 May 2016 | |||
| Label | R&S | |||
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Levitate is the seventh studio album by English musician Lone, released on 27 May 2016 by R&S Records; it departs from the calm hip house style of his prior album Reality Testing for quicker, psychedelic tracks that are a hybrid of breakbeat, hardcore, and jungle.[1] It was ranked the 16th best album of 2016 by Dummy[2] and the 44th best by Mixmag.[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 74/100[4] |
| Metacritic | 72/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| DJ Mag | 9/10[7] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[8] |
| The Irish Times | [9] |
| Mixmag | 8/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[11] |
| PopMatters |   [12] |
| Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[13] |
| Spectrum Culture |  [14] |
| Uncut | 6/10[5] |
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alpha Wheel" | |
| 2. | "Backtail Was Heavy" | |
| 3. | "The Morning Birds" | |
| 4. | "Vapour Trail" | |
| 5. | "Triple Helix" | |
| 6. | "Breeze Out" | |
| 7. | "Sleepwalkers" | |
| 8. | "Sea of Tranquility" | |
| 9. | "Hiraeth" |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[15] | 35 |
| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[16] | 16 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Lone — Levitate". R&S Records. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 2016". Dummy. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums Of 2016". Mixmag. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Lone – Levitate". Album of the Year. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Levitate by Lone Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Levitate – Lone". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Martin, Felicity (June 2016). "Lone". DJ Mag. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Keating, Daryl (27 May 2016). "Lone Levitate". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (30 June 2016). "Lone - Levitate album review: brilliant re-enactment of a time gone by". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Moore, Ralph (25 May 2016). "Lone". Mixmag. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (7 June 2016). "Lone: Levitate". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Stroud, Pryor (9 June 2016). "Lone: Levitate". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (7 June 2016). "Lone – Levitate". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Bromfield, Daniel (16 June 2016). "Lone: Levitate". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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