Mayday (Boys Noize album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mayday
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
GenreElectronic
Length47:46
LabelBoysnoize Records
ProducerBoys Noize
Boys Noize chronology
Out of the Black
(2012)
Mayday
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]
Mixmag9/10[3]
PopMatters[4]

Mayday is a 2016 studio album by German electronic music artist Boys Noize. It features guest appearances from Benga, Remy Banks, Poliça, Hudson Mohawke, and Spank Rock.[5]

In advance of his tour starting in August 2016, Boys Noize released another version of "Birthday" with Hudson Mohawke, Spank Rock, Danny Brown, and Pell.[6] "Rock the Bells" was previously teased in 2014, as "RunX" with Baauer, however Baauer has remained uncredited.[7]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Overthrow"4:43
2."Mayday"3:18
3."Dynamite" (featuring Benga)3:14
4."Rock the Bells"2:50
5."Euphoria" (featuring Remy Banks)4:34
6."2 Live"3:25
7."Would You Listen"3:14
8."Revolt"3:03
9."Starchild" (featuring Poliça)4:32
10."Midnight"4:33
11."Los Niños"4:01
12."Hardkotzen"3:05
13."Birthday" (featuring Hudson Mohawke and Spank Rock)3:14

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[8] 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mayday by Boys Noize". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Hutchinson, Kate (May 19, 2016). "Boys Noize: Mayday review – retro rave plays into the jaws of the EDM market". The Guardian. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Abbott, Jeremy (May 20, 2016). "Boys Noize". Mixmag. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Colin (June 9, 2016). "Boys Noize: Mayday". PopMatters. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Brown, Lisa (May 20, 2016). "Boys Noize Shares Track by Track Walkthrough of 'Mayday' Album: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (August 25, 2016). "Hear Danny Brown and Hudson Mohawke on New Version of Boys Noize's "Birthday"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Boys Noize announces Baauer collab". Twitter. April 3, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Boys Noize - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

External links[edit]