Konkylie
| Konkylie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 June 2011 | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Studio !K7 | |||
| When Saints Go Machine chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
| DIY |  [4] |
| MusicOMH | [5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| Prefix Mag | 6.5/10[7] |
Konkylie is the second studio album by Danish electropop band When Saints Go Machine. It was released on 6 June 2011 by Studio !K7.[8]
Critical reception
Konkylie was met with "generally favorable" 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 74 based on 9 reviews.[1]
In a review for Drowned in Sound, critic reviewer John Brainlove wrote: "Konkylie is an impressive, accomplished collection of songs from a band coming into their own. They've succeeded in accomplishing what all so many artists strive for: cleanly synthesising their feelings and thoughts into sound."[3] At MusicOMH, Ben Edgell said: "Konkylie is a vibrant, often intense, mix of house and pop, infused, wonderfully, with both a spiritual glow and a dark clubland soul."[5]
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clash | Clash's Top 40 Albums of 2011 | 39 | [9] |
| Drowned in Sound | Drowned in Sound's Top 75 Albums of 2011 | 6 | [10] |
| The Line of Best Fit | The Line of Best Fit's Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 6 | [11] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Konkylie" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Church and Law" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Parix" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Chestnut" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "The Same Scissors" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Jets" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Kelly" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "On the Move" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Whoever Made You Stand So Still" | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Add Ends" | 5:16 |
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b Brainlove, John (7 July 2011). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Huw. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b Edgell, Ben (6 June 2011). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Langhoff, Josh (23 August 2011). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Lemmon, Kyle (1 September 2011). "Prefix Review". Prefix Mag. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "When Saints Go Machine Unveil New Album". DIY. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "The Top 40 Albums of 2011". Clash. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Adams, Sean (15 December 2011). "Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2011". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011". The Line of Best Fit. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – When Saints Go Machine – Konkylie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
- Konkylie at Discogs (list of releases)
- Konkylie at MusicBrainz (list of releases)