Solitude (King Midas Sound album)

Solitude
Studio album by
King Midas Sound
Released14 February 2019 (2019-02-14)
Genre
Length60:01
LabelCosmo Rhythmatic
ProducerKevin Richard Martin
King Midas Sound chronology
Edition 1
(2015) 		Solitude
(2019)
Singles from Solitude
  1. "You Disappear"
    Released: 29 January 2019[2]

Solitude is a studio album by King Midas Sound, a British musical project of producer Kevin Martin and vocalist Roger Robinson. It was released on 14 February 2019 through Cosmo Rhythmatic.[3][4][5] It received universal acclaim from critics.[6]

Background

The album is almost entirely beatless,[7] and the lyrics explore isolation, loneliness, regret and resentment.[7] According to Martin and Robinson, it was recorded in a fraught period, but the lyrics are not autobiographical.[5] The album's cover art features a photograph taken by Daisuke Yokota.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Line of Best Fit9/10[7]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
Resident Advisor4.3/5[10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Solitude received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[6]

Theo Korz for The Line of Best Fit wrote that "Solitude is not an easy record to enjoy – even in writing this review I was reluctant to return to it", but that the album was "brilliant and awful",[7] while Louis Pattison for Pitchfork wrote that "Solitude is the sort of record it's hard to recommend wholeheartedly", saying it's "too severe, too unrelenting".[9]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Solitude
Publication List Rank Ref.
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2019
81
[11]
The Wire The Wire's Top 50 Releases 2019
28
[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by R. Robinson and K. Martin.

Solitude track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You Disappear"6:25
2."Zeros"3:17
3."In the Night"5:51
4."Too Late"3:49
5."Alone"4:38
6."Who"5:40
7."Lies"5:28
8."The Lonely"5:25
9."Bluebird (After Bukowski)"4:55
10."Missing You"4:00
11."Her Body"5:08
12."X"5:25
Total length:60:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[13]

References

  1. ^ "King Midas Sound to release new album 'Solitude' on Valentines Day". Inverted Audio. 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ "You Disappear – Single by King Midas Sound on Apple Music". Apple Music. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ Eede, Christian (29 January 2019). "King Midas Sound Announce New Album". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (29 January 2019). "King Midas Sound Detail New Album 'Solitude'". Clash. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Exclusive full stream of King Midas Sound's Solitude – The Wire". The Wire. February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Solitude by King Midas Sound". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Kotz, Theo (15 March 2019). "King Midas Sound's Solitude is a devastating meditation on loneliness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "The Bug & Roger Robinson Announce New King Midas Sound Album". XLR8R. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ^ a b Pattison, Louis (15 February 2019). "King Midas Sound: Solitude". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. ^ Ryce, Andrew (15 February 2019). "Review: King Midas Sound – Solitude". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2019 (In Association With Norman Records) (page 1)". The Quietus. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ^ "The Wire's Top 50 Releases 2019". The Wire. December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ^ King Midas Sound (2019). Solitude (CD booklet). Cosmo Rhythmatic.

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