Foam Island
Foam Island is the third studio album by British electronic music duo Darkstar. It was released on 25 September 2015 under Warp.[9]
| Foam Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2015 | |||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Darkstar chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Crack Magazine | 7/10[3] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[4] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 5/10[5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Under the Radar | 7.5/10[8] |
Critical reception
Foam Island 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 71, based on 8 reviews.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Basic Things" | 2:02 |
| 2. | "Inherent In This Fibre" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Stoke the Fire" | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Cuts" | 1:32 |
| 5. | "Go Natural" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "A Different Kind of Struggle" | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Pin Secure" | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Through the Motions" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Tilly's Theme" | 2:33 |
| 10. | "Foam Island" | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Javan's Call" | 2:12 |
| 12. | "Days Burn Blue" | 3:45 |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 198 |
References
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Croner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Hampson, Ashley (30 September 2015). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Cowart, Geoff (23 September 2015). "Darkstar bite off more than they can chew". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- White, Chris (18 December 2015). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Short, Tom (15 September 2015). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Hamilton, Billy (23 November 2015). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Cliff, Aimee (21 September 2015). "Darkstar's New Album Gives Voice To Northern England's Neglected Youth". The Fader. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Murray, Robin (17 December 2015). "Clash Albums of the Year". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- Murray, Sean (9 December 2015). "The 30 Best Albums of 2015". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Darkstar – Foam Island" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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