Pompeii (Cate Le Bon album)

Pompeii is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer and producer Cate Le Bon, released on 4 February 2022 by Mexican Summer.

Pompeii
Studio album by
Cate Le Bon
Released4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Studio
  • Plantagenet Street (Wales)
  • Studiowz (Sir Benfro)
  • Golden Retriever Studio (Sydney)
  • Vacant TV Studios (London)
GenreArt pop
Length43:18
LabelMexican Summer
Producer
  • Cate Le Bon
  • Samur Khouja
Cate Le Bon chronology
Reward
(2019)		 Pompeii
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
DIY[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Independent[6]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[7]
NME[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
The Times[11]

Background and recording

Le Bon began working on the album during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, in a Cardiff Victorian terrace owned by fellow Welsh musician Gruff Rhys.[12]

Composition

Musically, Pompeii takes on "penetrating" art pop.[8] It is also influenced by Japanese city pop,[3] with the style reflected in Le Bon's synth work.[5]

Critical reception
Year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
BrooklynVegan Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022 32 [13]
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022 30 [14]
The Forty-Five Albums of the year 2022 30 [15]
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2022 21 [16]
New Commute New Commute's Albums of the Year N/A [17]
Northern Transmission Top 50 Albums of 2022 47
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 2022 21 [18]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2022 15 [19]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022 20 [20]
Pitchfork The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022 N/A [21]
Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 2022 48 [22]
Slate The Best Albums of 2022 Honorable Mention [23]
Treble The 50 Best Albums of 2022 10 [24]
Uncut Best New Albums of 2022 13 [25]
Under the Radar The 100 Best Albums of 2022 36 [26]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cate Le Bon

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dirt on the Bed"4:28
2."Moderation"4:04
3."French Boys"5:14
4."Pompeii"4:35
5."Harbour"4:08
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Running Away"5:43
7."Cry Me Old Trouble"5:04
8."Remembering Me"4:34
9."Wheel"5:28
Total length:43:18

Personnel

Charts
Chart performance for Pompeii
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 70
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30] 6

References
  1. "Pompeii by Cate Le Bon Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. Thomas, Fred. "Pompeii on Allmusic". AllMusic.
  3. Neale, Matthew (February 2022). "Cate le Bon - Pompeii | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. "Cate Le Bon - Pompeii". DIY. 3 February 2022.
  5. Ranta, Alan (1 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon Turns Isolation into a Creative Eruption on 'Pompeii'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. O'Connor, Roisin (3 February 2022). "Album reviews: Black Country New Road, Bastille, Cate Le Bon and Animal Collective". The Independent.
  7. Lilly, Evan (3 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon daringly explores the obscure corners of pop on Pompeii". The Line of Best Fit.
  8. hunt, El (2 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon – 'Pompeii' review: penetrating art-pop with a surreal sense of isolation". NME.
  9. Mongredien, Phil (30 January 2022). "Cate Le Bon: Pompeii review introspective isolation album". The Observer.
  10. Pelly, Jenn (7 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon: Pompeii Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. Hodgkinson, Will (3 February 2022). "The best new music to listen to this week". The Times.
  12. Power, Ed (29 January 2022). "Cate Le Bon was stranded in Wales so she made a lockdown album". The Irish Times.
  13. Pearis, Bill (22 December 2022). "Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  14. "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022 | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  15. Gunn, Charlotte (1 December 2022). "Albums of the year 2022". The Forty-Five. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  16. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2022". Mojo. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  17. "New Commute Albums of the Year 2022". New Commute. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  18. Culture, Our (7 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Our Culture. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  19. "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". pastemagazine.com. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  20. "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Pitchfork. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  21. "The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022". Pitchfork. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  22. Staff, Slant (7 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  23. Wilson, Carl (9 December 2022). "The Best Albums of 2022". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  24. staff, Treble (6 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Treble. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  25. Uncut (19 December 2022). "Uncut's Best New Albums Of 2022". UNCUT. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  26. "Under the Radar Magazine". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  27. "Portuguesecharts.com – Cate Le Bon – Pompeii". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  28. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  29. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  30. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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