The Inheritors (album)

The Inheritors is the second studio album by British electronic music producer James Holden, released on 24 June 2013 by Border Community.

The Inheritors
Studio album by
James Holden
Released24 June 2013 (2013-06-24)
Genre
Length75:33
LabelBorder Community
ProducerJames Holden
James Holden chronology
The Idiots Are Winning
(2006)		 The Inheritors
(2013)		 The Animal Spirits
(2017)

Holden had not intended to perform live, but he put together a live show after Thom Yorke requested he support on a North American tour with Atoms for Peace. He recruited drummer Tom Page (of experimental electronic duo Rocketnumbernine and The Memory Band) and has worked with him ever since.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!9/10[4]
Fact4/5[5]
Financial Times[6]
Mixmag4/5[7]
Mojo[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[11]
Uncut8/10[12]
XLR8R8/10[13]

Many critics noted a stylistic departure from Holden's debut and praised his innovations within electronic music. The Quietus wrote, "If Holden was already starting to push the boundaries on his debut, The Inheritors is techno music not so much fragmented as smashed into tiny pieces; rocks ground into sand and cast into the ether."[14] Derek Miller of Resident Advisor portrayed the music on the album as experimental.[11]

The Inheritors was named Resident Advisor's album of the year[15] and featured on several other year-end lists, including those of The Quietus, The Wire, Drowned in Sound and Bleep.[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Holden, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Rannoch Dawn"4:24
2."||: A Circle Inside A Circle Inside :||"6:09
3."Renata"5:56
4."The Caterpillar's Intervention" (featuring Etienne Jaumet of Zombie Zombie on saxophone; writers: Holden, Jaumet)4:03
5."Sky Burial"4:26
6."The Illuminations"3:12
7."Inter-City 125"5:29
8."Delabole"3:43
9."Seven Stars"5:49
10."Gone Feral"6:22
11."The Inheritors"4:53
12."Circle of Fifths"3:02
13."Some Respite"4:30
14."Blackpool Late Eighties"8:38
15."Self-Playing Schmaltz"4:47

References
  1. "James Holden Biography" (PDF). Border Community. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. "The Inheritors by James Holden reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "Reviews for The Inheritors by James Holden". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. Pollard, Vincent (2 July 2013). "Holden: The Inheritors". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. Finlayson, Angus (1 July 2013). "The Inheritors". Fact. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (22 June 2013). "James Holden: The Inheritors". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. Worthy, Stephen (11 July 2013). "James Holden". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. "Holden: The Inheritors". Mojo (236): 85. July 2013.
  9. Empire, Kitty (16 June 2013). "Holden: The Inheritors – review". The Observer. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. Gaerig, Andrew (2 July 2013). "James Holden: The Inheritors". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  11. Miller, Derek (19 June 2013). "James Holden – The Inheritors". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  12. "Holden: The Inheritors". Uncut (194): 76. July 2013.
  13. Bussolini, Brandon (17 June 2013). "Holden: The Inheritors". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  14. Clay, Joe (27 June 2013). "Holden". The Quietus. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  15. "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2013". Resident Advisor. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  16. "James Holden - The Inheritors - Critic Lists". Albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved 29 December 2017.


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