Born Under Saturn

Born Under Saturn
Studio album by
Django Django
Released4 May 2015 (2015-05-04)
Recorded2014
StudioAngelic
GenreArt rock
Length56:04
LabelBecause Music
ProducersDavid Maclean & Neil Comber
Django Django chronology
Django Django
(2012)		 Born Under Saturn
(2015)		 Marble Skies
(2018)

Born Under Saturn is the second studio album by British art rock band Django Django. It reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart in May 2015.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Alternative PressStarStarStarHalf star
Clash7/10
DIYStarStarStarStar
Drowned in Sound8/10
Exclaim!8/10
MojoStarStarStarStar
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar
Paste8.2/10
Pitchfork5.6/10
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStar
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Born Under Saturn received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015 2015
17

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Maclean, Thomas Grace, Vincent Neff, Jim Dixon.

No.TitleLength
1."Giant"5:54
2."Shake & Tremble"4:19
3."Found You"4:43
4."First Light"4:50
5."Pause Repeat"3:29
6."Reflections"4:20
7."Vibrations"3:08
8."Shot Down"5:09
9."High Moon"4:43
10."Beginning to Fade"3:16
11."4000 Years"4:17
12."Break the Glass"4:30
13."The Life we Know"3:24

Personnel

Additional musicians

Tour

The band toured the album through Europe and North America, from May 2015 until September 2015.

Charts

Chart performance for Born Under Saturn
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)67
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)60
French Albums (SNEP)34
Irish Albums (IRMA)31
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)57
UK Albums (Official Charts)15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)9

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive 16 May 2015". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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  3. ↑ "Born Under Saturn - Django Django". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Django Django tend to cram too much into their songs on 'Born Under Saturn' (Review)". Alternative Press. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Django Django - Born Under Saturn". Clash. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Django Django - Born Under Saturn album review". DIY. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Album Review: Django Django - Born Under Saturn". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Django Django Born Under Saturn". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Django Django - Born Under Saturn". Mojo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Django Django - Born Under Saturn". musicOMH. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Django Django: Born Under Saturn Review". Paste. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Django Django: Born Under Saturn Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Django Django: Born Under Saturn". PopMatters. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Django Django: Born Under Saturn (Ribbon) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Albums of the Year 2015". roughtrade.com. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (9 May 2015). "ARIA Albums: Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Django Django – Born Under Saturn" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Django Django – Born Under Saturn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Django Django". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 10/5/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Django Django – Born Under Saturn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 10/5/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Django Django Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2023.