Konkylie
| Konkylie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 June 2011 | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Studio !K7 | |||
| When Saints Go Machine chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| DIY |  |
| MusicOMH | |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Prefix Mag | 6.5/10 |
Konkylie is the second studio album by Danish electropop band When Saints Go Machine. It was released on 6 June 2011 by Studio !K7.
Critical reception
Konkylie 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 74 based on 9 reviews.
In a review for Drowned in Sound, critic reviewer John Brainlove wrote: "Konkylie is an impressive, accomplished collection of songs from a band coming into their own. They've succeeded in accomplishing what all so many artists strive for: cleanly synthesising their feelings and thoughts into sound." At MusicOMH, Ben Edgell said: "Konkylie is a vibrant, often intense, mix of house and pop, infused, wonderfully, with both a spiritual glow and a dark clubland soul."
Accolades
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clash | Clash's Top 40 Albums of 2011 | 39 | |
| Drowned in Sound | Drowned in Sound's Top 75 Albums of 2011 | 6 | |
| The Line of Best Fit | The Line of Best Fit's Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 6 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Konkylie" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Church and Law" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Parix" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Chestnut" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "The Same Scissors" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Jets" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Kelly" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "On the Move" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Whoever Made You Stand So Still" | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Add Ends" | 5:16 |
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 2 |
References
- 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- 1 2 Brainlove, John (7 July 2011). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ Oliver, Huw. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- 1 2 Edgell, Ben (6 June 2011). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ Langhoff, Josh (23 August 2011). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ Lemmon, Kyle (1 September 2011). "Prefix Review". Prefix Mag. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "When Saints Go Machine Unveil New Album". DIY. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "The Top 40 Albums of 2011". Clash. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ Adams, Sean (15 December 2011). "Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2011". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "The Best Fit Fifty: Albums of 2011". The Line of Best Fit. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – When Saints Go Machine – Konkylie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
- Konkylie at Discogs (list of releases)
- Konkylie at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
