Shape the Future

Shape the Future
Studio album by
Nightmares on Wax
Released26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
GenreElectronic
Length53:01
LabelWarp
Nightmares on Wax chronology
Now Is the Time
(2014)		 Shape the Future
(2018)		 Shout Out! To Freedom...
(2021)
Singles from Shape the Future
  1. "Citizen Kane"
    Released: 2017

Shape the Future is the eighth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2018 on Warp. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Exclaim!7/10
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Resident Advisor3.1/5
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar
Spectrum Culture2.25/5

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Paul Carr of PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, calling it "N.O.W's strongest and most cohesive album since the imperious In a Space Outta Sound." Katie Hawthorne of The Skinny gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "You'll feel like you've heard these songs on the breeze before, or snatched them from the window of a passing car, but you couldn't have caught them without Nightmares on Wax's expert navigation."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Back to Nature" (featuring Kuauhtli Vasquez and Wixarika Tribe)7:36
2."Tell My Vision" (featuring Andrew Ashong)4:14
3."Shape the Future"6:18
4."On It Maestro"4:15
5."Tomorrow" (featuring LSK)4:30
6."Typical" (featuring Jordan Rakei)4:40
7."Tenor Fly"2:41
8."Citizen Kane" (featuring Mozez)4:00
9."Deep Shadows" (featuring Sadie Walker)3:57
10."Gotta Smile"6:44
11."The Other Ship"4:07
Digital edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Citizen Kane (Rap Version)" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Mozez)4:09
Japanese CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."World Inside" (featuring Andrew Ashong)9:06
13."Citizen Kane (Rap Version)" (featuring Allan Kingdom and Mozez)4:09

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)132
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)19

References

  1. ↑ Polk, Leilani (7 June 2018). "Nightmares on Wax Is Gonna Get the Bodies Moving and Grooving at Nectar Lounge Tonight". The Stranger. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Hawthorn, Carlos (2 November 2017). "Nightmares On Wax reveals new album, Shape The Future". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart on 2/2/2018 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Shape the Future by Nightmares on Wax". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Shape the Future - Nightmares on Wax". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Keating, Daryl (23 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax Shape the Future". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Carabine, Dan (26 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax's eighth studio album is an ambitious, genre-spanning project". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (26 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax – Shape The Future". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. 1 2 Carr, Paul (30 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax Has Environmental and Spiritual Concerns on 'Shape the Future'". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Tantum, Bruce (31 January 2018). "Nightmares On Wax - Shape The Future". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. 1 2 Hawthorne, Katie (23 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax – Shape the Future". The Skinny. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Bromfield, Daniel (31 January 2018). "Nightmares on Wax: Shape the Future". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nightmares On Wax – Shape The Future" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2019.