Dark Matter (Randy Newman album)

Dark Matter
Studio album by
Randy Newman
ReleasedAugust 4, 2017
StudioSunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, CA)
University High (Los Angeles, CA)
Length39:34
LabelNonesuch
ProducerDavid Boucher, Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker
Randy Newman chronology
The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3
(2016) 		Dark Matter
(2017) 		The Meyerowitz Stories
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Exclaim!6/10[3]
Paste8.7/10[4]
Pitchfork8.0/10[5]
Vice (Expert Witness)A[6]

Dark Matter is the fifteenth studio album of original material and first of such in nine years by Randy Newman, released on August 4, 2017, by Nonesuch Records. NPR.org released an advance stream of the album on July 27, 2017.[7] Music critic Robert Christgau ranked it as the sixth-best album of the 2010s.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Great Debate"8:08
2."Brothers"4:54
3."Putin"3:44
4."Lost Without You"3:54
5."Sonny Boy"4:42
6."It's a Jungle Out There"3:20
7."She Chose Me"3:12
8."On the Beach"4:30
9."Wandering Boy"3:00

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Flood Magazine Top 25 Albums of 2017
23
[9]
Mojo Top 50 Albums of 2017
33
[10]
Rolling Stone Top 50 Albums of 2017
13
[11]
Spin Top 50 Albums of 2017
43
[12]

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Dark Matter by Randy Newman". Metacritic. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Keast, James (August 3, 2017). "Randy Newman: Dark Matter Review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Prado, Ryan (August 4, 2017). "Randy Newman: Dark Matter Review". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Powell, Mike (August 7, 2017). "Randy Newman: Dark Matter". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (August 4, 2017). "Robert Christgau on Randy Newman's Album of the Year Contender". Noisey. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Moon, Tom (July 27, 2017). "First Listen: Randy Newman, 'Dark Matter'". NPR.org. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 20, 2019). "Dean's List: The 2010s". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Best Albums of 2017". Floodmagazine.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Andrew Sacher (November 22, 2017). "MOJO's Top 50 Albums of 2017". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  11. ^ Weingarten, Christopher (November 27, 2017). "59 Best Albums of 2017". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2017". Spin.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Randy Newman – Dark Matter" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Randy Newman – Dark Matter" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Randy Newman – Dark Matter" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Randy Newman – Dark Matter" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Randy Newman – Dark Matter" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  18. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 11 August 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Randy Newman – Dark Matter". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  23. ^ "Randy Newman Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  24. ^ "Randy Newman Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  25. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved September 30, 2020.


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