Innocence Reaches

Innocence Reaches
Studio album by
of Montreal
ReleasedAugust 12, 2016
Genre
Length56:26
LabelPolyvinyl
ProducerKevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
Aureate Gloom
(2015) 		Innocence Reaches
(2016) 		Rune Husk
(2017)
Singles from Innocence Reaches
  1. "It's Different for Girls"
    Released: June 1, 2016
  2. "My Fair Lady"
    Released: July 21, 2016

Innocence Reaches is the fourteenth studio album by American indie rock band of Montreal. It was released on August 12, 2016.

Music

The album has been characterized as electronic,[1][2] synthpop[3] and psychedelic.[1]

Style and influences

Kevin Barnes cited the Beach Boys, the Beatles, Jack Ü, Chairlift and Arca as influences for the album.[4][5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[6]
Metacritic68/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The A.V. ClubB+[9]
Consequence of SoundC+[1]
Exclaim!8/10[10]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork6.3/10[11]
Spin5/10[2]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on 21 reviews.[7] Writing for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester praised the "inspired, inventive, re-energized and wide-eyed" sound.[10]

Track listing

Innocence Reaches[12][13]
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Relate"3:53
2."It's Different for Girls"4:00
3."Gratuitous Abysses"4:10
4."My Fair Lady"4:25
5."Les Chants de Maldoror"6:04
6."A Sport and a Pastime"4:33
7."Ambassador Bridge"3:37
8."Def Pacts"5:02
9."Chaos Arpeggiating"5:54
10."Nursing Slopes"4:17
11."Trashed Exes"4:15
12."Chap Pilot"6:16
Total length:56:32

Notes

  • Every song is stylized in lowercase.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[14]

  • Bennett Lewis – guitar
  • Clayton Rychlik – drums, percussion, piano
  • David Barnes – artwork
  • Drew Vandenberg – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jerrod Landon Porter – layout, lettering
  • JoJo Glidewell – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Keiko Ishibashi – violin
  • Kevin Barnes – bass, composing, drum programming, engineering, guitar, mixing, producing, synthesizer, vocals
  • Philip Mayer – percussion
  • Robert Parins – acoustic guitar, pedal steel
  • Zac Colwell – brass, woodwind

References

  1. ^ a b c McGrath, Mary Kate (August 9, 2016). "of Montreal – Innocence Reaches". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gaca, Anna (August 11, 2016). "Review: Of Montreal's 'Innocence Reaches' Really Is Reaching". Spin. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Mumford, Gwilym (August 11, 2016). "Of Montreal: Innocence Reaches review – an adventurous shift toward synth-pop". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Althea Legaspi (June 1, 2016). "Of Montreal Detail New Album 'Innocence Reaches'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Strauss, Matthew (June 1, 2016). "Of Montreal Announce New Album Innocence Reaches, Share New Song "it's different for girls": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Innocence Reaches by Of Montreal". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks of Innocence Reaches by Of Montreal". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Innocence Reaches - of Montreal review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Brusie, David (August 12, 2016). "Of Montreal's latest is a deft balancing act". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Sylvester, Daniel (August 10, 2016). "Of Montreal - Innocence Reaches". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (August 11, 2016). "Of Montreal: Innocence Reaches". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "Innocence Reaches - of Montreal". iTunes. August 12, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Release "Innocence Reaches" by of Montreal". MusicBrainz. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Innocence Reaches – of Montreal Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.