Dark Red (album)

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Dark Red
Studio album by
Shlohmo
ReleasedApril 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
GenreElectronic
Length58:24
LabelTrue Panther Sounds
ProducerShlohmo
Shlohmo chronology
Bad Vibes
(2011) 		Dark Red
(2015) 		The End
(2019)

Dark Red is the second studio album by American electronic musician Shlohmo. It was released through True Panther Sounds on April 7, 2015.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB−[1]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
HipHopDX[5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork5.9/10[7]
Resident Advisor2.7/5[8]
Spin7/10[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying: "The resulting album successfully fleshes out Shlohmo's previous sound into his most accomplished work so far, and ultimately manages to find hope in darkness."[3] Sheldon Pearce of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B−, calling it "a violently loud, dizzying articulation of grief and loss."[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Ten Days of Falling"4:46
2."Meet Ur Maker"5:23
3."Buried"6:55
4."Emerge from Smoke"4:43
5."Slow Descent"6:20
6."Apathy" (featuring D33J)5:25
7."Relentless"5:14
8."Ditch"4:41
9."Remains"3:28
10."Fading"6:08
11."Beams"5:23

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 20

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Pearce, Sheldon (March 30, 2015). "Shlohmo – Dark Red". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Dark Red by Shlohmo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Shlohmo - Dark Red". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Carlick, Stephen (April 6, 2015). "Shlohmo: Dark Red". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Dowling, Marcus (April 28, 2015). "Shlohmo - Dark Red". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Dean Van (March 30, 2015). "9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (April 7, 2015). "Shlohmo: Dark Red". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Taylor, Hugh (April 23, 2015). "Shlohmo - Dark Red". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Brown, Harley (May 7, 2015). "SPIN Overlooked Albums Report: Young Guv's Power-Pop, Lord Huron's Folk Revival, and More". Spin. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Shlohmo Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Shlohmo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

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