Spaceman (Octavian album)

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Spaceman
Studio album by
Octavian
Released10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)[1]
GenreGrime[2]
Length36:48
LabelBlack Butter
Octavian chronology
Essie World
(2017) 		Spaceman
(2018) 		Endorphins
(2019)

Spaceman (stylized as SPACEMAN)[3] is a 2018 album by Octavian marketed as a mixtape. It includes guest appearances from Krimbo, Suspect, Swift, and A2.[4] The cover art was created by Virgil Abloh, Armin Druzanovic, and Michael Phan.[5] Music videos were created for "Revenge",[6] "Here Is Not Safe",[7] and "Move Faster".[8] The mixtape peaked at number 98 on the UK Albums Chart.[9]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[11]
The Guardian[2]
Pitchfork8.0/10[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the mixtape received an average score of 81, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]

Accolades[edit]

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
NME Albums of the Year 2018
79
[13]
Noisey 100 Best Albums of 2018
29
[14]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Scared"1:07
2."Sleep" (featuring Krimbo)2:46
3."Don't Cry"2:22
4."Stand Down"2:43
5."This Is My World"3:19
6."Build"2:24
7."Break That" (featuring Suspect)2:40
8."Move Faster"3:19
9."Here Is Not Safe"2:00
10."54321" (featuring Swift)2:53
11."Revenge"1:42
12."Lightning"3:55
13."You See It?"2:11
14."Think Twice" (featuring A2)3:20

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 98
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[15] 35

References[edit]

  1. ^ Murray, Robin (3 September 2018). "Octavian Launches New 'Spaceman' Mixtape". Clash. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (16 September 2018). "Octavian: Spaceman review – bittersweet grime bangers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ Holmes, Charles (10 September 2018). "Octavian's New Mixtape 'SPACEMAN' Shows Why He Inspired Drake's 'Scorpion'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ Monroe, Jazz (3 September 2018). "Octavian Announces Spaceman Mixtape, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ Hussein, Wandera (3 September 2018). "Octavian announces new Spaceman mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ Keith, James (3 September 2018). "Octavian Announces 'Spaceman' Mixtape With New Video For "Revenge"". Complex. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ Darville, Jordan (25 October 2018). "Octavian shares "Here Is Not Safe" video". The Fader. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. ^ Darville, Jordan (13 December 2018). "Octavian goes for a spin in the "Move Faster" video". The Fader. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Spaceman (Mixtape) by Octavian". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. ^ McKeon, Angus (24 September 2018). "Octavian - SPACEMAN". Clash. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. ^ Thapar, Ciaran (13 September 2018). "Octavian: SPACEMAN". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ Smith, Thomas (13 December 2018). "NME's Albums Of The Year 2018". NME. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  14. ^ Joyce, Colin (5 December 2018). "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Noisey. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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