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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

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

Style and influences

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

Critical reception

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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

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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

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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

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  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.


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