Gravity the Seducer

Gravity the Seducer
Studio album by Ladytron
Released 12 September 2011 (2011-09-12)
Genre Synthpop, dream pop, chillwave, baroque pop, New Wave
Length 47:47
Label Nettwerk
Producer Ladytron, Daniel Hunt, Barny, Alessandro Cortini
Ladytron chronology
Best of 00–10
(2011)		 Gravity the Seducer
(2011)
Singles from Gravity the Seducer
  1. "White Elephant"
    Released: 17 May 2011
  2. "Mirage"
    Released: 9 August 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (68/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The A.V. Club (B-)[3]
Clash (9/10)[4]
Drowned in Sound (5/10)[5]
The Guardian [6]
The Independent (positive)[7]
NME (7/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media (6/10)[9]
Slant Magazine [10]
Spin (6/10)[11]

Gravity the Seducer is the fifth studio album by English electronic band Ladytron and their second to be released by Nettwerk. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2011 and in the United States on 13 September.[12]

The album reached number seventy-two on the UK Albums Chart, the group's highest-peaking album to date in their home country.

Contents

Singles

"Ace of Hz", which appears on the album, was previously released as a single from the band's greatest hits compilation Best of 00–10 and the music video was released on YouTube on 27 February 2011. "White Elephant" was officially released as the lead single from Gravity the Seducer on 17 May 2011,[13] and its accompanying video was posted on YouTube on 26 July.

For further promotion, "Ambulances" and "Mirage" were released as digital downloads on 21 June and 9 August, respectively.[14][15] The video for "Mirage", which was filmed among the monoliths of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland,[16] was posted on YouTube on 11 November.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ladytron. 

No. Title Length
1. "White Elephant"   4:15
2. "Mirage"   4:21
3. "White Gold"   5:00
4. "Ace of Hz"   3:36
5. "Ritual"   4:17
6. "Moon Palace"   3:26
7. "Altitude Blues"   3:19
8. "Ambulances"   3:16
9. "Melting Ice"   4:48
10. "Transparent Days"   4:01
11. "Ninety Degrees"   4:34
12. "Aces High"   2:54

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Heatseekers Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 4
Canadian Albums Chart[18] 90
Finnish Albums Chart[19] 50
UK Albums Chart[20] 72
US Billboard 200[21] 112
US Dance/Electronic Albums[21] 6
US Heatseekers Albums[21] 2
US Independent Albums[21] 27

References

  1. ^ "Gravity the Seducer – Ladytron". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/gravity-the-seducer. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Gravity the Seducer – Ladytron – Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/gravity-the-seducer-r2249839/review. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Bahn, Christopher (13 September 2011). "Ladytron: Gravity The Seducer". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. http://www.avclub.com/articles/ladytron-gravity-the-seducer,61609/. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  4. ^ Todd, Chris (9 September 2011). "Ladytron – Gravity The Seducer". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ladytron-gravity-the-seducer. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  5. ^ Calvert, John (12 September 2011). "Ladytron – Gravity the Seducer". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16492/reviews/4143534. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Hann, Michael (8 September 2011). "Ladytron: Gravity the Seducer – review". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/sep/08/ladytron-gravity-the-seducer-review. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  7. ^ Price, Simon (11 September 2011). "Album: Ladytron, Gravity the Seducer (Nettwerk)". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-ladytron-gravity-the-seducer-nettwerk-2353028.html. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  8. ^ Crossan, Jamie (6 September 2011). "Album Review: Ladytron – 'Gravity The Seducer'". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/ladytron/12303. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (14 September 2011). "Ladytron: Gravity the Seducer". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15803-gravity-the-seducer/. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  10. ^ Henderson, Eric (12 September 2011). "Ladytron: Gravity the Seducer". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/ladytron-gravity-the-seducer/2621. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  11. ^ Walters, Barry. "Ladytron, 'Gravity the Seducer' (Nettwerk)". Spin. Spin Media LLC. http://www.spin.com/reviews/ladytron-gravity-seducer-nettwerk. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  12. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (16 May 2011). "New Ladytron: "White Elephants"". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/42526-new-ladytron-white-elephants/. Retrieved 19 May 2011. 
  13. ^ "White Elephant – Single by Ladytron". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/white-elephant-single/id435542923. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  14. ^ "Ambulances – Single by Ladytron". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ambulances-single/id438714481. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  15. ^ "Mirage – Single by Ladytron". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mirage-single/id438977565. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  16. ^ "The "Mirage" music...". Facebook. 15 November 2011. http://www.facebook.com/ladytron/posts/287189401320726. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  17. ^ "Gravity The Seducer – Gravity The Seducer" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ladytron&titel=Gravity+The+Seducer&cat=a. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  18. ^ "Top 100 Albums in Canada". Nielsen SoundScan. CANOE. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61vvMSBwq. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  19. ^ "Gravity The Seducer – Gravity The Seducer". IFPI Finland. Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ladytron&titel=Gravity+The+Seducer&cat=a. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  20. ^ "Gravity The Seducer – Gravity The Seducer". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50605. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
  21. ^ a b c d "Gravity the Seducer – Ladytron". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/ladytron/gravity-the-seducer/1516870. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
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