Arc (Everything Everything album)

Arc
Studio album by Everything Everything
Released 14 January 2013
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Art rock, indie rock
Length 48:05
Label Sony RCA
Producer David Kosten
Everything Everything chronology

Man Alive
(2010)		 Arc
(2013)		 Get to Heaven
(2015)
Singles from Arc
  1. "Cough Cough"
    Released: 14 October 2012
  2. "Kemosabe"
    Released: 14 January 2013
  3. "Duet"
    Released: 24 March 2013
  4. "Don't Try"
    Released: 16 June 2013

Arc is the second studio album by British indie pop band Everything Everything. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2013,[1] having been preceded by the singles "Cough Cough" and "Kemosabe".

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Clash (magazine) 8/10[3]
Impact [4]
NME (8/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.6/10)[6]
The Guardian [7]
MusicOMH [8]
Mixmag [9]
Drowned in Sound (8/10)[10]
This Is Fake DIY 8/10[11]
No Ripcord 5/10[12]

Track listing

Standard edition[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Cough Cough"   3:42
2. "Kemosabe"   3:45
3. "Torso of the Week"   4:33
4. "Duet"   3:42
5. "Choice Mountain"   3:24
6. "Feet for Hands"   3:56
7. "Undrowned"   3:03
8. "_Arc_"   1:28
9. "Armourland"   3:41
10. "The House Is Dust"   3:28
11. "Radiant"   3:52
12. "The Peaks"   5:26
13. "Don't Try"   4:09

Critical reception

Freddie Holmes of The Underclassed gave the album a positive review stating:

A masterpiece, a deviation from the norm, and an extraordinary example of music and unquestionable talent; Arc is worth its weight in gold.[14]

7digital featured Arc as album of the week, praising the record as "schizophrenic, electro-pop perfection."[15]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Arc' by Everything Everything'". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Arc". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ↑ Freeman, John. "Everything Everything - Arc". ClashMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  4. ↑ Dixon, Jack (January 17, 2013). "Album Review: Everything Everything – ‘Arc’". Impact. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kosten, David. "Everything Everything - Arc (NME Review". NME. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  6. ↑ Snapes, Laura. "Everything Everything - Arc (Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  7. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (2013-01-13). "Everything Everything: Arc Review". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  8. ↑ Headon, Martin (2013-01-14). "Everything Everything - Arc". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  9. ↑ Green, Thomas H. (2013-02-14). "Everything Everything". Mixmag.net. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  10. ↑ Monroe, Jazz (2013-01-09). "Everything Everything - Arc". DrownedInSound.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  11. ↑ Backhouse, Andrew. "Everything Everything - Arc". ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  12. ↑ Coleman, David (2013-01-18). "Everything Everything: Arc". NoRipcord.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  13. ↑ "'Arc' (Deluxe Edition) by Everything Everything". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  14. ↑ Holmes, Freddie (8 January 2013). "Everything Everything - New Album - 'Arc'". The Underclassed.
  15. ↑ "Everything Everything - 'Arc'". 7digital. January 2013.