SBTRKT (album)

SBTRKT
Studio album by SBTRKT
Released June 27, 2011
Genre Electronic, future garage, dubstep, breakbeat, soul, UK garage
Length 40:28
Label Young Turks
Producer SBTRKT, Sampha
SBTRKT chronology

SBTRKT
(2011)		 Wonder Where We Land
(2014)
Singles from SBTRKT
  1. "Living Like I Do"
    Released: 11 April 2011
  2. "Pharaohs"
    Released: 5 September 2011
  3. "Wildfire"
    Released: 23 May 2011
  4. "Hold On"
    Released: 19 March 2012

SBTRKT is the self-titled debut album of SBTRKT, project of British musician Aaron Jerome. Pitchfork placed the album at number 42 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".[1]

Reception

SBTRKT won DJ Magazine album of the year and came #49 in the NME albums of 2011. At Metacritic, the album holds an average score of 76%, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Pitchfork Media (8.1/10) [4]
Consequence of Sound [5]
Drowned In Sound (9/10) [6]
The Irish Times [7]
Data Transmission (9/10) [8]
Q [9]
Rolling Stone [10]
Clash (7/10) [11]
XLR8R (8.5/10) [12]
Spin (8/10) [13]

Singles

The instrumental version was released previously, entitled 'Colonise' from the Step In Shadows - EP.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Heatwave"  Aaron Jerome, Sampha SisaySBTRKT & Sampha 2:54
2. "Hold On" (featuring Sampha)A. Jerome, S. Sisay, TicSBTRKT 3:27
3. "Wildfire" (featuring Little Dragon)A. Jerome, Yukimi Nagano, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Källgren Wallin, Arild WerlingSBTRKT 3:21
4. "Sanctuary" (featuring Sampha & Jessie Ware)A. JeromeSBTRKT 3:52
5. "Trials of the Past" (featuring Sampha)A. Jerome, S. SisaySBTRKT 4:24
6. "Right Thing to Do" (featuring Jessie Ware)A. Jerome, Jessie Ware, S. SisaySBTRKT 3:23
7. "Something Goes Right" (featuring Sampha)A. Jerome, S. SisaySBTRKT 5:00
8. "Pharaohs" (featuring Roses Gabor)A. Jerome, Roses GaborSBTRKT 3:38
9. "Ready Set Loop"  A. JeromeSBTRKT 3:06
10. "Never Never" (featuring Sampha)A. Jerome, S. SisaySBTRKT & Sampha 3:57
11. "Go Bang"  A. JeromeSBTRKT 3:32
[14]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 182
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 15
Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork Media. December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ "SBTRKT Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/sbtrkt-r2218978
  4. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15607-sbtrkt/
  5. ↑ Robbins, Winston. "Album Review: SBTRKT - SBTRKT". Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  6. ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16315/reviews/4142966
  7. ↑ Carroll, Jim (1 July 2011). The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2011/0701/1224299816805.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/ViewReview/2671/
  9. ↑ http://www.sbtrkt.com/images/SBTRKT_Q_Aug11.jpg
  10. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/sbtrkt-20110629
  11. ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sbtrkt-sbtrkt
  12. ↑ http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/sbtrkt/sbtrkt-0
  13. ↑ http://www.spin.com/reviews/sbtrkt-sbtrkt-young-turksxl
  14. ↑ SBTRKT (CD booklet). SBTRKT. United Kingdom: Young Turks. 2011. YT060.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "SBTRKT – SBTRKT" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2015.