Magnetic Man (album)

Magnetic Man
Studio album by Magnetic Man
Released 8 October 2010
Recorded 4 January-30 July 2010
Genre Dubstep, drum and bass, breakbeat hardcore, electronica
Length 62:14
Label Startime, Columbia
Producer Magnetic Man
Singles from Magnetic Man
  1. "I Need Air"
    Released: 23 July 2010
  2. "Perfect Stranger"
    Released: 1 October 2010
  3. "Getting Nowhere"
    Released: 18 February 2011
  4. "Anthemic"
    Released: 22 July 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Observer(mixed) [3]
Pitchfork Media(5.9/10) [4]
Prefix Magazine(8.0/10) [5]
Uncut [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
musicOMH [8]
Resident Advisor [9]
Mojo[10]
The Guardian[11]
Consequence of Sound[12]
PopMatters[13]
NME[14]
No Ripcord[15]

Magnetic Man is the debut album by the English dubstep supergroup of the same name. It was released on 8 October 2010 via Startime International. It features vocals provided by different guest vocalists, including Katy B and Ms. Dynamite.

Singles

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Flying into Tokyo"   3:09
2. "Fire" (featuring Ms. Dynamite) 4:39
3. "I Need Air" (featuring Angela Hunte) 4:16
4. "Anthemic" (featuring P Money) 6:08
5. "The Bug"   4:14
6. "Ping Pong"   6:29
7. "Perfect Stranger" (featuring Katy B) 5:57
8. "Mad"   3:45
9. "Boiling Water" (featuring Sam Frank) 3:36
10. "K Dance"   3:16
11. "Crossover" (featuring Katy B) 4:15
12. "Box of Ghosts"   3:45
13. "Karma Crazy"   4:13
14. "Getting Nowhere" (featuring John Legend) 4:29

Chart performance

Charts (2010) Peak
Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 60
UK Albums Chart[18] 5
UK Dance Chart[19] 1
UK Download Chart[20] 3

Release history

Region Edition Date Format Label Catalogue
United Kingdom Standard 8 October 2010[21] Digital Download Columbia Records B003VKVVV8
11 October 2010[22] CD
Reissued 22 July 2011[23] Digital Download

References

  1. "Reviews for Magnetic Man by Magnetic Man - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Magnetic Man: Magnetic Man". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  3. Empire, Kitty (2010-10-10). "The Observer review". The Observer (London: Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  4. Finney, Tim (2010-11-16). "Magnetic Man: Magnetic Man". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  5. "Album Review: Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man". Prefixmag.
  6. Uncut (magazine) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Between the deft pop maneuvers of 'I Need Air' and the eviscerating scree of 'K Dance', MAGNETIC MAN even boasts a few eureka moments."
  7. "Magnetic Man". Rolling Stone.
  8. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/magnetic-man_0810.htm
  9. "RA Reviews: Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man on Columbia (Album)". Resident Advisor.
  10. Mojo (Publisher) (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] couple dubstep's trademark juddering basslines and paranoid atmospherics to trancey keys...and Pendulum-like anthems." Clash (magazine) - "Miss Dynamite's 'Fire' is as kinetic as any floor filler at dubstep's altar, club night FWD>>."
  11. Lynskey, Dorian (2010-11-07). "Magnetic Man – review". The Guardian (London).
  12. "Magnetic Man – Magnetic Man - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound.
  13. "Magnetic Man". PopMatters.
  14. Wolfson, Sam (2010-10-08). "Album review: Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man". NME (IPC Media). Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  15. "Magnetic Man". No Ripcord.
  16. "Third single announcement". TheCyberKrib. WordPress. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  17. "Belgian Albums Chart info". Ultratop. Ultratop & Hung Media. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  18. "UK album chart // 2010-10-23". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  19. "UK dance chart // 2010-10-23". UK Dance Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  20. "UK download chart // 2010-10-23". UK Download Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  21. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00441DV3O
  22. "Amazon - CD release info". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  23. Magnetic Man, 'Magnetic Man' - Digital Reissued Edition Amazon.com, Retrieved 2011-07-22.
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