Welcome Reality

Welcome Reality
Studio album by Nero
Released 12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)
Recorded 6 October 2008 – 1 April 2011
Length 61:10
Label
Producer Nero
Nero chronology
Welcome Reality
(2011)		 Between II Worlds
(2015)
Alternative cover
2012 re-issue (Welcome Reality +)
Singles from Welcome Reality
  1. "Innocence"
    Released: 26 April 2010
  2. "Me & You"
    Released: 2 January 2011
  3. "Guilt"
    Released: 24 April 2011
  4. "Promises"
    Released: 5 August 2011
  5. "Crush on You"
    Released: 13 October 2011
  6. "Reaching Out"
    Released: 16 December 2011
  7. "Must Be the Feeling"
    Released: 5 March 2012
  8. "Won't You (Be There)"
    Released: 19 October 2012

Welcome Reality is the debut album by British group Nero. A concept album, it was released first in Ireland on 12 August 2011[1] and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand where it was released on 19 August 2011[2] on Chase & Status's MTA Records.[3] The album has sold 120,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.[4]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
BBC(Unfavorable)[6]
Clash(4/10)[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent(Favorable)[9]
LA Times(Favorable)[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NY Times(Favorable)[12]
Pop Matters(7/10)[13]
Spin(7/10)[14]

Welcome Reality has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."[14] Jeff Weiss, for the LA Times, found the album to be "As effective as it is predictable", stating "Welcome Reality will inevitably soundtrack thousands of summer and fall blowouts".[10] The album was not well received by Clash, who stated that "Welcome Reality is so in your face and predictable it feels like the musical equivalent of a Michael Bay movie: loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable".[7]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "2808"   1:53
2. "Doomsday"   4:12
3. "My Eyes"   4:41
4. "Guilt"   4:43
5. "Fugue State"   3:35
6. "Me and You"   4:08
7. "Innocence"   5:08
8. "In the Way"   3:57
9. "Scorpions"   5:56
10. "Crush on You"   4:10
11. "Must Be the Feeling"   4:03
12. "Reaching Out"   4:45
13. "Promises"   4:17
14. "Departure"   5:34

Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[18] 12
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[19] 29
Irish Albums Chart[20] 52
New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 32
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 88
UK Albums Chart[23] 1
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[24] 6
US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[24] 6

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "'Welcome Reality' release date, track listing and art work announced". Nero. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Sigel, Tego (11 April 2011). "Nero To Release Their Debut Album Welcome To Reality In August". RWDmag. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. Welcome Reality at AllMusic
  6. ↑ "Music - Review of Nero - Welcome Reality". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Nero - Welcome Reality | Clash Music Latest Album Review". Clashmusic.com. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Alexis Petridis (4 August 2011). "Nero: Welcome Reality - review | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Simon Price (14 August 2011). "Album: Nero, Welcome Reality (Mercury) - Reviews - Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality' - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nero - Welcome Reality | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (19 December 2011). "Young Jeezy, Nero, and Bryan and the Haggards - Review". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ Schiller, Mike. "Nero: Welcome Reality < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Nero, 'Welcome Reality' (MTA)". SPIN. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Welcome Reality (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track): Nero: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality (Deluxe Version) by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Welcome Reality +". Amazon.com.
  18. ↑ "Australian-Charts.com". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "Nero - Welcome Reality". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  20. ↑ Irish Albums Chart - Week: 18 August 2011 IRMA, Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  21. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Nero - Welcome Reality". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Rumer - Seasons of My Soul". hitparade.ch/.
  23. ↑ UK Albums Chart - Week Ending: 27 August 2011 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  24. 1 2 "Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard.com. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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