Beams (Matthew Dear album)

Beams
Studio album by Matthew Dear
Released August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)
Genre Electronic
Length 49:15
Label Ghostly International
Producer Matthew Dear
Matthew Dear chronology
Black City
(2010)Black City2010		 Beams
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
BBC Musicfavorable[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Consequence of SoundB[6]
Paste7.8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.3/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

Beams is the fifth studio album by Matthew Dear.[12] It was released via Ghostly International in 2012.[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Beams received an average score of 78% based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

AllMusic named it one of their "Favorite Electronic Albums of 2012".[14] Clash placed it at number 28 on its list of the "Top 40 Albums of 2012".[15] MusicOMH named it the 3rd best album of 2012.[16]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Her Fantasy"6:16
2."Earthforms"3:35
3."Headcage"3:48
4."Fighting Is Futile"5:01
5."Up & Out"4:17
6."Overtime"3:13
7."Get the Rhyme Right"3:49
8."Ahead of Myself"3:51
9."Do the Right Thing"4:43
10."Shake Me"4:33
11."Temptation"6:09

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[17] 14

Reference

  1. 1 2 "Beams by Matthew Dear". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Beams - Matthew Dear". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Eakin, Marah (August 28, 2012). "Matthew Dear: Beams". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Mulholland, Garry (2012). "Matthew Dear - Beams - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ Salmon, Will (August 20, 2012). "Matthew Dear - Beams". Clash. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Coplan, Chris (August 29, 2012). "Matthew Dear – Beams". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Grimm, Beca (August 21, 2012). "Matthew Dear: Beams". Paste. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (August 28, 2012). "Matthew Dear: Beams". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Fenwick, Tom (August 29, 2012). "Matthew Dear: Beams". PopMatters. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ Miller, Derek (October 16, 2012). "Matthew Dear - Beams". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Sullivan, Ben (September 21, 2012). "Matthew Dear - Beams". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  12. ↑ Bevan, David (August 20, 2012). "Matthew Dear Breaks Down ‘Beams’: Hear the Full Album". Spin. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  13. ↑ Gieben, Bram E. (August 7, 2012). "Matthew Dear talks Beams, Eno and the rhythm of life". The Skinny. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  14. ↑ "AllMusic's Favorite Electronic Albums of 2012". AllMusic. December 27, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  15. ↑ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012: 30 - 21". Clash. December 11, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  16. ↑ "musicOMH’s Top 100 Albums Of 2012: The Top 5". MusicOMH. December 19, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Matthew Dear - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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