The Mindsweep

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The Mindsweep
File:The Mindsweep Cover.jpg
Studio album by Enter Shikari
Released 14 January 2015
Recorded 2014
Studio Chapel Studios (Lincolnshire, England, UK)
Genre Electronicore,[1] alternative rock,[2] post-hardcore[3]
Length 44:42
Label Ambush Reality (UK)
Hopeless Records (U.S.)
PIAS Recordings (EU)
Liberator Recordings (AUS, NZL)
Hostess Entertainment (JPN)
Producer Enter Shikari, Dan Weller
Enter Shikari chronology
Live in the Barrowland
(2013)Live in the Barrowland2013		 The Mindsweep
(2015)		 The Mindsweep: Hospitalised
(2015)The Mindsweep: Hospitalised2015
Singles from The Mindsweep
  1. "The Last Garrison"
    Released: 20 October 2014[4]
  2. "Anaesthetist"
    Released: 5 January 2015[5]

The Mindsweep is the fourth studio album by English rock band Enter Shikari, released on 19 January 2015 through Ambush Reality, PIAS Recordings and Hopeless Records. It was recorded in 2014 with producer Dan Weller.[6]

History

On 26 June 2014 the band performed their new song "Anaesthetist" for the first time and uploaded a video on their YouTube Channel of them doing a practice run. Then they played it all of the dates that they played on Vans Warped Tour.

The album was announced on 8 October 2014,[7] along with a European and UK tour in support.

On 20 October 2014, "The Last Garrison" was played on Zane Lowe's Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1, and was the first single off of the album.[4] The song's official music video was uploaded to Hopeless Records' YouTube channel on 11 November.[8] Enter Shikari streamed the song "Never Let Go of the Microscope" on their YouTube channel on November 26,[9] then released the video for "Slipshod", an iTunes-only bonus track, on 15 December through the same channels.[10]

On 19 December Enter Shikari announced a Headlining North American tour in support of The Mindsweep with Stray From the Path, I the Mighty, Hundredth (3/23-3/31) and A Lot Like Birds (4/01-4/28).

To celebrate the release of the album, the band opened a pop up shop in Camden.[11]

On 5 January 2015 "Anaesthetist" was released as the second single taken from the album.[5] "Torn Apart" was released as a promotional single on 8 June 2015.[12]

On 12 January, the full album was streamed online.[13]

Production

When writing lyrics for the album, frontman Rou Reynolds researched the topics he addressed, such as climate change and the global financial crisis, to make sure he was making accurate statements.[14]

When choosing "which of the tracks they've been working on should make it on to [the album]", Enter Shikari found it hard to decide. Therefore, they made a graph where "the vertical axis charted the heaviness of the songs [while] the horizontal one [charted] their location on a scale ranging from 'accessible' to 'experimental'", and "where clusters indicated several songs covering the same territory, only one was allowed to make the cut", so that the album would feature something "from everywhere within [the band's] spectrum of sounds."[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 89/100[15]
Review scores
Source Rating
Alternative Press[16] 5/5 stars
Kerrang![14][17] 5/5 stars
New Musical Express[18] 7/10 stars
Q[19] 4/5 stars

The album received acclaim from music critics: on Metacritic, a review aggregator site, the album received a score of 89/100 (indicating "universal acclaim") based on 6 reviews. The album received maximum ratings from Alternative Press and Kerrang![15] The latter called The Mindsweep the band's "most diverse album to date", contrasting the "punk thrash" of "There's a Price on Your Head" with "Dear Future Historians...", which they described as a "Radiohead-esque piano ballad". They also compared the style of "Anaesthetist" to that of the Prodigy.[14] The album was included at number 4 on Rock Sound's top 50 releases of 2015 list.[20]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Roughton "Rou" Reynolds, all music composed by Enter Shikari.

No. Title Length
1. "The Appeal & the Mindsweep I"   4:50
2. "The One True Colour"   3:53
3. "Anaesthetist"   2:55
4. "The Last Garrison"   3:42
5. "Never Let Go of the Microscope"   4:02
6. "Myopia"   4:10
7. "Torn Apart"   3:54
8. "Interlude"   0:56
9. "The Bank of England"   3:23
10. "There's a Price on Your Head"   2:49
11. "Dear Future Historians..."   6:28
12. "The Appeal & the Mindsweep II"   3:40

Personnel

Enter Shikari
  • Roughton "Rou" Reynolds – lead vocals, keys, piano, electronics, trumpet, orchestral arrangements, lyrics, guitars
  • Liam "Rory" Clewlow – guitars, vocals (co-lead vocals on "The Last Garrison")
  • Chris Batten – bass, vocals (co-lead vocals on "The One True Colour", "The Last Garrison", "Never Let Go of the Microscope" and "The Bank of England"), keys
  • Rob Rolfe – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Paul Sartin – violin on "The One True Colour", "Torn Apart", "There's a Price on Your Head", "Dear Future Historians..." and "The Appeal & the Mindsweep II"; oboe on "Dear Future Historians..."
  • Beth Porter – cello on "The One True Colour", "Torn Apart", "There's a Price on Your Head", "Dear Future Historians..." and "The Appeal & the Mindsweep II"
  • Jackie Oates – violin on "The One True Colour", "Torn Apart", "There's a Price on Your Head", "Dear Future Historians..." and "The Appeal & the Mindsweep II"
  • Alex Harman, Ashley King (of St Albans), Bill Ransom, Chris Graham, Daniel Griffin, Fran Padormo, Ian Drayner, Jamie Littler, Louis Springfield, Nathan Killham, Nick 'Balls' Uperton, Sam Baker, Sam Newham, Simon Hofmeister, Vivien Vincze, William Tallis – gang vocals
  • Alban Reynolds – trombone on "Torn Apart", "Interlude", "Dear Future Historians..." and "The Appeal & the Mindsweep II"
Production
  • Dan Weller and Enter Shikari – production
  • Tim Morris – studio engineer, additional production on "The Last Garrison"
  • Jeremy Wheatley (for 365 Artists) – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes (at Metropolis Group, London) – mastering
  • Luke Insect Studio – art direction
  • Ian Johnsen (at Thirty Century Management) – management

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 125
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 26
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 142
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 66
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[30] 2
US Billboard 200[31] 166
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[33] 16
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[34] 5

References

Citations
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