SBTRKT (album)

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SBTRKT
File:SBTRKTalbum.jpg
Studio album by SBTRKT
Released June 27, 2011
Genre
Length 40:28
Label Young Turks
Producer SBTRKT, Sampha
SBTRKT chronology
SBTRKT
(2011)
Wonder Where We Land
(2014)Wonder Where We Land2014
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 4/5 stars [3]
Clash (7/10) [4]
Consequence of Sound 4/5 stars[5]
Data Transmission (9/10) [6]
Drowned in Sound (9/10) [7]
The Irish Times 5/5 stars [8]
Pitchfork (8.1/10) [9]
Q 4/5 stars [10]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars [11]
Spin (8/10) [12]
XLR8R (8.5/10) [13]

Singles

  • "Living Like I Do" ft. Sampha was the first single which was released on 11 April 2011 on vinyl and as an download. The B-side being a Machinedrum remix of "Look at Stars".

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

  • "Wildfire" ft. Little Dragon was the second single which was released on 23 May 2011. The remix of Wildfire featuring Drake was released for this single's B-side.
  • "Pharaohs" ft. Roses Gabor was the third single which was released on 5 September 2011. The official video was released on 7 September 2011.
  • "Hold On" ft. Sampha was the fourth single which was released on 19 March 2012. The official video was released on 21 March 2012. Hold On includes "Ride to Freedom" as a B-side.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Heatwave"  
  • Jerome
  • Sisay
2:54
2. "Hold On" (featuring Sampha)
  • Jerome
  • Sisay
  • Tic
Jerome 3:27
3. "Wildfire" (featuring Little Dragon)
  • Jerome
  • Yukimi Nagano
  • Erik Bodin
  • Fredrik Källgren Wallin
  • Arild Werling
Jerome 3:21
4. "Sanctuary" (featuring Sampha and Jessie Ware) Jerome Jerome 3:52
5. "Trials of the Past" (featuring Sampha)
  • Jerome
  • Sisay
Jerome 4:24
6. "Right Thing to Do" (featuring Jessie Ware)
Jerome 3:23
7. "Something Goes Right" (featuring Sampha)
  • Jerome
  • Sisay
Jerome 5:00
8. "Pharaohs" (featuring Roses Gabor)
  • Jerome
  • Roses Gabor
Jerome 3:38
9. "Ready Set Loop"   Jerome Jerome 3:06
10. "Never Never" (featuring Sampha)
  • Jerome
  • Sisay
  • Jerome
  • Sisay
3:57
11. "Go Bang"   Jerome Jerome 3:32
Total length:
40:28
[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

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  3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sbtrkt-r2218978
  4. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sbtrkt-sbtrkt
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  6. http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/ViewReview/2671/
  7. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16315/reviews/4142966
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  9. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15607-sbtrkt/
  10. http://www.sbtrkt.com/images/SBTRKT_Q_Aug11.jpg
  11. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/sbtrkt-20110629
  12. http://www.spin.com/reviews/sbtrkt-sbtrkt-young-turksxl
  13. http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/sbtrkt/sbtrkt-0
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  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Ultratop.be – SBTRKT – SBTRKT" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2015.