Adventure (Madeon album)

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"I have this thing I do about once a year. I lock myself in the studio for 24 hours and make two or three new songs from start to finish. By the 18th hour, the combination of sleep deprivation, creative frustration and isolation put me in this weird vulnerable state. I kind of felt like giving up on music at the time to be honest, so I made a song about that. Because I was alone in the studio and had a microphone, I ended up recording it myself and finished producing it in the few hours remaining. I dont see myself as a singer but I thought it would be weird to have anyone else do the song so I kept it the same as the demo on the album." [46]

On 24 March 2015, a day after Adventure premiered on Spotify for streaming, "Nonsense", featuring Mark Foster from Foster the People, was released as the fifth single.

Critical reception

Adventure
Madeon - Adventure.jpg
Studio album by
Madeon
Released30 March 2015
Recorded2014–15
Genre
Length41:12
Label
Producer Hugo Pierre Leclercq
Madeon chronology
The City
(2012)		Adventure
(2015)		 Good Faith
(2019)
Deluxe edition cover
Madeon - Adventure (Deluxe).png
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [47]
Digital Spy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [48]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [49]
We Got This CoveredStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [50]

Adventure received positive reviews. Sputnikmusic stated that while many debut albums by other dance music artists received poor recognition, Madeon has made a solid effort. While criticizing a little on the lyrics, Sputnikmusic said that "All of these songs [in the album] have the potential of breaking into the EDM stratosphere and becoming a hit... This is certainly an album that needs to be in your upcoming summer playlist." [47] Digital Spy declared that Madeon managed to put his own style of music into the album. Digital Spy further stated that "...it's his steely determination to not compromise his art that will serve him best in the long run – and it's that boldness that makes his debut album the strongest of starts to his Adventure." [48] Pitchfork meanwhile said that Adventure is "a strikingly versatile collection." and further stated that "Adventure" provides Madeon with many different ways for him to choose from for his future music. EDM Chicago meanwhile remarked that "Adventure is proven to be a catalyst for both pop and dance fans alike... it serves an emotional and meaningful purpose that hands-down has propelled it into being definitively one of the best produced records this year." [51] In a five-star review, We Got This Covered said that the album is "...One which is filled with good vibes, catchy pop sounds, and a lasting state of euphoria." [50] The Fader's author Larry Fitzmaurice commented that the album is an "...expansive, impossibly beautiful landscape that evokes sounds from electronic music's past and present...all coalescing into one of the most radiant pop albums in recent memory." [52]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Isometric" (intro) Hugo Pierre Leclercq 1:20
2."You're On" (featuring Kyan)
3:12
3."OK"
3:01
4."La Lune" (featuring Dan Smith)
3:39
5."Pay No Mind" (featuring Passion Pit)
4:09
6."Beings"Leclercq3:35
7."Imperium"Leclercq3:18
8."Zephyr"Leclercq3:40
9."Nonsense" (featuring Mark Foster)
3:35
10."Innocence" (featuring Aquilo)
3:44
11."Pixel Empire"Leclercq4:04
12."Home"Leclercq3:45
Total length:41:12
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Icarus" (instrumental)Leclercq3:34
14."Finale" (featuring Nicholas Petricca)
  • Leclercq
  • Nicholas Petricca
3:24
15."The City"
3:53
16."Cut the Kid"Leclercq3:17
17."Technicolor"Leclercq6:25
18."Only Way Out" (featuring Vancouver Sleep Clinic)
  • Leclercq
  • Tim Bettinson
3:46
Total length:1:05:32
Deluxe vinyl edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Together"Leclercq2:34
Total length:1:08:06
Notes

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [62] 31
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) [63] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [64] 169
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [65] 118
French Albums (SNEP) [66] 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [67] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [68] 30
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [69] 4
US Billboard 200 [70] 43
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [71] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Edition(s)Label
Europe [72] 27 March 2015
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Oceania
UK [73] 30 March 2015
US31 March 2015
Canada
Latin America
Japan [74]
Various [75] 30 March 2022
Deluxe

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