Aimlessness (album)

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Aimlessness
Aimlessness Dntel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2012
Genre Electronic
Label Pampa Records
Dntel chronology
Dumb Luck
(2007)
Aimlessness
(2012)
Human Voice
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Beats Per Minute 69% [3]
Pitchfork Media (5.0/10) [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svg [5]

Aimlessness is an album by Dntel, released on June 1, 2012. It is Dntel's first LP under the Pampa Records label. [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Reception

Aimlessness received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 68/100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Waitingfortherest II"
  2. "Jitters"
  3. "Still"
  4. "My Orphaned Son"
  5. "Bright Night"
  6. "Retracer"
  7. "Puma"
  8. "Santa Ana Winds"
  9. "Trudge"
  10. "Jitters (Geotic Mix)"
  11. "Doc (Dntel Mix)"
  12. "Paper Landscape"

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References

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  2. AllMusic review AllMusic,
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  4. Pitchfork Media review
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