All Melody

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All Melody
Nils Frahm - All Melody.png
Studio album by
Released26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Length73:55
Label Erased Tapes
Producer Nils Frahm
Nils Frahm chronology
Solo
(2015)
All Melody
(2018)

All Melody is the ninth studio album by German musician Nils Frahm. It was released in January 2018 under Erased Tapes Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10 [1]
Metacritic 83/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club A− [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Resident Advisor 4.0/5 [10]
Uncut 8/10 [11]
XLR8R 8/10 [12]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2018
13

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nils Frahm

No.TitleLength
1."The whole universe wants to be touched"1:57
2."Sunson"9:10
3."A place"7:01
4."My friend the forest"5:16
5."Human range"6:59
6."Forever changeless"2:47
7."All melody"9:30
8."#2"9:40
9."Momentum"5:20
10."Fundamental values"3:50
11."Kaleidoscope"8:15
12."Harm hymn"4:10
Total length:73:55

Charts

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