All Things Being Equal (album)

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All Things Being Equal
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Studio album by
Peter Kember
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Length56:41
Label Carpark
Producer Peter Kember
Peter Kember chronology
Spectrum
(1990)		All Things Being Equal
(2020)
Singles from All Things Being Equal
  1. "Just Imagine"
    Released: 3 March 2020 [1]
  2. "Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper)"
    Released: 5 May 2020 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 8/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [7]
Under the Radar 8.5/10 [8]

All Things Being Equal is the second studio album by English singer and producer Peter Kember, under the stage name Sonic Boom. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Carpark Records. [9]

Contents

The album marks 30 years since the release of Sonic Boom's first album in 1990 "Spectrum". [10]

Critical reception

All Things Being Equal was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 10 reviews. [3]

Track listing

All Things Being Equal track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Just Imagine"7:58
2."Just a Little Piece Of Me"5:34
3."Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper)"5:00
4."Spinning Coins and Wishing on Clovers"6:25
5."My Echo, My Shadow and Me"3:00
6."On a Summer's Day"6:38
7."The Way That You Live"3:32
8."Tawkin Tekno"4:50
9."I Can See Light Bend"5:20
10."I Feel a Change Coming On"8:24

Charts

Chart performance for All Things Being Equal
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 42
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [12] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 17

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References

  1. ↑ "Just Imagine - Single by Sonic Boom". Apple Music . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper) - Single by Sonic Boom". Apple Music . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Roseblade, Nick (4 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Zygan, Alexis (10 June 2020). "Sonic Boom Wants Humanity to Start Anew on 'All Things Being Equal'". Exclaim! . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Dorris, Jesse (9 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Gourlay, Dom (5 June 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Minsker, Evan (3 March 2020). "Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom Announces New Album". Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. ↑ Bacior, Robin (4 March 2020). "Sonic Boom Announces First Album in 30 Years, All Things Being Equal". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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