| Angels & Devils | ||||
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| Released | 26 August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 47:17 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
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Angels & Devils is the fourth studio album by English musician Kevin Martin under his alias The Bug. It was released in August 2014 under Ninja Tune.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 [1] |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [4] |
| The Irish Times |  [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| NME | 7/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Record Collector | [10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5 [11] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Angels & Devils received an average score of 83% based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [2]
Angels & Devils ranked at number 20 on Fact 's "50 Best Albums of 2014" list. [13] It ranked at number 18 on Rolling Stone 's "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014" list. [14]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Void" (featuring Liz Harris) | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Fall" (featuring Inga Copeland) | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Ascension" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Mi Lost" (featuring Miss Red) | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Pandi" | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Save Me" (featuring Gonjasufi) | 5:32 |
| 7. | "The One" (featuring Flowdan) | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Function" (featuring Manga) | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Fuck a Bitch" (featuring Death Grips) | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Fat Mac" (featuring Flowdan) | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Fuck You" (featuring Warrior Queen) | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Dirty" (featuring Flowdan) | 2:53 |
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