Beak 2

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Studio album by Beak>
Released	2 July 2012
Genre	Krautrock [1]
Length	52:06
Label	Invada
Producer	Beak>
Beak> chronology
Beak> (2009) >> (2012) Couple in a Hole (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	C+ [4]
DIY	7/10 [5]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [6]
Fact	[7]
NME	8/10 [8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10 [10]
Popmatters	[11]
Spin	8/10 [12]

Beak 2 (stylized >> or Beak>>) is the second studio album by the British band Beak, released on 2 July 2012.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gaol"	3:09
2.	"Yatton"	5:17
3.	"Spinning Top"	6:13
4.	"Eggdog"	4:14
5.	"Liar"	2:21
6.	"Ladies' Mile"	4:44
7.	"Wulfstan II"	7:10
8.	"Elevator"	4:23
9.	"Deserters"	3:35
10.	"Kidney"	6:49
Total length:		52:06

Personnel

• Matt Williams — guitars, organ, synthesizers
• Billy Fuller — bass, vocals; synthesizer (tracks 6, 8)
• Geoff Barrow — drums, vocals; synthesizer (tracks 5, 6)

Accolades

Publication/Author	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Consequence of Sound	United States	Top 50 Albums of 2012 [13]	2012	38
The Quietus	United Kingdom	Albums of the Year 2012 [14]		57
Spin	United States	50 Best Albums of 2012 [15]		36

References

1. Lucas, Gene. "BEAK> - >>". DIY Mag. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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5. Lucas, Dean (30 June 2012). "Beak> – >>". DIY . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
6. Ashman, Neil (28 June 2012). "Album Review: Beak> – >>". Drowned in Sound . Silentway. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
7. Calvert, John (28 June 2012). "Beak>>: >>". Fact . The Vinyl Factory . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
8. O’Keeffe, Niall (29 June 2012). "BEAK> – 'BEAK>'". NME . Inspire . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
9. Mongredien, Phil (30 June 2012). "Beak>: >> – review". The Observer . Guardian Media Group . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
10. Berman, Stuart (5 June 2012). "Beak>: >>". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
11. Schurr, Maria (8 July 2012). "Beak>: >>". Popmatters . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
12. Gross, Joe (24 July 2012). "Beak>, '>>' (Invada)". Spin . SpinMedia . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
13. "Top 50 Albums of 2012". Consequence of Sound. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
14. Turner, Luke (30 December 2012). "Apollo's Bounteous Harvest: The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2012". The Quietus . Retrieved 1 January 2015.
15. "50 Best Albums of 2012". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved 1 January 2015.