| Blood | ||||
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| Released | February 2, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista | |||
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| Rhye chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | (8/10) [2] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Clash | 8/10 [4] |
| Exclaim! | (9/10) [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 [8] |
Blood is the second studio album by Canadian/Danish R&B duo Rhye released in February 2018 under Loma Vista Recordings. [9]
On October 31, 2017, Rhye released the first single from the album, "Taste". [10] The second single "Count to Five" was released on December 11, 2017, along with the announcement of the new album. [11] On February 15, 2018, Rhye released the music video to "Song For You". [12]
In October 2017, Rhye announced a European tour for February 2018, starting in Mexico City, and finishing in April 2018 in England. [13]
Blood was met with "generally favorable" 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 71, based on 19 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 73 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews. [14]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year | N/A [15] |
| Esquire | Esquire's Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 9 [16] |
| KCRW | KCRW's Top 10 Albums of 2018 | 10 [17] |
| Uproxx | Uproxx's Top 50 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year | 45 [18] |
Track listing adapted from Tidal. [19]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waste" |
| 3:31 |
| 2. | "Taste" |
| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Feel Your Weight" |
| 3:09 |
| 4. | "Please" |
| 3:35 |
| 5. | "Count to Five" |
| 3:28 |
| 6. | "Song for You" |
| 3:58 |
| 7. | "Blood Knows" |
| 3:30 |
| 8. | "Stay Safe" |
| 4:52 |
| 9. | "Phoenix" | Milosh | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Softly" |
| 3:37 |
| 11. | "Sinful" | Milosh | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 42:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Hymn" | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 45:50 | |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [3]
Musicians
| Production
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| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] | 76 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [23] | 60 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [24] | 74 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [25] | 38 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [26] | 62 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [27] | 80 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [28] | 54 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) [29] | 30 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] | 26 |
| US Billboard 200 [31] | 118 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | February 2, 2018 | Loma Vista | LVR00317 | |
| Japan | Hostess Entertainment | HSU-10176 | ||
| Canada | Last Gang Records | Q101885 |
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