Captain of None

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Captain of None
Colleen - Captain of None album cover.jpg
Studio album by Colleen
Released April 6, 2015
Recorded March - June 2014
Label Thrill Jockey
Producer Cecile Schott
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork (7.6/10) [1]
Consequence of Sound (B-) [2]

Captain of None is the fifth studio album by French multi-instrumentalist Colleen. It was released on April 6, 2015 by Thrill Jockey records. [3] It was recorded, mixed, and produced entirely by Schott in her music studio in San Sebastián, Spain. [4]

Colleen (musician) French composer of electronic and ambient music

Colleen or Cécile Schott is a composer of electronic and ambient music based in France.

Thrill Jockey American independent record label based in Chicago

Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.

San Sebastián Place in Basque Country, Spain

San Sebastián or Donostia is a coastal city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km from the French border. The capital city of Gipuzkoa, the municipality's population is 186,095 as of 2015, with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010. Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular), both in Spanish and Basque.

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Critical reception

The album has received "generally favorable" reviews from critics and currently holds an approval rating of 79 on Metacritic. [5]

Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: films, TV shows, music albums, video games, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged. Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It has been described as the video game industry's "premier" review aggregator.

Track listing

  1. Holding Horses - 5:10
  2. I'm Kin - 6:05
  3. This Hammer Breaks - 6:03
  4. Salina Stars - 3:39
  5. Lighthouse - 6:38
  6. Soul Alphabet - 4:54
  7. Eclipse - 4:00
  8. Captain Of None - 5:57

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References

  1. ↑ Murphy, Matthew (2015-04-07). "Collen: Captain of None". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  2. ↑ Kivel, Adam (2015-04-08). "Colleen – Captain of None - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Colleen - Captain Of None". Discogs. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Captain of None". Thrill Jockey Records. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  5. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Captain of None - Metacritic". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
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