Chaosmosis

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Chaosmosis
Primal Scream - Chaosmosis.png
Studio album by
Primal Scream
Released18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
Studio
  • Das Bunker (London)
  • Lynchmob (London)
  • Narcissus (London)
  • Ingrid (Stockholm)
  • Perfect Sound (Los Angeles)
  • Diamond Mine (New York City)
Length37:43
Label
Producer
Primal Scream chronology
More Light
(2013)		Chaosmosis
(2016)
Singles from Chaosmosis
  1. "Where the Light Gets In"
    Released: 1 February 2016
  2. "I Can Change"
    Released: 14 March 2016
  3. "Trippin' on Your Love"
    Released: 16 March 2016
  4. "100% or Nothing"
    Released: 19 August 2016

Chaosmosis is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band Primal Scream. It was released on 18 March 2016 on the band's First International label, through Ignition Records. [1] The album's lead single, "Where the Light Gets In", was released on 1 February 2016 and features American singer Sky Ferreira. [2] [3] "I Can Change" was released on 14 March 2016 as the second single from the album. [4] "Trippin' on Your Love" was released to US submodern rock radio on 16 March 2016 as the album's third single. [5] The fourth single, "100% or Nothing", was released as a 12-inch single on 19 August 2016. [6]

Contents

The album is the last to feature band member Martin Duffy prior to his death in December 2022.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club B [9]
Clash 7/10 [10]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Exclaim! 6/10 [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME 4/5 [14]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [15]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spin 6/10 [17]

Chaosmosis received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 65, based on 25 reviews. [7] Writing for Exclaim! , Cam Lindsay called the record "an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right." [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Trippin' on Your Love" 
3:30
2."(Feeling Like A) Demon Again"Gillespie, Innes, Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling [a]
4:35
3."I Can Change" 
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
3:17
4."100% or Nothing" 
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
3:54
5."Private Wars" 
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling [a]
2:30
6."Where the Light Gets In" 
  • Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
3:47
7."When the Blackout Meets the Fallout" 
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
1:48
8."Carnival of Fools"Gillespie, Innes, Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling [a]
3:41
9."Golden Rope" 
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
5:37
10."Autumn in Paradise"Gillespie, Innes, Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling [a]
5:04
Japanese edition bonus track [18]
No.TitleLength
11."Where the Light Gets In" (U-Bahn Zum Hansaplatz Remix) 

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chaosmosis. [19]

Primal Scream

Additional musicians

  • Danielle Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)
  • Este Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)
  • Alana Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)
  • Jason Falkner – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9)
  • Björn Yttling – synthesiser (track 2); celeste (track 5); piano (track 8)
  • Christoffer Zachrisson – zither (track 2)
  • Jim Hunt – flute (track 3); saxophone (tracks 7, 9)
  • Rachel Zeffira – vocals, viola, violin (track 5); backing vocals (tracks 8–10); cor anglais (track 9)
  • Deborah Chandler – cello (track 5)
  • John Eriksson – drums (tracks 5, 10)
  • Sky Ferreira – vocals (track 6)
  • Sophie Nevrkla – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Grace Cockell – backing vocals (track 9)

Technical

  • Björn Yttling – production (tracks 1, 6); additional production (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10)
  • Andrew Innes – production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 1, 3–10)
  • Bobby Gillespie – production
  • Lasse Mårtén – mixing
  • Brendan Lynch – engineering (track 1)
  • Ross Matthews – engineering (tracks 1, 4)
  • Gustav Lindelow – engineering (track 2)
  • Hans Stenlund – engineering (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Max Heyes – engineering (track 6)
  • Sean Kellet – engineering (track 6)
  • Joe Harrison – engineering assistance (track 6)

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Chaosmosis
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 100
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 121
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 73
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 184
Irish Albums (IRMA) [24] 70
Italian Albums (FIMI) [25] 78
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 84
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 12
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [29] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [30] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [31] 49

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