Cupid's Head

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Cupid's Head
Cupids Head.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 September 2013 (2013-09-30)
Genre Techno
Length53:59
Label Kompakt
Producer Axel Willner
The Field chronology
Looping State of Mind
(2011)
Cupid's Head
(2013)
The Follower
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
Fact 3.5/5 [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.7/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]
Resident Advisor 4.0/5 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 8/10 [12]

Cupid's Head is the fourth studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Axel Willner under his alias The Field. It was released by Kompakt on 30 September 2013.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Axel Willner.

No.TitleLength
1."They Won't See Me"8:59
2."Black Sea"11:35
3."Cupid's Head"6:32
4."A Guided Tour"8:14
5."No. No..."9:00
6."20 Seconds of Affection"9:39
Total length:53:59

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 154
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 151
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [15] 24
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 42
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [17] 8
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [18] 8

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