Devour (Pharmakon album)

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Devour
Devour - Pharmakon.png
Studio album by
Pharmakon
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
Length36:05
Label Sacred Bones
Pharmakon chronology
Contact
(2017)		Devour
(2019)
Singles from Devour
  1. "Self-Regulating System"
    Released: July 9, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! 8/10 [3]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [4]

Devour is the fourth studio album by musician Margaret Chardiet under her music project Pharmakon. It was released by Sacred Bones Records on August 30, 2019. [5]

Contents

The first single from the album Self-Regulating System was released on July 9, 2019. [6]

Critical reception

Devour was met with universal acclaim 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 83, based on 10 reviews. [1]

Accolades

Accolades for Devour
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
No RipcordTop 50 Albums of 2019
34
[7]
Noisey Top 100 Albums of 2019
77
[8]
TrebleTop 50 Albums of 2019
9
[9]


Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Homeostasis"4:07
2."Spit It Out"7:32
3."Self Regulating System"6:22
4."Deprivation"7:52
5."Pristine Panic/Cheek by Jowl"10:12

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References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Devour - Pharmakon". AllMusic . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Beedham, Tom (August 30, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (September 14, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Gottsegen, Will (July 9, 2019). "Pharmakon Announces New Album Devour". Spin . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (July 9, 2019). "Pharmakon Announces New Album, Shares New Single". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". No Ripcord. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of 2019". Vice . December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2019". Treble. Retrieved May 16, 2020.


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