Diluvia

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Diluvia
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2012
Genre Indie pop, indie folk, folktronica, indietronica
Label Mom + Pop Music, Frenchkiss
Freelance Whales chronology
Weathervanes
(2009)
Diluvia
(2012)
Singles from Diluvia
  1. "Locked Out"
    Released: July 18, 2012
  2. "Spitting Image"
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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AnyDecentMusic? 6.8/10 [1]
Metacritic 70/100 [2]
Review scores
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Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club A− [6]
Blurt Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Filter 77% [9]
Paste 7.5/10 [10]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pretty Much AmazingB+ [12]

Diluvia is the second studio album by the American indie pop group Freelance Whales. The album was released on October 9, 2012, via Mom + Pop Music. [13]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Freelance Whales.

No.TitleLength
1."Aeolus"3:37
2."Land Features"3:57
3."Follow Through"5:11
4."Spitting Image"4:01
5."Locked Out"5:18
6."Dig Into Waves"3:49
7."Red Star"5:02
8."Winter Seeds"5:08
9."The Nothing"4:36
10."DNA Bank"7:40
11."Emergence Exit"4:22

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