Dynamics (album)

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Dynamics
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
Recorded2012–13; 361 South 4th Street, Plantain NYC (Brooklyn, New York City)
Genre
Length49:39
Label DFA
Producer Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost! chronology
Holy Ghost!
(2011)
Dynamics
(2013)
Work for Hire
(2015)
Singles from Dynamics
  1. "Dumb Disco Ideas"
    Released: May 14, 2013

Dynamics is the second studio album by American synthpop duo Holy Ghost!. It was released on September 3, 2013 by DFA Records. The album was preceded by the single "Dumb Disco Ideas" on May 14, 2013. [1] [2] The album's cover features the image "Strong in Love" by American painter and sculptor Robert Longo. [3]

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 63/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [7]
Pitchfork Media 6.3/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
This Is Fake DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser, except "1 for Edgar" and "I Wanna Be Your Hand" by Frankel, Millhiser and Surahn Sidhu

No.TitleLength
1."Okay"4:33
2."Dumb Disco Ideas"8:03
3."Changing of the Guard"3:24
4."Dance a Little Closer"4:24
5."It Must Be the Weather"6:15
6."1 for Edgar"1:16
7."I Wanna Be Your Hand"4:13
8."Bridge and Tunnel"4:17
9."Don't Look Down"5:24
10."In the Red"2:19
11."Cheap Shots"5:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dynamics. [12]

Holy Ghost!
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums [13] 8
US Heatseekers Albums [14] 20

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [15] September 3, 2013CD DFA Records
Germany [16] September 6, 2013Digital download
United Kingdom [17]
United States [18] September 9, 2013
Australia [19] September 13, 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
[PIAS] Australia
United States [20] September 17, 2013LPDFA Records
United Kingdom [21] October 7, 2013
  • CD
  • LP
Germany [22] October 11, 2013LP [PIAS] Cooperative
October 18, 2013CD
France [23] October 21, 2013[PIAS] Recordings

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