Edgeland (album)

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Edgeland
Karl Hyde - Edgeland 2013.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
Recorded2012–2013
Genre Electronic, ambient, dream pop
Length43:14 (Standard) [1]
61:44 (Deluxe) [1]
Label Universal
Producer
Karl Hyde chronology
Edgeland
(2013)
Someday World
(2014)
Singles from Edgeland
  1. "Cut Clouds"
    Released: 24 January 2013
  2. "The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers"
    Released: 25 February 2013

Edgeland is the debut solo album by Underworld member Karl Hyde. It was released on 19 April 2013 by Universal Music. The album debuted at number 117 on the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Clash 7/10 [3]
Digital Spy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Edgeland received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karl Hyde and Leo Abrahams

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."The Night Slips Us Smiling Underneath Its Dress" Karl Hyde, Leo Abrahams Karl Hyde, Leo Abrahams 5:14
2."Your Perfume Was the Best Thing"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams3:36
3."Angel Café"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams3:56
4."Cut Clouds"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams3:06
5."The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams4:41
6."Slummin' It for the Weekend"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams5:46
7."Shoulda Been a Painter"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams4:11
8."Shadow Boy"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams8:30
9."Sleepless"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams4:14
Deluxe edition additional tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
10."Dancing on the Graves of Le Corbusier's Dreams"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams3:27
11."Final Ray of Sun"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams5:37
12."Slummin' It for the Weekend" (Brian Eno mix)Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams, Brian Eno 5:08
13."Cut Clouds" (Figures remix)Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams4:20
Deluxe edition additional tracks (Japanese version)
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
10."Dancing on the Graves of Le Corbusier's Dreams"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams3:27
11."Final Ray of Sun"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams5:37
12."Out of Darkness"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams6:18
13."Cascading Light"Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams3:26
14."Slummin' It for the Weekend" (Brian Eno mix)Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams, Brian Eno 5:08
15."Cut Clouds" (Figures remix)Hyde, AbrahamsHyde, Abrahams4:20

Charts

Chart performance for Edgeland
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 117

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