Entertainment, Death

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Entertainment, Death
Entertainment Death.jpg
Studio album by
Spirit of the Beehive
ReleasedApril 9, 2021
RecordedApril – July 2020
Genre
Length36:41
Label Saddle Creek
Producer
  • Zack Schwartz
  • Corey Wichlin
Spirit of the Beehive chronology
Hypnic Jerks
(2018)		Entertainment, Death
(2021)
Singles from Entertainment, Death
  1. "There's Nothing You Can't Do"
    Released: February 3, 2021 [1]
  2. "The Server is Immersed"
    Released: February 24, 2021 [2]

Entertainment, Death (stylized in all capitals) is the fourth studio album by American experimental rock band, Spirit of the Beehive. The album was released on April 9, 2021 through Saddle Creek Records. Two singles were released ahead of the album: "There's Nothing You Can't Do", and "The Server is Immersed", which were met with critical acclaim. The album itself was met with universal critical acclaim, and appeared in numerous end of the year lists.

Contents

Background and recording

Writing for the album began during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, and lasted until July 2020. Recording occurred concurrently during this process, and mastering occurred during the fall of 2020 in anticipation of a Spring 2021 release.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10 [3]
Metacritic 84/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Beats Per Minute 84/100 [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
Flood7/10 [8]
No Ripcord8/10 [9]
Our Culture Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Paste 8.2/10 [11]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [12]
Riot9/10 [13]

Entertainment, Death received critical acclaim by contemporary music critics. On review aggregator, Metacritic, Entertainment, Death has an average critic review of 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim based on 6 Critic Reviews". [4] Harrison Baer, writing for Beats Per Minute wrote that "the band’s shape-shifting compositions create a forward momentum well suited to a journey through different levels of Hell on Earth." Baer gave the album an 84 out of 100. [6] Sophie Kemp, writing for Pitchfork , gave the album a "Best New Music" designation, and an 8.3 out of 10 rating. Kemp summarized the album as "reclusive, cryptic, late-night paranoia music. Their oblique songs can evoke an entire landscape of feeling in very few words". [12]

Paul Simpson, writing for Allmusic, gave Entertainment, Death three-and-a-half stars out of five, describing the album as difficult for casual listeners, but rewarding for patient listeners. Simpson said that on Entertainment, Death, The Spirit of the Beehive "make willfully unorthodox music and seem to dare listeners to keep up with them and make sense of their art, but those who make the effort are rewarded by the band's unbridled creativity and warped yet radiant sense of optimism and excitement". [5]

Upon the end of the calendar year, the album was listed in at least nine major music publication's "Best of 2021" album lists. Two publications, Beats Per Minute and Paste , placed Entertainment, Death in the top 10 of their respective lists. [14] [15]

Accolades

Entertainment, Death on year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef.
Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2021
7
 [14]
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2021
21
 [16]
Fader The Best Albums of 2021
31
 [17]
Gaffa Top 20 Albums of 2021
17
 [18]
Our Culture The 50 Best Albums of 2021
12
 [19]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
9
 [15]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021
28
 [20]
PitchforkThe 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021
—
 [21]
Spin The 30 Best Albums of 2021
22
 [22]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2021
27
 [23]

Track listing

All music is composed by Zack Schwartz, Rivka Ravede, and Corey Wichlin. All track titles are stylized in upper case

No.TitleLength
1."Entertainment"2:44
2."There's Nothing You Can't Do"2:59
3."Wrong Circle"2:51
4."Bad Son"2:51
5."Give Up Your Life"2:54
6."Rapid & Complete Recovery"4:01
7."The Server is Immersed"2:49
8."It Might Take Some Time"2:38
9."Wake Up (In Rotation)"2:56
10."I Suck the Devil's Cock"6:40
11."Death"3:18
Total length:36:41

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  2. ↑ Minsker, Evan (February 24, 2021). "Spirit of the Beehive Share New Song "The Server Is Immersed"". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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