Everything Squared

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Everything Squared
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Studio album by
Released30 August 2024 (2024-08-30)
Length26:29
Label Warp
Seefeel chronology
Seefeel
(2011)
Everything Squared
(2024)

Everything Squared is a mini-album by British band Seefeel, released on Warp Records on 30 August 2024. [1] [2] It is the band's first release of new music since Seefeel (2011). [3] It was mainly composed and performed by Mark Clifford and Sarah Peacock, while Shigeru Ishihara played bass guitar on two tracks. [4] It topped the UK Dance Albums Chart. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [9]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Everything Squared received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 7 critic scores. [6]

Jesse Dorris of Pitchfork commented that "Seefeel have always used vocals the way other bands used feedback or percussion, and Everything Squared highlight 'Multifolds' shows the wisdom of that choice, even as it indulges in a bit of nostalgia." [9] Ray Honeybourne of The Line of Best Fit stated, "this latest delightful enigmatic compound of sonics demonstrates that the wondrous Seefeel alchemy has not been lost." [8] Andy Kellman of AllMusic called it "nearly as engrossing as anything from the group's past." [7]

In August 2024, Vogue included the album on its list of the "15 Sadcore Albums to Get You Through the Fall". [10]

Track listing

Everything Squared track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sky Hooks"6:03
2."Multifolds"
  • Clifford
  • Ishihara
  • Peacock
5:32
3."Lose the Minus"
  • Clifford
2:03
4."Antiskeptic"
  • Clifford
5:22
5."Hooked Paw"
  • Clifford
  • Peacock
3:20
6."End of Here"
  • Clifford
  • Peacock
4:03
Total length:26:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [11]

Charts

Chart performance for Everything Squared
Chart (2024)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [5] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 26

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References

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