Exile in the Outer Ring

Exile in the Outer Ring
Studio album by EMA
Released	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Length	41:04
Label	City Slang
EMA chronology
The Future's Void (2014) Exile in the Outer Ring (2017)

Exile in the Outer Ring is the fourth studio album by American musician Erika M. Anderson (also known as EMA). It was released on August 25, 2017, under City Slang.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10 [1]
Metacritic	80/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+ [4]
Exclaim!	8/10 [5]
Financial Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10 [8]
Record Collector	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Skinny	[11]
Uncut	7/10 [12]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Drowned in Sound	Top 100 Albums of 2017	3	[13]
God is in the T.V.	Top 50 Albums of 2017	11	[14]
Thrillist'	Top 40 Albums of 2017	18	[15]
Under the Radar	Top 100 Albums of 2017	99	[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"7 Years"	4:07
2.	"Breathalyzer"	6:20
3.	"I Wanna Destroy"	3:07
4.	"Blood and Chalk"	3:16
5.	"Down and Out"	3:36
6.	"Fire Water Air LSD"	3:48
7.	"Aryan Nation"	2:52
8.	"33 Nihilistic and Female"	3:26
9.	"Receive Love"	3:19
10.	"Always Bleeds"	5:20
11.	"Where the Darkness Began"	1:53

References

1. "Exile In The Outer Ring by EMA reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
2. "Reviews and Tracks for Exile in the Outer Ring by EMA". Metacritic . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
3. Phares, Heather. "Exile in the Outer Ring – EMA". AllMusic . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
4. Ryan, Kyle (August 25, 2017). "EMA goes to the void on her superb third album". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
5. Yuyitung, Matt (August 21, 2017). "EMA: Exile in the Outer Ring". Exclaim! . Retrieved May 24, 2019.
6. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (August 25, 2017). "EMA: Exile in the Outer Ring — 'superb'" . Financial Times . Retrieved May 24, 2019.
7. Bulley, Jenny (October 2017). "EMA: Exile in the Outer Ring". Mojo (287): 98.
8. Berman, Judy (August 25, 2017). "EMA: Exile in the Outer Ring". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 24, 2019.
9. Harley, Kevin (September 2017). "EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring". Record Collector (470). Retrieved May 24, 2019.
10. Levy, Joe (August 25, 2017). "Review: EMA Blurs Noise and Melody on Her Third Album". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 24, 2019.
11. Johnson, Eugenie (August 21, 2017). "EMA – Exile in the Outer Ring". The Skinny . Retrieved May 24, 2019.
12. Dalton, Stephen (September 2017). "EMA: Exile in the Outer Ring". Uncut (244): 26.
13. Adams, Sean (December 3, 2017). "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
14. Spencer, Toni (December 13, 2017). "GIITTV's Top 50 Albums of 2017". Godisinthetvzine.co.uk. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
15. Jackson, Dan (December 21, 2017). "Best Albums of 2017". Thrillist.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
16. "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2017". Undertheradarmag.com. December 30, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019.