| Exile in the Outer Ring | ||||
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| Released | August 25, 2017 | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | City Slang | |||
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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.
| 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] |
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drowned in Sound | Top 100 Albums of 2017 | 3 | |
| God is in the T.V. | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 11 | |
| Thrillist' | Top 40 Albums of 2017 | 18 | |
| Under the Radar | Top 100 Albums of 2017 | 99 |
| 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 |
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