Faith in Strangers

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Faith in Strangers
Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers album cover.png
Studio album by
Released18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
Genre
Length53:51
Label Modern Love
Producer Andy Stott
Andy Stott chronology
Luxury Problems
(2012)
Faith in Strangers
(2014)
Too Many Voices
(2016)
Singles from Faith in Strangers
  1. "Violence"
    Released: 17 September 2014 [4]
  2. "Faith in Strangers"
    Released: 14 October 2014 [5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10 [6]
Metacritic 83/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club A− [9]
Consequence of Sound B+ [3]
Exclaim! 9/10 [2]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [11]
Resident Advisor 4.5/5 [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin 8/10 [13]
Uncut 8/10 [14]

Faith in Strangers is the third studio album by English electronic musician Andy Stott. It was released on 18 November 2014 by Modern Love. The album received critical acclaim, and the title track "Faith in Strangers" was given Best New Track and placed at number 81 on Pitchfork's list of the 100 best tracks of 2014. [15] As with Stott's previous album Luxury Problems , Faith in Strangers also incorporates vocals from his former piano teacher, Alison Skidmore. [1]

Contents

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublicationRank
The 405 [16] 7
The A.V. Club [17] 50
Consequence of Sound [18] 48
Crack [19] 21
Fact [20] 4
Gorilla vs. Bear [21] 11
Noisey [22] 14
Pitchfork [23] 45
PopMatters [24] 36
The Quietus [25] 22
Resident Advisor [26] 1
Rolling Stone (EDM, Electronic and Dance) [27] 8
Spin [28] 33
Tiny Mix Tapes [29] 9

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Time Away"6:24
2."Violence"6:38
3."On Oath"8:09
4."Science and Industry"5:32
5."No Surrender"4:59
6."How It Was"6:09
7."Damage"4:35
8."Faith in Strangers"6:29
9."Missing"4:56

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [30] 140
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) [31] 11
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [32] 18

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