GLA (album)

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GLA
GLA cover by Twin Atlantic.jpg
Studio album by
Twin Atlantic
Released9 September 2016
Genre Alternative rock
Label Red Bull Records
Producer Jacknife Lee
Twin Atlantic chronology
Great Divide
(2014)		GLA
(2016)		 Power
(2020)

GLA is the fourth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Twin Atlantic. [1] It was released on 9 September 2016. The album was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Contents

On 2 September 2016 Annie Mac premiered lead single "No Sleep" as the Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1. [2] On 16 September 2016, GLA became the band's second top 10 charting album in the UK, debuting at No. 9 on the UK album charts, [3] No. 1 on the Rock Album Charts and No. 3 on the Scottish album charts

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME 4/5 [5]
Clash (magazine) 7/10 [6]
Q Magazine8/10
Mojo8/10

The album was included at number 10 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2016" list. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Gold Elephant: Cherry Alligator"2:58
2."No Sleep"3:47
3."You Are The Devil"3:10
4."Overthinking"3:09
5."Ex El"5:40
6."Valhalla"4:33
7."I Am Alive"3:47
8."Whispers"5:40
9."A Scar To Hide"3:57
10."Missing Link"3:20
11."The Chaser"4:06
12."Mothertongue"3:09

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] 167

References

  1. ↑ "Twin Atlantic announce new album 'GLA' | Upset". www.upsetmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Annie Mac names Twin Atlantic's "No Sleep" Hottest Record In The World; BBC". bbc.co.uk. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Top UK Album Charts Sep 16 2016". Official Charts .
  4. ↑ "GLA by Twin Atlantic". Metacritic .
  5. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (7 September 2016). "Twin Atlantic GLA". nme.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Ivey, Georgia (8 September 2016). "TWIN ATLANTIC – 'GLA'". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2016". Kerrang!. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Twin Atlantic | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Twin Atlantic – GLA" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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