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| Released | July 20, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017-18 | |||
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| Length | 57:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | The Internet | |||
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Hive Mind is the fourth studio album by American R&B band the Internet,released on July 20,2018 by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the singles "Roll (Burbank Funk)","Come Over" and "La Di Da".
On April 27,2018 the band released the single "Roll (Burbank Funk)",accompanied by a music video. [5] On May 30,the group announced Hive Mind,to be released by Columbia Records on July 20,with the announcement accompanied by the release of the album's second promotional single,"Come Over". [6] [7] A music video for "Come Over" was released on June 6,serving as lead singer Syd's directorial debut. [8] "La Di Da" was released as the album's third single on July 13. [9]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10 [10] |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [11] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [12] |
| The A.V. Club | B [13] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [14] |
| The Guardian | [15] |
| The Independent | [16] |
| NME | [17] |
| The Observer | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A− [18] |
Hive Mind was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,the album received an average score of 83 based on 24 reviews. [11] Carl Anka of NME gave the album five-out-of-five stars,claiming it to be "a towering demonstration of the collective intelligence of five artists approaching their zenith". [17] A. Harmony of Exclaim! wrote about the band's growth saying "there are no weak links on this album:from the production to the songwriting,each Internet bandmate brings a polished,more mature sound to the fore." [19] Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the band's fusion of digitally processed and hand-played music,stating that the band "imperceptibly melds hand-played parts with loops and samples;whether or not it actually is,the music feels analog. Even where the drums are looped,the bass lines often drag and pull against the beat,breaking away from vamps to improvise and loosen things up." [20]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| GQ (Russia) | The 20 Best Albums of 2018 | 8 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come Together" |
| 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Roll (Burbank Funk)" |
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| 3:11 |
| 3. | "Come Over" | Bennett |
| 5:22 |
| 4. | "La Di Da" |
|
| 3:27 |
| 5. | "Stay the Night" |
| Bennett | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Bravo" |
| Bennett | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Mood" |
| Bennett | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Next Time" / "Humble Pie" |
| Bennett | 5:41 |
| 9. | "It Gets Better (With Time)" |
|
| 5:27 |
| 10. | "Look What U Started" |
| Bennett | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Wanna Be" |
| Bennett | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Beat Goes On" |
|
| 4:16 |
| 13. | "Hold On" |
| Bennett | 6:46 |
| Total length: | 57:49 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Roll (Burbank Funk)" (KAYTRANADA Remix) | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 61:59 | |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [23] | 40 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] | 45 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] | 53 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [26] | 86 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] | 86 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [28] | 39 |
| US Billboard 200 [29] | 26 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [30] | 14 |
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