Home (Nosaj Thing album)

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Home
Home by Nosaj Thing cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
Genre
Length36:35
Label
Producer Nosaj Thing
Nosaj Thing chronology
Drift
(2009)
Home
(2013)
Fated
(2015)
Singles from Home
  1. "Eclipse/Blue"
    Released: 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BBC favorable [3]
Beats Per Minute 85/100 [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
XLR8R 7/10 [9]

Home is the second studio album by American electronic musician Nosaj Thing. It was released on January 22, 2013.

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Home received an average score of 72% based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Home"2:39
2."Eclipse/Blue" (featuring Kazu Makino)4:29
3."Safe"3:48
4."Glue"4:18
5."Distance"3:16
6."Tell"2:50
7."Snap"3:26
8."Prelude"1:41
9."Try" (featuring Toro y Moi)4:02
10."Phase III"3:23
11."Light 3"2:43
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."5555"3:23

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 11
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 9
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 46

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