Kelly Lee Owens (album)

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Kelly Lee Owens
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Released24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
Genre
Length46:22
Label Smalltown Supersound
Producer Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens chronology
Oleic
(2016)
Kelly Lee Owens
(2017)
Inner Song
(2020)
Singles from Kelly Lee Owens
  1. "CBM"
    Released: 8 September 2016
  2. "Anxi."
    Released: 18 January 2017
  3. "Lucid"
    Released: 9 February 2017

Kelly Lee Owens is the debut studio album by Welsh electronic musician Kelly Lee Owens. It was released on 24 March 2017, by Smalltown Supersound. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash 8/10 [5]
Exclaim! 9/10 [6]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [7]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [8]
Resident Advisor 3.8/5 [9]

Kelly Lee Owens was well received by critics. [3] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork reviewed "Kelly Lee Owens is a message in a bottle that’s come bobbing back from somewhere in the future." [8] Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! said "These are layered, atmospheric tracks that blend minimal techno, dream-pop, Krautrock and ambient drone into a dazzling, alchemical whole that defies easy categorization." [6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kelly Lee Owens.

No.TitleLength
1."S.O"3:12
2."Arthur"4:05
3."Anxi." (featuring Jenny Hval)3:47
4."Lucid"3:32
5."Evolution"4:02
6."Bird"5:15
7."Throwing Lines"3:07
8."CBM"5:00
9."Keep Walking"4:43
10."8"9:39

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References

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