Lateral (album)

Lateral
Studio album by Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe
Released	June 6, 2025
Genre	Ambient instrumental minimalism electronic
Length	64:01
Label	Verve
Producer	Brian Eno Beatie Wolfe
Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe chronology
Luminal (2025) Lateral (2025)

Lateral is a 2025 collaborative studio album by Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe. ^{[1] [2]}

Each album cover of the trilogy features Brian Eno’s colorful light painting etchings. ^[3]

Critical reception

Lateral

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	[5]
The Times	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spill	[8]
Prog	[9]
Pitchfork	[10]
Uncut	[11]
Mojo	[12]
Classic Pop	[13]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Lateral received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 from 6 critic scores. ^[4]

The Times placed the combination of Lateral and Luminal amongst its list of "the best albums of 2025 so far", claiming Lateral is "deeply calming in its crystalline simplicity".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Beatie Wolfe, Brian Eno.

Lateral vinyl track listing

No.	Title	Side	Length
1.	"Big Empty Country (Day)"	A	24:40
2.	"Big Empty Country (Night)"	B	24:32
Total length:			49:12

Lateral CD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Empty Country"	64:01
Total length:		64:01

Personnel

• Brian Eno: guitars, keyboards
• Beatie Wolfe: synthesizers, keyboards

Technical personnel

• Produced by Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe
• Mastered by Dean Martin Hovey

Artwork and packaging

Design by Beatie Wolfe, Brian Eno, and Nick Robertson, using the original art 'Samh’ (2023) by Brian Eno. Released as CD, black vinyl and exclusive lime coloured biovinyl manufactured using eco-friendly materials ^[14]

Charts

Chart performance for Lateral

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	32
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [16]	95

References

1. Monroe, Jazz (11 April 2025). "Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe Announce New Albums, Share Videos: Watch". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
2. Skinner, Tom (11 April 2025). "Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe announce collaborative albums 'Luminal' and 'Lateral'". NME .
3. "Inside Liminal: Beatie Wolfe on Channeling Dark Matter Music With Brian Eno". Indie Sound. 29 August 2025.
4. "Lateral by Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe". Metacritic . Retrieved 18 August 2025.
5. Stubbs, David. "Out now: Out now: Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Luminal & Lateral". Classic Rock . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
6. Hodgkinson, Will. "The Best Albums of 2025 So Far". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
7. Jürgen, Ziemer (6 June 2025). "The ambient inventor hasn't been this good in a long time". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
8. Aaron, Badgley (6 June 2025). "Spill Album Review: Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno – Luminal". Spill Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
9. Marszalek, Julian (20 June 2025). ""No one else does this with such a lightness of touch yet such a definitive sense of purpose – a double victory": Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe's Luminal and Lateral". Prog . Future plc . Retrieved 21 June 2025.
10. Vanessa, Ague. "Through the practice of listening, the feelings reveal themselves". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
11. Wallace, Wyndham (1 July 2025). "New Albums A to Z This Month... Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe Luminal 8/10". Music. Vol. Page 27, no. July 2025. Uncut Magazine. Uncut Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
12. Haver Currin, Grayson (1 July 2025). "Album Review" (Print). No. July 2025. Great Magazines. MOJO. p. 83. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
13. Wallace, Wyndham (17 July 2025). "4/5 Classic Pop give Luminal & Lateral". No. August 2025. Classic Pop. Classic Pop. p. 84.
14. "Out now on CD, black vinyl and exclusive lime coloured biovinyl manufactured using eco-friendly materials". Brian Eno Shop. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
16. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

External links

• Lateral at Discogs (list of releases)