Levitation (Flamingods album)

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Levitation
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Studio album by
Released3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
StudioTotal Refreshment Studios
Length45:55
Label Moshi Moshi Records
Producer Kristian Craig Robinson
Flamingods chronology
Majesty
(2016)
Levitation
(2019)
Singles from Levitation
  1. "Marigold"
    Released: 17 January 2019 [1]
  2. "Paradise Drive"
    Released: 14 March 2019 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Levitation is the fourth studio album by Bahraini-English band Flamingods. It was released on May 3, 2019 through Moshi Moshi Records. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Levitation was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69, based on 5 reviews. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Paradise Drive"5:04
2."Koray"3:11
3."Marigold"3:40
4."Astral Plane"3:14
5."Peaches"4:08
6."Moonshine on Water"1:46
7."Olympia"3:33
8."Club Coco"3:29
9."Mantra East"6:04
10."Nizwa"4:01
11."Levitation"7:45

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [6] 40

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References

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  2. "Paradise Drive - Single by Flamingods on Apple Music". Apple iTunes . Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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