| Luminal | ||||
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| Released | 6 June 2025 | |||
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| Length | 45:56 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
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| Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno chronology | ||||
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Luminal is a 2025 collaborative studio album by Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno, described by the pair as "Dream Music" [1] [2] [3] .
Each album cover of the trilogy features Brian Eno’s colorful light painting etchings. [4]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Times | |
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| Spill | |
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| Uncut | |
| Mojo | |
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According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Luminal received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. [5]
The Times placed the combination of Luminal and Lateral amongst its list of "the best albums of 2025 so far", claiming Luminal is "deeply calming in its crystalline simplicity". [6] Prog singles out "Wolfe's honeyed and breathy vocals [that] carry verses, choruses and lyrics, with a number of the songs rooted in American vernacular music." [11]
All tracks are written by Beatie Wolfe, Brian Eno.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Milky Sleep" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Hopelessly at Ease" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "My Lovely Days" | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Play On" | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Shhh" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Suddenly" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "A Ceiling and a Lifeboat" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "And Live Again" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Breath March" | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Never Was It Now" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "What We Are" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 45:56 | |
Design by Nick Robertson, Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno, using the original art 'Dimidium' by Brian Eno.
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] | 33 |