Motordrome (album)

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Motordrome
MO - Motordrome.png
Studio album by
Released28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)
Genre Popelectropopdisco
Length32:15
Label Columbia
Producer
chronology
Walshy Fire Presents: MMMMØ – The Mix
(2019)
Motordrome
(2022)
Singles from Motordrome
  1. "Live to Survive"
    Released: 28 May 2021
  2. "Kindness"
    Released: 30 July 2021
  3. "Brad Pitt" / "Goosebumps"
    Released: 12 November 2021
  4. "New Moon"
    Released: 28 January 2022
  5. "True Romance"
    Released: 17 June 2022
  6. "Spaceman"
    Released: 12 August 2022

Motordrome is the third album by Danish singer and songwriter , released on 28 January 2022 through Columbia Records. [1] It was announced alongside the release of the singles "Brad Pitt" and "Goosebumps" on 12 November 2021, and also includes the singles "Live to Survive" and "Kindness". [2] MØ embarked on a tour in Europe and North America from February 2022 in support of the album. [3]

Contents

Background

MØ began work on Motordrome to help herself "out of a downward spiral – out of the motor d[r]ome of her own head". [2] She characterised the album as being "about both the sadness and the joy of making changes in your life" and stated that she hopes Motordrome feels "genuine" to listeners in the sense that "there are stories there that they can connect with". [4] [3] She also expressed that the album "represents a huge change in my life. Even though I'm still doing what I love doing, it does feel like a new chapter. That is scary, but it's freeing." [3]

Singles

"Live to Survive" was issued as the first single on 28 May 2021, [5] followed two months later by second single "Kindness" on 30 July. [6] The official album announcement on 12 November 2021 was accompanied by the dual third singles "Brad Pitt" and "Goosebumps". [2] On 28 January 2022, the fourth single "New Moon" was released, alongside the album. [7] The fifth single, "True Romance", was released on 17 June. [8] Two months later, "Spaceman" was released as the album's sixth single on 12 August. [9]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10 [10]
Metacritic 68/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [12]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [17]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Pitchfork 6.2/10 [19]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [20]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [21]

Motordrome has received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 68 based on ten reviews. [11] Writing for Slant Magazine , Charles Lyons-Burt gave the album rating 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "When Ørsted ramps up the bombast, Motordrome reaches a serviceable level of pop pageantry. But most of the singer's cooed melodies feel comparatively half-hearted. Ultimately, the album has a way of getting your attention and failing to keep it." [21] In a positive review Gigwise 's Adam England stated that "MØ sound might have evolved to incorporate both her previous material and her teenage tastes, but this could be her best album yet. It's algorithm, baby." [15] El Hunt from NME stated "The record doesn't always hit the mark" and add that "The immensely memorable hooks on show certainly help, too – but after 'Motordrome''s fizzled out, you're left wishing the engines revved a little louder." [18] The Independent 's Helen Brown opined that "Tracks have enough energy to keep limbs twitching, but not enough force to pull bystanders from the walls." [16] Writing for Clash , Robin Murray felt that "Motordrome utilises its 10 track span to broach a number of fresh ideas; spinning the dial once more, MØ is able to conjure something fresh, taking risks that few peers would attempt". [12] Writing for The Line of Best Fit , John Amen lauded the album, concluding that "Motordrome is a multifaceted delight and an early contender for pop album of the year." [17]

Chart performance

Motordrome charted only in Denmark, debuting at number nine on the Danish Albums Chart.

Tour

MØ made the first announcement of her Motordrome World Tour Chapter One tour dates on November 12, 2021, and ticket sales were available from November 17, 2021. [22] The tour covered Europe and North America. However, on December 17 on social media, the singer wrote that concert dates in Europe had been postponed from February to May due to coronavirus restrictions. [23] In March, the singer performed with Imagine Dragons as a support act on their North American tour Mercury World Tour. The tour began on February 26, 2022, in Chicago.

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
26 February 2022 Chicago US Concord Music Hall
4 March 2022 Bellingham Wild Buffalo House of Music
10 March 2022 San Francisco August Hall
13 March 2022 San Diego The Observatory North Park
7 April 2022 Carrboro Cat's Cradle
9 April 2022 [24] Miami Miami Beach Convention Center
10 April 2022 St. Petersburgh Jannus Live
11 April 2022 Atlanta Terminal West
13 April 2022 Philadelphia Union Transfer
14 April 2022 New York Webster Hall
15 April 2022 Boston Royale
17 April 2022 Washington 9:30 Club
Europe
12 May 2022 Oslo Norway Parkteatret
13 May 2022 Stockholm Sweden Debaser
15 May 2022 Warsaw Poland Niebo
16 May 2022 Berlin Germany Kesselhaus
19 May 2022 London UK Heaven
20 May 2022 Paris France Le Trabendo
22 May 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg Old Hall
24 May 2022 Brussels Belgium Le Botanique
28 May 2022 [25] Jelling Denmark Mølvangvej
2 June 2022 [26] Aarhus Eskelunden
25 June 2022 [27] Odense Tusindårsskoven
8 July 2022 [28] Madrid Spain IFEMA
23 July 2022 [29] Abbots Ripton UK Grange Farm
4 August 2022 [30] Allinge Denmark Theaterstræde
12 August 2022 [31] Helsinki Finland Suvilahti
13 August 2022 [32] Gothenburg Sweden Slottsskogen
Latin America
20 November 2022 [33] Mexico City Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Europe
5 May 2023 [34] Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli
8 June 2023 [35] Kværndrup Egeskov Castle
14 July 2023 [36] Allinge Theaterstræde
20 July 2023 [37] Tårnby Øresundsparken
21 July 2023 [37] Kolding Hylkedalvej
22 July 2023 [37] Aarhus Marienlystvej
23 July 2023 [37] Aalborg Trekanten
27 July 2023 [37] Esbjerg Skibhøj
28 July 2023 [37] Odense Dyreskuepladsen
29 July 2023 [37] Næstved Holsted
30 July 2023 [37] Valby Valbyparken
2 August 2023 [38] Skanderborg Skanderborg Dyrehave

Track listing

Motordrome track listing [39]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Kindness"
3:14
2."Live to Survive"3:04
3."Wheelspin"
2:51
4."Cool to Cry"
  • Rechtshaid
  • Jam City [m]
  • Jim-E Stack [m]
  • Littauer [m]
2:51
5."Youth Is Lost"
  • Ørsted
  • Littauer
  • Littauer
3:45
6."New Moon"
  • Ørsted
  • Sivertsen
  • Ailin
  • Bao
  • Wiklund
3:14
7."Brad Pitt"
3:01
8."Goosebumps"
  • Ørsted
  • Littauer
  • Littauer
  • [m]
3:16
9."Hip Bones"
  • Ørsted
  • Littauer
  • Vindahl
3:21
10."Punches"
  • Ørsted
  • Littauer
  • Damsgaard
  • Vindahl
  • Søren Breum
3:26
Total length:32:15
Motordrome (The Dødsdrom Edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spaceman"
Oscar Holter2:43
2."True Romance"
  • Ørsted
  • Littauer
  • Vindahl
  • Littauer
  • Vindahl
3:02
3."Bad Mood"
  • Ørsted
  • Vindahl
Vindahl3:20
4."Real Love"
  • Ørsted
  • Stint
  • Goss
  • Tobias Laust Hansen
  • Stint
  • Goss
  • Hansen
2:28
Total length:43:43

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Motordrome
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [40] 9

Release history

Release dates and formats for Motordrome
RegionDateVersionFormatLabelRef.
Various28 January 2022Standard Columbia [2]
8 July 2022 LP [41]
12 August 2022The Dødsdrom Edition
  • Digital download
  • streaming
[42]

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