Move in Spectrums

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Move in Spectrums
Move In Spectrums (Au Revoir Simone 2013 album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
Genre Indie pop, dream pop
Length43:33
Label Moshi Moshi Records
Instant Records
Producer
Au Revoir Simone chronology
Still Night, Still Light
(2009)
Move in Spectrums
(2013)

Move in Spectrums is the fourth studio album by American indie pop band Au Revoir Simone. It was released on September 24, 2013 by Moshi Moshi Records and Instant Records. [1]

Contents

The remix album, titled Spectrums, was released in 2014. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]

National Post named it one of the best albums of 2013. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."More Than"4:47
2."The Lead Is Galloping"2:32
3."Crazy"2:55
4."We Both Know"4:51
5."Just Like a Tree"4:28
6."Somebody Who"3:24
7."Gravitron"4:31
8."Boiling Point"4:33
9."Love You Don't Know Me"2:55
10."Hand Over Hand"5:07
11."Let the Night Win"5:30

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 8

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