| Murmurations | ||||
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| Released | 11 May 2018 | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Wichita | |||
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Murmurations is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on 11 May 2018 under Wichita Recordings. [1] The album title and many of the track titles are inspired by how the members of the choir ended up following the sounds of their nearest neighbors, much like flocking birds. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| NME | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [7] |
Murmurations 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 75, based on 13 reviews. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boids" |
| 4:32 |
| 2. | "Caught in a Wave" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir) |
| 6:43 |
| 3. | "We Go" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir) |
| 8:31 |
| 4. | "Gliders" |
| 3:39 |
| 5. | "Hey Sister" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir) |
| 5:37 |
| 6. | "A Perfect Swarm" |
| 8:20 |
| 7. | "Defender" (featuring the Deep Throat Choir) |
| 7:24 |
| 8. | "V Formation" |
| 6:49 |
| 9. | "Murmuration" |
| 2:14 |
A remix album called Re-Murmurations was released on September 28, 2018. [8] [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caught in a Wave (Jas Shaw 15 Volts Mix 1)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir) | 6:58 |
| 2. | Untitled (featuring Deep Throat Choir) | 6:46 |
| 3. | "Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Chant Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir) | 7:03 |
| 4. | "Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Carillon Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir) | 8:24 |
| 5. | "V Formation (Jas Shaw Misfits Mix)" | 6:27 |
| 6. | "Murmuration (Jas Shaw 7&half IPS Mix)" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Defender (Jas Shaw AFK Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir) | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Defender (Jas Shaw Locked Loops Mix)" (featuring Deep Throat Choir) | 6:46 |
| 9. | "Caught in a Wave (Jas Shaw 15 Volts Instrumental 1)" | 6:57 |
| 10. | "Caught in a Wave (Jas Shaw 15 Volts Instrumental 2)" | 6:01 |
| 11. | "Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Chant Drum Tool)" | 7:00 |
| 12. | "Hey Sister (Jas Shaw Carillon Dub)" | 7:06 |
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