Omnion

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Omnion
Omnion - Hercules and Love Affair.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2017
Length54:16
Label Atlantic, Big Beat
Producer Andy Butler, Leonid Lipelis, Phil Moffa
Hercules and Love Affair chronology
The Feast of the Broken Heart
(2014)
Omnion
(2017)
In Amber
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 5/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [6]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Omnion is the fourth studio album by Hercules and Love Affair, released on September 1, 2017. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleFeatured ArtistLength
1."Omnion" Sharon Van Etten 4:54
2."Controller" Faris Badwan (of the band The Horrors)4:25
3."Rejoice"Rouge Mary5:11
4."Are You Still Certain?" Mashrou' Leila 4:43
5."Running"Sisy Ey4:39
6."Fools Wear Crowns" 5:19
7."Lies"Gustaph6:05
8."Wild Child"Rouge Mary4:07
9."My Curse and Cure"Gustaph4:57
10."Through Your Atmosphere"Faris Badwan5:00
11."Epilogue"Gustaph4:56
Total length:54:16

Track listing adapted from Consequence of Sound. [12]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 159

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