Optical Delusion

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Optical Delusion
Orbital - Optical Delusion.png
Studio album by
Orbital
Released17 February 2023
Length51:07
Label Orbital
Producer Orbital
Orbital chronology
30 Something
(2022)		Optical Delusion
(2023)
Singles from Optical Delusion
  1. "Dirty Rat"
    Released: 20 October 2022 [1]
  2. "Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)"
    Released: 7 December 2022 [2]
  3. "Are You Alive?"
    Released: 1 February 2023 [3]

Optical Delusion is the tenth studio album by English electronic music duo Orbital, released on 17 February 2023. [1]

Contents

Reception

Optical Delusion ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.2/10 [4]
Metacritic 75/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Clash 8/10 [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Louder Than War Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
PopMatters 7/10 [12]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Uncut 7/10 [15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Optical Delusion received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 8 critic scores. [5]

Year-end lists

Optical Delusion on year-end lists
Publication#Ref.
Louder Than War 80 [16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Hartnoll except where noted

Optical Delusion track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)" (featuring Mediæval Bæbes) 4:14
2."Day One" (featuring Dina Ipavic) 5:16
3."Are You Alive?" (featuring Penelope Isles)
  • Jack Wolter
  • Lily Wolter
  • Paul Hartnoll
7:49
4."You Are the Frequency" (featuring the Little Pest)
4:39
5."The New Abnormal" 5:05
6."Home" (featuring Anna B Savage)
  • Anna B Savage
  • Paul Hartnoll
5:18
7."Dirty Rat" (with Sleaford Mods) 5:16
8."Requiem for the Pre-Apocalypse" 5:20
9."What a Surprise" (featuring the Little Pest)
  • Jimmy Day
  • Phil Hartnoll
3:51
10."Moon Princess" (featuring Coppe)
  • Jimmy Day
  • Miller Y. Coppe
  • Phil Hartnoll
4:19
Total length:51:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Optical Delusion
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [17] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 70
Irish Albums (IRMA) [19] 83
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 4
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 6
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [22] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 2

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