Powerhouse (Planningtorock album)

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Powerhouse
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Studio album by
Released9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)
Length42:52
Label DFA
Planningtorock chronology
All Love's Legal
(2014)
Powerhouse
(2018)

Powerhouse is the fourth studio album of English musician Planningtorock. The album was critically well-received and landed at number 27 on The Quietus 's list of the best albums of 2018. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Powerhouse 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 74, based on 7 reviews. [2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
DJ Mag 7/10 [4]
DMC World 5/5 [5]
Exclaim! 7/10 [6]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [8]
The Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Resident Advisor 3.8/5 [10]
Uncut 7/10 [2]

Track listing

Powerhouse track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Wounds"2:33
2."Transome"3:28
3."Dear Brother"3:28
4."Somethings More Painful Than Others"6:10
5."Much to Touch"4:42
6."Jam of Finland"3:53
7."Non Binary Femme"5:26
8."Piece of My Mind"4:10
9."Beulah Loves Dancing"4:09
10."Powerhouse"4:55

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References

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