Sisyphus (album)

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Sisyphus
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Studio album by
Sisyphus
ReleasedMarch 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Genre Hip hop, electronic
Length51:31
Label Asthmatic Kitty
Sisyphus chronology
Beak & Claw
(2012)		Sisyphus
(2014)
Singles from Sisyphus
  1. "Calm It Down"
    Released: December 19, 2013 [1]

Sisyphus is the debut studio album by Sisyphus, a collaborative project between Serengeti, Son Lux, and Sufjan Stevens. [2] It was released through Asthmatic Kitty on March 18, 2014. [3] The project was commissioned by the Walker Art Center and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music series to accompany an exhibition of the work of visual artist Jim Hodges, scheduled to run from February 14 through May 11, 2014. [4]

Contents

Music videos were made for "Calm It Down", [5] "Alcohol", [6] "Booty Call", [7] and "Take Me". [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Clash 7/10 [11]
Consequence of Sound C [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Pitchfork 6.2/10 [15]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [9]

Jeremy D. Larson of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.2 out of 10, saying: "More often than not, Sisyphus misses its mark, but the album's dense, melancholy back half represents its strongest moments." [15] Meanwhile, Paul MacInnes of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Even when the fusion doesn't work, you can't help but admire the creativity." [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Calm It Down"6:30
2."Take Me"5:57
3."Booty Call"2:22
4."Rhythm of Devotion"6:02
5."Flying Ace"3:05
6."My Oh My"3:31
7."I Won't Be Afraid"5:15
8."Lion's Share"4:16
9."Dishes in the Sink"3:35
10."Hardly Hanging On"4:18
11."Alcohol"6:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Sisyphus

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [18] 163
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [19] 3
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [20] 32
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [21] 47

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