| Stadium | ||||
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| Released | October 12, 2018 | |||
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| Length | 51:24 | |||
| Label | Shelter Press | |||
| Producer | Eli Keszler | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [3] |
| Pitchfork | 8/10 [1] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [4] |
Stadium is the ninth studio album by American percussionist Eli Keszler. It was released in October 2018 under Shelter Press. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Measurement Doesn't Change The System At All" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Lotus Awnings" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "We Live In Pathetic Temporal Urgency" | 7:26 |
| 4. | "Flying Floor For U.S. Airways" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Simple Act Of Inverting The Episode" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Which Swarms Around It" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Fifty Four To Madrid" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "French Lick" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Was The Singing Bellowing" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "The Driver Stops" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Fashion Of Echo" | 4:44 |
| 12. | "Bell Underpinnings" | 4:50 |
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fact | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 44 | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 11 | |
| The Wire | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 13 |
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