The Centre Cannot Hold (album)

The Centre Cannot Hold
Studio album by Ben Frost
Released	29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
Genre	Electronic experimental [1]
Length	49:56
Label	Mute
Producer	Steve Albini [2]
Ben Frost chronology
Music From Fortitude (2017) The Centre Cannot Hold (2017) Scope Neglect (2024)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [2]
Exclaim!	8/10 [5]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [1]
PopMatters	8/10 [6]

The Centre Cannot Hold is the fifth studio album by Australian musician Ben Frost. It was released on 29 September 2017 through Mute Records.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Pitchfork	Top 20 Experimental Albums of 2017	14	[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Threshold of Faith"	6:35
2.	"A Sharp Blow in Passing"	5:13
3.	"Trauma Theory"	4:42
4.	"A Single Hellfire Missile Costs $100,000"	0:12
5.	"Eurydice's Heel"	5:07
6.	"Meg Ryan Eyez"	2:50
7.	"Ionia"	6:48
8.	"Healthcare"	3:32
9.	"All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated"	8:15
10.	"Entropy in Blue"	6:42

References

1. Fallon, Patric (29 September 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. Bemrose, Bekki (27 September 2017). "Album Review: Ben Frost - The Centre Cannot Hold". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
4. Simpson, Paul. "The Centre Cannot Hold - Ben Frost". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
5. Ellman, Peter (27 September 2017). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. Stasis, Spyros (28 September 2017). "Ben Frost: The Centre Cannot Hold". PopMatters . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
7. Geffen, Sasha (15 December 2017). "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2017". Pitchfork . Retrieved 27 March 2019.