The Follower (album)

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The Follower
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Studio album by
Released1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Genre Techno
Length65:40
Label Kompakt
Producer Axel Willner
The Field chronology
Cupid's Head
(2013)
The Follower
(2016)
Infinite Moment
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.3/10 [1]
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]
Resident Advisor 3.8/5 [10]
Spin 8/10 [11]
Uncut 7/10 [12]

The Follower is the fifth studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Axel Willner under his alias The Field. It was released by Kompakt on 1 April 2016.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Axel Willner

No.TitleLength
1."The Follower"9:56
2."Pink Sun"8:56
3."Monte Verità"10:34
4."Soft Streams"10:51
5."Raise the Dead"11:18
6."Reflecting Lights"14:05
Total length:65:40

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [13] 15

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