The Performer (James Righton album)

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The Performer
James Righton - The Performer.png
Studio album by
James Righton
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Length35:48
Label DeeWee
Producer James Righton
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Performer is the debut studio album by English musician and former Klaxons band member James Righton. It was released on 20 March 2020 under DeeWee Records. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The Performer 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 75, based on 5 reviews. [1] Yasmin Cowan from Clash said that the album "embarks on a cinematic journey with poignant lyricism, exquisite production and charismatically seductive soundscapes". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Righton.

The Performer track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Performer"4:17
2."Edie"3:53
3."See the Monster"4:00
4."Devil Is Loose"6:29
5."Lessons in Dreamland, Pt. 1"1:12
6."Start"3:16
7."Are You with Me?"3:22
8."Heavy Heart"4:05
9."Lessons in Dreamland, Pt. 2"5:14

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Christopher Monger, James. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 Cowan, Yasmin (24 March 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Williams, Jennessa (19 March 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Barton, Laura (24 March 2020). "Q Magazine Review". Q . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Skinner, Tom (12 November 2020). "Klaxons founder James Righton releases '70s-inspired single 'The Performer', taken from his debut solo album". NME . Retrieved 23 May 2020.


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