The Physical World

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The Physical World
Death From Above The Physical World album art.jpg
Studio album by
Death from Above 1979
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2014
Studio
  • Sunset Sound
  • Hillside
Genre
Length35:54
Label Last Gang
Producer Dave Sardy
Death from Above 1979 chronology
You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
(2004)		The Physical World
(2014)		 Outrage! Is Now
(2017)
Singles from The Physical World
  1. "Trainwreck 1979"
    Released: July 8, 2014
  2. "Government Trash"
    Released: August 14, 2014
  3. "Virgins"
    Released: April 27, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10 [4]
Metacritic 75/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
The A.V. Club B [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 9/10 [10]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Uncut 7/10 [14]

The Physical World is the second studio album by Canadian rock duo Death from Above 1979. It was released September 9, 2014, through Last Gang Records. The album was produced by Dave Sardy who has previously worked with artists such as Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, and Nine Inch Nails. [15]

Contents

History

The album was announced on June 11, 2014. [15] [16] The first single, "Trainwreck 1979", about the 1979 Mississauga train derailment, was released on July 8, and the second single, "Government Trash", was released on August 14.[ citation needed ] "Trainwreck 1979" impacted radio on August 5, 2014. [17]

The album was a long-listed nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. [18] It was named Rock Album of the Year for 2015 at the Juno Awards. [19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cheap Talk"3:15
2."Right On, Frankenstein!"3:05
3."Virgins"3:08
4."Always On"2:32
5."Crystal Ball"2:51
6."White Is Red"4:27
7."Trainwreck 1979"3:46
8."Nothin' Left"2:30
9."Government Trash"3:00
10."Gemini"2:25
11."The Physical World"4:51

Personnel

Death From Above 1979
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 65
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [21] 3
Japan (Oricon Albums Chart) [22] 145
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 37
US Billboard 200 [24] 28
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [25] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 7

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