Unravelling (album)

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Unravelling
Unravelling Album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
RecordedChem19 Studios, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre
Length47:12
Label FatCat Records
We Were Promised Jetpacks chronology
In the Pit of the Stomach
(2011)
Unravelling
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound (8/10) [3]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound B [5]
PopMatters (6/10) [6]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Exclaim! (8/10) [8]

Unravelling is the third studio album by the Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks. [9] It was released on 6 October 2014 in the United Kingdom and 14 October 2014 in the United States. [10] [11]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Safety in Numbers"3:38
2."Peaks and Troughs"3:51
3."I Keep It Composed"3:50
4."Peace Sign"4:05
5."Night Terror"4:39
6."Disconnecting"5:19
7."Bright Minds"4:42
8."A Part of It"3:39
9."Moral Compass"4:24
10."Peace of Mind"6:30
11."Ricochet"4:45
Total length:47:12

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat(s)
United Kingdom6 October 2014 FatCat Records CD, LP, digital download
United States14 October 2014 FatCat Records

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