Volcano (Temples album)

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Volcano
Temples - Volcano.png
Studio album by
Released3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Studio
Genre
Length48:54
Label Heavenly
Producer James Bagshaw
Temples chronology
Sun Structures
(2014)
Volcano
(2017)
Hot Motion
(2019)

Volcano is the second studio album by English rock band Temples, released on 3 March 2017 by Heavenly Recordings. [4] The album was recorded at their home studio, and is self-produced. [2]

Contents

Temples member James Bagshaw described the album as being "a result of implementing a load of things that we didn't know about the first time around [on Sun Structures]". [5]

Singles

"Certainty" was released as a single in September 2016. [6] This was followed by a remixes EP of the single in November 2016, featuring remixes by Franz Ferdinand and Grumbling Fur Maschine. [7] The second single "Strange or Be Forgotten" was released on 10 January 2017. [8] This was also followed by a remix by Jono Ma of Jagwar Ma, titled "Strange or Be Forgottten" (Jono Ma Even Stranger Version) on 16 February 2017. [9] A third single, "Born into the Sunset", was released on 27 February 2017. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Clash 8/10 [1]
Exclaim! 8/10 [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Independent Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews. [11]

In a positive review, Clash said that the album was "rich in intricately layered synths, blending swathes of influences into a more distinctive sound". [1] However, The Independent viewed Volcano in a more negative light, criticising the change in direction from their previous release, Sun Structures. [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Certainty"James BagshawBagshaw4:24
2."All Join In"
  • Adam Smith
  • Tom Walmsley
  • Smith
  • Walmsley
4:08
3."I Wanna Be Your Mirror"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
  • Smith
Bagshaw4:46
4."Oh! The Saviour"Bagshaw
  • Bagshaw
  • Smith
3:45
5."Born into the Sunset"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
Bagshaw4:46
6."How Would You Like to Go?"SmithSmith3:35
7."Open Air"BagshawBagshaw4:46
8."In My Pocket"
  • Smith
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
  • Smith
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
3:03
9."Celebration"
  • Walmsley
  • Smith
  • Walmsley
  • Smith
  • Bagshaw
4:19
10."Mystery of Pop"BagshawBagshaw3:24
11."Roman God-Like Man"WalmsleyWalmsley3:50
12."Strange or Be Forgotten"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
Bagshaw4:08
Total length:48:54
Japanese edition bonus tracks [17]
No.TitleLength
13."Henry's Cake" 
French Fnac edition bonus tracks [18]
No.TitleLength
13."Fortune" 

Personnel

Temples

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Volcano
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [19] 91
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 128
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 69
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 81
Scottish Albums (OCC) [25] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [27] 23
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [28] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [29] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [30] 13
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [31] 56
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [32] 25
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [33] 51
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [34] 41
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [35] 2

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