Whorl (album)

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Whorl
Simian Mobile Disco - Whorl.png
Studio album by
Released9 September 2014
Length64:35
Label Anti-
Simian Mobile Disco chronology
Unpatterns
(2012)
Whorl
(2014)
Welcome to Sideways
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound B− [2]
The Line of Best Fit 6/10 [3]
Pitchfork 6.5/10 [4]
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Whorl is the fourth studio album by Simian Mobile Disco, which was released on 9 September 2014 through Anti-. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Redshift" – 3:52
  2. "Dandelion Spheres" – 3:33
  3. "Sun Dogs" – 7:28
  4. "Hypnick Jerk" – 6:02
  5. "Dervish" – 5:49
  6. "Z Space" – 4:36
  7. "Nazard" – 5:12
  8. "Calyx" – 7:19
  9. "Jam Side Up" – 5:36
  10. "Tangents" – 6:34
  11. "Iron Henge" – 5:25
  12. "Casiopeia" – 3:12

Charts

Chart performance for Whorl
Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 121
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [7] 21
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8] 21

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