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Foam Island

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Foam Island
Studio album by
Released25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Length39:47
LabelWarp
Darkstar chronology
News from Nowhere
(2013)
Foam Island
(2015)
Civic Jams
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Crack Magazine7/10[3]
Exclaim!6/10[4]
The Line of Best Fit5/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
The Skinny[7]
Under the Radar7.5/10[8]

Foam Island is the third studio album by British electronic music duo Darkstar. It was released on 25 September 2015 under Warp.[9]

Critical reception

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Foam Island 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 71, based on 8 reviews.[1]

Accolades

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Accolades for Foam Island
Publication Accolade Rank
Clash Clash's 50 Best Albums of 2015[10]
6
Dummy Mag Dummy's 30 Best Albums of 2015[11]
16

Track listing

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Foam Island track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Basic Things"2:02
2."Inherent In This Fibre"3:58
3."Stoke the Fire"4:04
4."Cuts"1:32
5."Go Natural"4:42
6."A Different Kind of Struggle"1:51
7."Pin Secure"4:55
8."Through the Motions"4:31
9."Tilly's Theme"2:33
10."Foam Island"3:32
11."Javan's Call"2:12
12."Days Burn Blue"3:45

Charts

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Chart performance for Foam Island
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 198

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ Croner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, Ashley (30 September 2015). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ Cowart, Geoff (23 September 2015). "Darkstar bite off more than they can chew". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ White, Chris (18 December 2015). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. ^ Short, Tom (15 September 2015). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. ^ Hamilton, Billy (23 November 2015). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. ^ Cliff, Aimee (21 September 2015). "Darkstar's New Album Gives Voice To Northern England's Neglected Youth". The Fader. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ Murray, Robin (17 December 2015). "Clash Albums of the Year". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ Murray, Sean (9 December 2015). "The 30 Best Albums of 2015". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Darkstar – Foam Island" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2020.