Kindred is the fifth extended play by British electronic music producer Burial. It was first released on 13 February 2012 digitally by Hyperdub,[1] with a vinyl release following on 12 March 2012.[2] The EP was met with praise, with Metacritic assigning an averaged score of 88 out of 100 based on 17 reviews from mainstream critics.[3] In Japan and selected world markets, Hyperdub issued Kindred as a compilation with Burial's previous EP Street Halo on 11 February 2012. The release, Street Halo / Kindred, placed on the Ultratop 50 albums chart.
| Kindred | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 13 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:45 | |||
| Label | Hyperdub | |||
| Producer | Burial | |||
| Burial chronology | ||||
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In 2013, Neill Blomkamp's film Elysium featured the song "Loner". Terrence Malick's 2015 film Knight of Cups featured the song "Ashtray Wasp".
Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.4/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 88/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Fact | 4/5[8] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Spin | 8/10[13] |
| XLR8R | 9/10[14] |
Kindred received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics, based on 17 critics, the album received a score of 88 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3] Andrew Ryce of Pitchfork noted that Kindred "pretty much breaks every Burial precedent there is", calling it "a convenient slap in the face, a wake up call. Never before has his music possessed this much majesty, this much command, this much power: The pathos here has moved from sympathetic to completely domineering."[10] NME's Ben Hewitt wrote that "all the highfaluting talk is justified: the EP’s title track is a 12-minute depth-charge that crackles and fizzes dangerously, imbued with the same knife-edge tension you feel when trekking across London at night."[15] Reviewing the CD reissue compiling the EP with 2011's Street Halo, Robert Christgau wrote that Kindred's title track "takes seven seconds to achieve liminal audibility before slowly building into a peppier elegy than anything [Burial]'s previously dared", while "Ashtray Wasp" develops from a "distressed house anthem" into "something more lyrical. Thoughtful, even."[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks written and produced by Burial.[16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kindred" | 11:28 |
| 2. | "Loner" | 7:31 |
| 3. | "Ashtray Wasp" | 11:46 |
| Total length: | 30:45 | |
Charts edit
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] Street Halo / Kindred |
186 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] Street Halo / Kindred |
185 |
| US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[19] | 2 |
| US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (Billboard)[20] | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Bass, George (20 February 2012). "Ep Review: Burial – Kindred". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Burial's Kindred gets vinyl release date". Fact. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Reviews for Kindred [EP] by Burial". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Kindred by Burial reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Kindred – Burial". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Choudhery, Möhammad (23 February 2012). "Album Review: Burial – Kindred". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Pollard, Vincent (28 February 2012). "Burial: Kindred". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Finlayson, Angus (15 February 2012). "Burial: Kindred". Fact. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (17 July 2012). "Burial/Saint Etienne". MSN Music. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (15 February 2012). "Burial: Kindred". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Rothlein, Jordan (15 February 2012). "Burial – Kindred". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Hermes, Will (30 March 2012). "Kindred EP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Patel, Puja (27 February 2012). "Burial, 'Kindred EP' (Hyperdub)". Spin. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Fallon, Patric (15 February 2012). "Burial: Kindred EP". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Hewitt, Ben (21 February 2012). "Burial – 'Kindred'". NME. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Street Halo / Kindred (Media notes). Burial. Beat Records. 2012. BRC-320.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Burial – Street Halo / Kindred" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "ブリアルのランキング (アルバム)". Oricon. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Burial – Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Burial – Chart History: Dance/Electronic Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Kindred at Discogs (list of releases)
- Kindred at MusicBrainz (list of releases)