Pang! is the sixth studio album by Welsh musician Gruff Rhys. It was released on 13 September 2019 under Rough Trade Records.[1]

Pang!
Studio album by
Released13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
Length29:44
LabelRough Trade
ProducerMuzi
Gruff Rhys chronology
Babelsberg
(2018)
Pang!
(2019)
Seeking New Gods
(2021)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Guardian     [4]
MusicOMH     [5]
Paste7.9/10[6]

Pang! 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 80, based on 12 reviews.[2]

Track listing edit

Pang! track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pang!"2:48
2."Bae Bae Bae"4:11
3."Digidigol"3:04
4."Ara Deg"2:35
5."Eli Haul"2:36
6."Niwl O Anwiredd"3:49
7."Taranau Mai"3:35
8."Ol Bys/Nodau Clust"3:55
9."Annedd I'm Danedd"3:11

Charts edit

Chart performance for Pang!
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 81

References edit

  1. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (10 July 2019). "Gruff Rhys announces details of new solo album, 'Pang!' and shares new single". NME. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ Hann, Michael (13 September 2019). "Gruff Rhys: Pang! review – acoustic, pastoral, global … and as unpredictable as ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ Hogwood, Ben (16 September 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ Crump, Andy (20 September 2019). "Gruff Rhys Breaks Down Language Barriers on Pang!". Paste. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2020.