Aquaria (styled as AQUΛRIA) is the debut studio album by American record producer, singer-songwriter, rapper and musician Boots. In the United States, the album has charted at number 14 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
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| Released | November 13, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
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Background edit
Boots came to worldwide attention in December 2013 when Beyoncé released her highly successful fifth studio album Beyoncé, for which BOOTS had written and produced several songs, including "Haunted", "Heaven" and "Blue".[1] In May 2014, he released a mixtape titled WinterSpringSummerFall. In early 2015, he released a five-song EP Motorcycle Jesus, which served as a soundtrack album for a short film of the same title, directed by BOOTS.[2][1] The release of his debut studio album Aquaria was announced by Columbia Records in a press release on August 20, 2015.[2]
Critical reception edit
Aquaria has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 17 reviews.[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[3] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Wall Street Journal | 80/100 [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The New York Times | 80/100[7][3] |
| NME | 3/5[8] |
| Clash | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Jordan Asher, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Brooklyn Gamma" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "C.U.R.E." | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Oraclies" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Bombs Away" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "I Run Roulette" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Gallows" | 1:41 |
| 7. | "Aquaria" (featuring Deradoorian) (written by Asher, Angel Deradoorian and Kirby Lauryen) | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Earthquake" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Only" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Dead Come Running" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Still" | 2:57 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from AllMusic[12]
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Charts edit
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 14 |
References edit
- ^ a b Pareles, Jon (February 14, 2015). "After His Coup With Beyoncé, Boots Strides Out of the Shadows". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "BOOTS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM AQUARIA ON NOVEMBER 13th, 2015 VIA COLUMBIA RECORDS". Columbia Records. August 20, 2015. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Aquaria". Metacritic. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. (November 13, 2015). "Aquaria - Boots". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ Fusilli, Jim (November 11, 2015). "'Aquaria' by Boots Review". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (November 12, 2015). "Boots: AQUΛRIA review – former Beyoncé producer goes doomy rap-rock". The Guardian. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (November 11, 2015). "Aquaria a Dark Debut Album by Boots". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Bassett, Jordan (November 11, 2015). "NME Reviews - Boots – 'Aquaria'". NME. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Rivers, Joe (October 28, 2015). "BOOTS - AQUΛRIA". Clash. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Tolentino, Jia (November 3, 2015). "Boots: AQUARIA | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (December 2, 2015). "Boots Aquaria Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ "Aquaria - Boots | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Boots – Chart history". Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Boots. Retrieved March 17, 2016.