Dark Red is the second studio album by American electronic musician Shlohmo. It was released through True Panther Sounds on April 7, 2015.[1]

Dark Red
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
GenreElectronic
Length58:24
LabelTrue Panther Sounds
ProducerShlohmo
Shlohmo chronology
Bad Vibes
(2011)
Dark Red
(2015)
The End
(2019)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Consequence of SoundB−[1]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
HipHopDX     [5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork5.9/10[7]
Resident Advisor2.7/5[8]
Spin7/10[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying: "The resulting album successfully fleshes out Shlohmo's previous sound into his most accomplished work so far, and ultimately manages to find hope in darkness."[3] Sheldon Pearce of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B−, calling it "a violently loud, dizzying articulation of grief and loss."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Ten Days of Falling"4:46
2."Meet Ur Maker"5:23
3."Buried"6:55
4."Emerge from Smoke"4:43
5."Slow Descent"6:20
6."Apathy" (featuring D33J)5:25
7."Relentless"5:14
8."Ditch"4:41
9."Remains"3:28
10."Fading"6:08
11."Beams"5:23

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 20

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pearce, Sheldon (March 30, 2015). "Shlohmo – Dark Red". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Dark Red by Shlohmo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Shlohmo - Dark Red". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Carlick, Stephen (April 6, 2015). "Shlohmo: Dark Red". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Dowling, Marcus (April 28, 2015). "Shlohmo - Dark Red". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Dean Van (March 30, 2015). "9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (April 7, 2015). "Shlohmo: Dark Red". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Taylor, Hugh (April 23, 2015). "Shlohmo - Dark Red". Resident Advisor. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Brown, Harley (May 7, 2015). "SPIN Overlooked Albums Report: Young Guv's Power-Pop, Lord Huron's Folk Revival, and More". Spin. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Shlohmo Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Shlohmo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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