Nostalchic is the debut studio album by British record producer Lapalux.[12] It was released via Brainfeeder on 25 March 2013.[13] It peaked at number 27 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.[14]

Nostalchic
Studio album by
Released25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)
GenreElectronic
Length46:35
LabelBrainfeeder
ProducerStuart Howard
Lapalux chronology
Nostalchic
(2013)
Lustmore
(2015)
Singles from Nostalchic
  1. "Guuurl"
    Released: 2013
  2. "Without You"
    Released: 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBCfavorable[2]
Beats Per Minute75/100[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
Fact4/5[6]
MusicOMH[7]
Pitchfork7.4/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
The Skinny[10]
XLR8R7.5/10[11]

Critical reception edit

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Nostalchic received an average score of 79% based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Lauren Martin of Fact said: "Whilst Nostalchic is Lapalux's most full-bodied work to date, it's also one of the finer examples of how the recent house-meets-r'n'b explosion can be executed with subtlety and finesse."[6] Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "keeping solidly in line with the Brainfeeder tradition, Nostalchic is a forward-looking album, warm and comfortable but never obvious."[8]

Inthemix placed it at number 16 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2013" list.[15]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Iamsys (Tape Intro)"2:53
2."Guuurl"3:45
3."Kelly Brook"2:58
4."One Thing" (featuring Jenna Andrews)3:55
5."Flower"4:12
6."Swallowing Smoke"4:29
7."Without You" (featuring Kerry Leatham)5:26
8."Straight Over My Head"3:31
9."Dance" (featuring Astrid Williamson)3:37
10."The Dead Sea"4:23
11."Walking Words"2:38
12."OEA (Tape Outro)" (featuring Kerry Leatham)4:48
iTunes edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Operate"4:32
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Fat Gold Chain"2:46

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[14] 27

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Nostalchic by Lapalux". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Pattison, Louis (2013). "Lapalux - Nostalchic - Review". BBC. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Ryan, Will (March 20, 2013). "Lapalux - Nostalchic". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Oliver, Matt (March 18, 2013). "Lapalux - Nostalchic". Clash. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Hampson, Ashley (March 22, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Martin, Lauren (March 27, 2013). "Nostalchic". Fact. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Young, Martyn (March 22, 2013). "Lapalux – Nostalchic". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Bromwich, Jonah (March 28, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  9. ^ Suarez, Gary (April 19, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". PopMatters. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (March 7, 2013). "Lapalux – Nostalchic". The Skinny. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  11. ^ Stolman, Elissa (March 25, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". XLR8R. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  12. ^ Rothlein, Jordan (January 11, 2013). "Lapalux gets Nostalchic". Resident Advisor. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  13. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (March 13, 2013). "Lapalux in interview: Brainfeeder's latest prodigy talks his psychedelic debut". The Skinny. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40: 31 March 2013 - 06 April 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Top 20 Albums of 2013 (page 1 of 4)". Inthemix. Junkee Media. December 20, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

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