The Great Distraction is the fourth studio album by English electronic music group Vessels, released on 29 September 2017 on Different Recordings.[1] Critical reception was mixed to decent.[2][3]

The Great Distraction
Studio album by
Released29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
LabelDifferent Recordings
Vessels chronology
Dilate
(2015)
The Great Distraction
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year71/100[3]
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Crackle Feedback[5]
Crack Magazine5/10[6]
DIY[7]
DJ Mag8.5/10[8]
God is in the TV8/10[9]
The Irish Times[10]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[11]
The Music[12]
The Skinny[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vessels". The List. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Great Distraction by Vessels reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Vesselss – The Great Distraction". Album of the Year. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ Simpson, Paul. "The Great Distraction – Vessels". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ Millard, Adam. "Album Review: The Great Distraction by Vessels". Crackle Feedback. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ Corner, Adam. "Vessels – 'The Great Distraction' review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ Richards, Will (29 September 2017). "Vessels – The Great Distraction". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Albums – Issue 573". DJ Mag. September 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. ^ Spithray, Steve (25 September 2017). "Vessels – The Great Distraction (Different Recordings)". God is in the TV. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ Gannon, Jennifer (28 September 2017). "Vessels – The Great Distraction: all eye-twitching bleeps and elongated grooves". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ^ Todd, Chris (12 October 2017). "Vessels impressively transform from man to machine on album four". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ James, Christopher (25 September 2017). "Vessels / The Great Distraction". The Music. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ Francis, Claire (25 September 2017). "Vessels – The Great Distraction". The Skinny. Retrieved 16 May 2020.