The Nature of Imitation 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 78, based on 8 reviews.[ 3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[ 1]
The Nation of Imitation track listingTitle 1. "Promises" 3:57 2. "Angel Shark" 2:53 3. "J Buyers" 4:51 4. "A Mother's Lament" 1:52 5. "No Time Not Mine" 3:56 6. "Pedestrians" 3:56 7. "Self Similarity" 4:12 8. "Dishwater" 2:51 9. "E13" 4:43 10. "The Space" 3:36 11. "You Give and Give" 2:27
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^ a b Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ a b "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Gerardi, Matt (3 August 2018). "YG, Helena Hauff, and more albums to know about this week" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Corner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review" . Crack Magazine . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Hampson, Ashley (3 August 2018). "Exclaim! Review" . Exclaim! . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Beta, Andy (7 August 2018). "Pitchfork Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Carr, Paul (3 August 2018). "Dorian Concept Systematically Deconstructs Genres to Create Something New on 'The Nature of Imitation' " . PopMatters . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Gerth, Austin (18 June 2018). "Dorian Concept to feed you brain new album with the help of Brainfeeder, serves up first single as an appetizer" . Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .