Otherness (Kindness album)

Otherness is the second studio album by English musician Adam Bainbridge, under their solo project Kindness. It was released on October 13, 2014 through Mom + Pop Music and Female Energy.[8][9]

Otherness
Studio album by
Released13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
Length46:13
Label
Kindness chronology
World, You Need a Change of Mind
(2012)
Otherness
(2014)
Something Like a War
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[1]
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
DIY[6]
Drowned in Sound5/10[7]

Critical reception

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Otherness was met with generally favourable 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 68, based on 18 reviews.[2]

Accolades

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Accolades for Otherness
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Dummy Mag Top 20 Albums of 2014
2
Gigwise Top 50 Albums of 2014
36
The Guardian Top 40 Albums of 2014
27
Pigeons & Planes Top 50 Albums of 2014
41

Track listing

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Otherness track listing
No.TitleLength
1."World Restart" (featuring Kelela Mizanekristos)4:39
2."This Is Not About Us"3:20
3."I'll Be Back" (featuring Sam Beste)5:18
4."Who Do You Love?" (featuring Bob Blank, Lola Blank and Robin Carlsson)4:51
5."8th Wonder" (featuring M.anifest)5:12
6."With You" (featuring Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan, Kelela Mizanekristos and Paul Morley)4:03
7."Geneva"5:46
8."For the Young" (featuring Herbie Hancock and Foday Musa Suso)3:14
9."Why Don't You Love Me" (featuring Devonté Hynes and Tawiah)4:05
10."It'll Be OK"5:45

Charts

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Chart performance for Otherness
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 45

References

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  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ Diver, Mike (8 October 2014). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ Terry, Josh (14 October 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ West, James. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ Slaughter, Matthew (10 October 2014). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. ^ Renshaw, David (6 October 2014). "Kindness streams new album 'Otherness' online". NME. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ^ Minsker, Evan (11 August 2014). "Kindness Announces New Album Otherness, Shares "World Restart" Featuring Kelela and Ade". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ "The 20 Best Albums of 2014". Dummy Mag. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Gigwise's 50 Best Albums of 2014". Gigwise. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. ^ "The Best Albums of 2014". The Guardian. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Pigeons & Planes' Best Albums of 2014". Album of the Year. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kindness Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2020.