U&I (album)
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| Released | 23 January 2012[1] | |||
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| Length | 45:54 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Leila | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Beats Per Minute | 68/100[4] |
| Clash | 8/10[5] |
| Fact | 2.5/5[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10[10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[11] |
U&I is the fourth studio album by electronic music artist Leila, released by Warp in 2012.[12] It features contributions from Mt. Sims.[13]
Critical reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a set of songs that are as dense and direct as her previous album was elaborate and enveloping."[3] Mischa Pearlman of Clash gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "Intense and claustrophobic, it's a surprisingly revelatory record that captures the highs and lows of human experience and existence."[5] Stephane Girard of Resident Advisor gave the album a 4.0 out of 5 and described it as "Leila's most gripping work to date."[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Of One" | 0:59 |
| 2. | "Activate I" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "All of This" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Welcome to Your Life" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "In Consideration" | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Eight" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "(Disappointed Cloud) Anyway" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Interlace" | 1:21 |
| 9. | "Colony Collapse Disorder" | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Boudica" | 5:56 |
| 11. | "In Motion Slow" | 4:47 |
| 12. | "U&I" | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Forasmuch" | 5:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "See Ess" | 2:57 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lynch, Will (4 November 2011). "Leila readies U&I". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b "U&I by Leila". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "U&I - Leila". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Halverson, Andrew (3 February 2012). "Leila - U&I". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b Pearlman, Mischa (18 January 2012). "Leila - U&I". Clash. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (31 January 2012). "Leila: U&I". Fact. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (19 January 2012). "Leila: U&I – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Paton, Daniel (23 January 2012). "Leila - U&I". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Frances (20 January 2012). "Leila – 'U&I'". NME. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Neyland, Nick (27 January 2012). "Leila: U&I". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b Girard, Stephane (3 February 2012). "Leila - U&I". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel (24 January 2012). "Leila - U&I". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Murray, Robin (20 January 2012). "Stream: Leila - U&I". Clash. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
