Algiers is the debut studio album by American experimental band Algiers. The album was released through Matador Records on June 2, 2015.
Critical reception
Algiers received positive feedback from contemporary music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek stated that, "Algiers, both band and album, offer musical and topical intensity alternately malevolent and passionate in searching and affirming truth, human and otherworldly. All of these seemingly disparate historical musical elements are distilled in such a startling manner, they carve something new from the fragments. This is a stunning debut."
Accolades
Publication Accolade Year Rank The QuietusThe Quietus Albums Of 2015 2015 Treble Magazine Top 50 Albums of 2015 2015 PopMatters The 80 Best Albums of 2015 2015 Entertainment Weekly The 40 Best Albums of 2015 2015 Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of the Year 2015 2015 Uncut The Best Albums of 2015 2015 Under the Radar Favourite Albums of the Year 2015 2015
Track listing
Personnel All personnel credits adapted from Algiers album notes.
Algiers Franklin James Fisher – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, piano, rhodes, wurlitzer, percussion, cello, drums, sampling Ryan Mahan – bass, TR-808, Juno-6, ARP String Ensemble, Prophet-5, wurlitzer, programming, percussion, guitar, backing vocals Lee Tesche – guitar, prepared piano, prepared guitar, programming, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians Natalie Judge – backing vocals (8)
Technical Tom Morris – producer, mixing Carl Saff – mastering
Design Nicola Morrison – cover and interior paintings Lamb & Sea – design Sam Campbell – photography Brad Feuerhelm – photography
References
External links Algiers LP