Welcome Oblivion
| Welcome Oblivion | ||||
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 Cover of the vinyl edition | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Post-industrial, trip hop, electronica, electronic rock | |||
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| Singles from Welcome oblivion | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Consequence of Sound | [2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
| NME |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | (6.2/10)[5] |
| Toronto Star | [6] |
Welcome Oblivion is the debut studio album by American post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels. It was released on March 5, 2013 on Columbia Records.[8][9][10][11] It was described as "sensual electronic rock" by the Los Angeles Times.[12]
Promotion
[edit]The release date for the album was announced on January 10, 2013, via the band's official blog.[9][11][13] The album cover for the vinyl edition and the track list was announced on January 31, 2013.[5] The iTunes version of the album included the six tracks that made up the band's first EP, How to Destroy Angels, as bonus tracks.
The music video for "How Long?", directed by London-based art collective Shynola, was released on January 31, 2013.[5][14]
The album was posted for streaming in its entirety on Pitchfork on February 19, 2013.[15]
Formats
[edit]The album was released on both CD and vinyl editions, with different artworks for each. The vinyl version also contained two extra tracks, "The Province of Fear" and "Unintended Consequences", as well as a slightly different running order. These songs were also included on a white label CD that accompanied the vinyl copy.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Wake-Up" | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Keep It Together" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "And the Sky Began to Scream" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Welcome Oblivion" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Ice Age" | 6:53 |
| 6. | "On the Wing" | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Too Late, All Gone" | 6:15 |
| 8. | "How Long?" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Strings and Attractors" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "We Fade Away" | 6:41 |
| 11. | "Recursive Self-Improvement" | 6:28 |
| 12. | "The Loop Closes" | 4:50 |
| 13. | "Hallowed Ground" | 7:18 |
| Total length: | 65:32 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Space In Between" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Parasite" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Fur-Lined" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "BBB" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "The Believers" | 5:36 |
| 6. | "A Drowning" | 7:02 |
| Total length: | 27:49 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Wake-Up" | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Keep It Together" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "And the Sky Began to Scream" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Ice Age" | 6:53 |
| 5. | "Welcome Oblivion" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "On the Wing" | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Too Late, All Gone" | 6:15 |
| 8. | "The Province of Fear" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "How Long?" | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Strings and Attractors" | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Recursive Self-Improvement" | 6:28 |
| 12. | "Unintended Consequences" | 5:18 |
| 13. | "We Fade Away" | 6:41 |
| 14. | "The Loop Closes" | 4:50 |
| 15. | "Hallowed Ground" | 7:18 |
| Total length: | 75:03 | |
Personnel
[edit]The album personnel, as adapted from the liner notes:[15]
Written, arranged, produced, programmed, performed and packaged by
How to Destroy Angels
Other personnel
- Alessandro Cortini – co-writing and performance on "We Fade Away"
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Blumpy – recording
- Dustin Mosley – additional engineering
- Jun Murakawa – additional engineering
References
[edit]- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "How to Destroy Angels - Welcome Oblivion". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Gerber, Justin (March 6, 2013). "Album Review: How to Destroy Angels – Welcome oblivion". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (5 March 2013). "Review: The cool and collected 'Welcome Oblivion'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ David Renshaw (8 March 2013). "How to Destroy Angels - Welcome Oblivion". NME. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Currin, Grayson (March 6, 2013). "How to destroy angels_ - Welcome Oblivion". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Rayner, Ben (March 4, 2013). "Trent Reznor's new band How To Destroy Angels release Welcome Oblivion: album review". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Welcome Oblivion by How to Destroy Angels". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ^ Minsker, Evan and Amy Phillips (January 31, 2013). "Watch: Trent Reznor's How to destroy angels_ Share New Video for "How Long?", Plus Album Art, Tracklist". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Hogan, Marc (January 10, 2013). "How to Destroy Angels 'Welcome Oblivion,' and New LP, With Tape-Mangling Video". Spin. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Childers, Chad (10 January 2013). "How to Destroy Angels to Release Debut Album 'Welcome Oblivion' in March". Loudwire. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "How to Destroy Angels announce debut album Welcome Oblivion, share video for "The loop closes"". Consequence of Sound. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (March 6, 2013). "Carly Rae Jepsen meets Nine Inch Nails; genius ensues". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "How to Destroy Angels, How to destroy angels_ "The loop closes." from an". blog.destroyangels.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Hilton, Robin (January 31, 2013). "Trent Reznor: New Band, New Song, New Video, Still Terrifying". NPR. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "Stream How to destroy angels_: Welcome Oblivion on Pitchfork Advance pitchfork.com". Pitchfork. February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
