Monkeytown

This article is about the album. For the record label, see Monkeytown Records.
Monkeytown
Studio album by Modeselektor
Released September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)
Length 55:46
Label Monkeytown
Modeselektor chronology
Modeselektion Vol. 01
(2010)
Monkeytown
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Guardian [3]
Pitchfork7.4/10 [4]
Resident Advisor [5]
Rolling Stone [6]

Monkeytown is the third studio album by the German electronic band Modeselektor. It was produced "100% together in the studio and in one session over the course of ten weeks".[7]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Performer Length
1. "Blue Clouds"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor 6:02
2. "Pretentious Friends"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor/Busdriver/Pillow Talk 3:33
3. "Shipwreck"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor/Thom Yorke 6:14
4. "Evil Twin"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor/Otto von Schirach 4:01
5. "German Clap"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor 6:34
6. "Berlin"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor/Miss Platnum 4:44
7. "Grillwalker"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor 4:03
8. "Green Light Go"  Bronsert/PVT/SzaryModeselektor/PVT 4:50
9. "Humanized"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor/Anti Pop Consortium 4:23
10. "This"  Bronsert/Szary/YorkeModeselektor/Thom Yorke 6:26
11. "War Cry"  Bronsert/SzaryModeselektor 4:56
Total length:
55:46

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Monkeytown received an average score of 67, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

  1. "Critic Reviews for Monkeytown". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Modeselektor: Monkeytown - Review". 1 October 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. Patrin, Nate (3 October 2011). "Modeselektor - Monkeytown - Album Reviews". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. Ryce, Andrew (5 October 2011). "RA Reviews: Modeselektor - Monkeytown". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. Hermes, Will (25 October 2011). "Modeselektor Monkeytown Album Review". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "Monkeytown - Modeselektor". Retrieved 20 Feb 2016.
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