- electronic
- 52 min
- 8 tracks
- Beat Records
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future is the ninth studio album by British electronic group Underworld, released on 18 March 2016. It is the band's first studio album since Barking in 2010. Barbara Barbara received widespread critical acclaim upon its release and placed in several international charts. The album has also earned a 2017 Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
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Grave, contemporary, character-led and spare.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 81/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- The Irish Times4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- The Observer4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.1/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Spin8/10
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Tracks
- 1I Exhale8:11
- 2If Rah7:13
- 3Low Burn6:45
- 4Santiago Cuatro4:01
- 5Motorhome6:24
- 6Ova Nova5:32
- 7Nylon Strung6:48
- 8Twenty Three Blue6:45
8 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Underworld
- Label
- Beat Records
- Released
- March 16, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- JP
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