- electronic, indie pop, indie rock, pop
- 48 min
- 11 tracks
- Infectious Music
Hymns is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released worldwide in January 2016 on BMG. The album was recorded between March and August 2015 at Lynchmob Studios in London, following a hiatus during which Matt Tong and Gordon Moakes departed the band. It is the first album to feature new band member Justin Harris on bass and keyboards. The songs "The Love Within", "The Good News", and "Virtue" were released as singles.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- rawmeticulous
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Metacritic 55/100
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound3/10
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Mojo3/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork5/10
- Q3/5 ★
- The Skinny2/5 ★
- Under the Radar4/10
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Tracks
- 1The Love Within4:38
- 2Only He Can Heal Me4:05
- 3So Real3:24
- 4The Good News3:49
- 5Fortress4:39
- 6Different Drugs5:26
- 7Into the Earth3:59
- 8My True Name5:35
- 9Virtue3:58
- 10Exes4:04
- 11Living Lux4:06
11 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bloc Party
- Label
- Infectious Music
- Released
- January 29, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- GB
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