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The Switch (Body/Head album)

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The Switch
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Length38:44
LabelMatador
Body/Head chronology
No Waves
(2016)
The Switch
(2018)
Singles from The Switch
  1. "You Don't Need"
    Released: June 5, 2018[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Flood Magazine6/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]

The Switch is the second studio album by the American experimental rock duo Body/Head. It was released on July 13, 2018, under Matador Records.[9]

Critical reception

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The Switch was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 17 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 71 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 17 reviews.[10]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2018
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Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Last Time"7:53
2."You Don't Need"5:26
3."In the Dark Room"4:38
4."Change My Brain"10:41
5."Reverse Hard"10:06

References

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  1. ^ Shoemaker, Allison (June 5, 2018). "Kim Gordon's Body/Head announce new album, The Switch, share "You Don't Need"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Switch by Body/Head". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Switch - Body/Head". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Ham, Robert (July 11, 2018). "Body/Head Reach a New Creative Peak on The Switch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ McClelland, Jenna (July 23, 2018). "Album Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Scrudato, Ken (July 19, 2018). "Album Review". Flood Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Snapes, Laura (July 13, 2018). "Body/Head: The Switch review – Kim Gordon's prophecies of doom". The Guardian. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Korber, Kevin (July 13, 2018). "Album Review". PopMatters. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Murphy, Sarah (June 4, 2018). "Body/Head Detail 'The Switch' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Wire's Releases of the Year 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved March 6, 2019.