Chaosmosis

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Chaosmosis
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Studio album by Primal Scream
Released 18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
Recorded
Various
Length 37:43
Label
Producer
Primal Scream chronology
More Light
(2013)More Light2013
Chaosmosis
(2016)
Singles from Chaosmosis
  1. "Where the Light Gets In"
    Released: 1 February 2016
  2. "I Can Change"
    Released: 14 March 2016

Chaosmosis is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band Primal Scream. It was released on 18 March 2016 on the band's First International label, through Ignition Records.[1] The album's lead single, "Where the Light Gets In", was released on 1 February 2016 and features American singer Sky Ferreira.[2][3] The second single from the album, "I Can Change", was released on 14 March 2016.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 65/100[5]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[6]
The A.V. Club B[7]
Clash 7/10[8]
DIY 4/5 stars[9]
Exclaim! 6/10[10]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[11]
NME 4/5[12]
Pitchfork Media 6.0/10[13]
PopMatters 6/10 stars[14]
Spin 6/10[15]

On Metacritic, Chaosmosis received a score of 65 out of 100, based on 25 reviews.[5] Writing for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay called the record "an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right."[10]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes, except where noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Trippin' on Your Love"    
3:30
2. "(Feeling Like A) Demon Again"  
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling[a]
4:35
3. "I Can Change"    
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
3:17
4. "100% or Nothing"    
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
3:54
5. "Private Wars"    
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling[a]
2:30
6. "Where the Light Gets In"    
  • Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
3:47
7. "When the Blackout Meets the Fallout"    
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
1:48
8. "Carnival of Fools"  
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling[a]
3:41
9. "Golden Rope"    
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
5:37
10. "Autumn in Paradise"  
  • Gillespie
  • Innes
  • Yttling
  • Innes
  • Gillespie
  • Yttling[a]
5:04
Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chaosmosis.[17]

Primal Scream
  • Bobby Gillespie – production, vocals (all tracks); synthesiser (track 2); design
  • Andrew Innes – production (all tracks); guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–10); engineering (tracks 1, 3–10); loops (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–9); plug-ins (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–9); synthesiser (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9, 10); dulcimer (track 5)
  • Martin Duffy – organ (track 1); piano (tracks 1, 6); vibraphone (track 4)
  • Darrin Mooney – percussion (tracks 1, 9); drums (track 3)
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 100
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 121
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 73
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 184
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 70
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 78
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 84
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 12
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[27] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 49
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[29] 14

References

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  29. "Primal Scream – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Primal Scream. Retrieved 31 March 2016.