Blood | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 2, 2018 | |||
Studio |
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Length | 42:00 | |||
Label | Loma Vista | |||
Producer | ||||
Rhye chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The 405 | (8/10) [2] |
AllMusic | [3] |
Clash | 8/10 [4] |
Exclaim! | (9/10) [5] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 [6] |
NME | [7] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10 [8] |
Blood is the second studio album by Canadian/Danish R&B duo Rhye released in February 2018 under Loma Vista Recordings. [9]
On October 31, 2017, Rhye released the first single from the album, "Taste". [10] The second single "Count to Five" was released on December 11, 2017, along with the announcement of the new album. [11] On February 15, 2018, Rhye released the music video to "Song For You". [12]
In October 2017, Rhye announced a European tour for February 2018, starting in Mexico City, and finishing in April 2018 in England. [13]
Blood 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 71, based on 19 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 73 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews. [14]
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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The A.V. Club | The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year | N/A
[15]
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Esquire | Esquire's Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 9
[16]
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KCRW | KCRW's Top 10 Albums of 2018 | 10
[17]
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Uproxx | Uproxx's Top 50 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year | 45
[18]
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Track listing adapted from Tidal. [19]
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Waste" |
| 3:31 |
2. | "Taste" |
| 3:45 |
3. | "Feel Your Weight" |
| 3:09 |
4. | "Please" |
| 3:35 |
5. | "Count to Five" |
| 3:28 |
6. | "Song for You" |
| 3:58 |
7. | "Blood Knows" |
| 3:30 |
8. | "Stay Safe" |
| 4:52 |
9. | "Phoenix" | Milosh | 4:34 |
10. | "Softly" |
| 3:37 |
11. | "Sinful" | Milosh | 4:02 |
Total length: | 42:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Hymn" | 3:43 |
Total length: | 45:50 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [3]
Musicians
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Production
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [21] | 10 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [22] | 76 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [23] | 60 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [24] | 74 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [25] | 38 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [26] | 62 |
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [27] | 80 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [28] | 54 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [29] | 30 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [30] | 26 |
US Billboard 200 [31] | 118 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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US | February 2, 2018 | Loma Vista | LVR00317 | |
Japan | Hostess Entertainment | HSU-10176 | ||
Canada | Last Gang Records | Q101885 |