Gravity the Seducer | ||||
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Studio album by Ladytron | ||||
Released | 12 September 2011 | |||
Recorded | Kent, England | |||
Genre | Electronic,synthpop,baroque pop,shoegaze | |||
Length | 47:47 | |||
Label | Nettwerk | |||
Producer | Ladytron, Daniel Hunt, Barny Barnicot, Alessandro Cortini | |||
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Singles from Gravity the Seducer | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The A.V. Club | B− |
Clash | 9/10 |
Drowned in Sound | 5/10 |
The Guardian | |
The Independent | positive |
NME | 7/10 |
Pitchfork Media | 6/10 |
Slant Magazine | |
Spin | 6/10 |
Gravity the Seducer is the fifth studio album by electronic music band Ladytron. The album was released by Nettwerk in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2011 and in the United States, a day later. Recorded in Kent, England, the album has been described as "haunted, evocative, romantic", and having "a feminine warmth".
Three singles have been released from the album, "White Elephant", "Ambulances" and "Mirage". The song "Ace of Hz" had previously been released as a single from the greatest hits album Best of 00–10 before appearing on Gravity the Seducer. Release of the album coincided with a tour across Canada and the United States.
Gravity the Seducer earned generally positive reviews and reached number seventy-two on the UK Albums Chart, the group's highest-peaking album in their home country as of September 2012[update].
Gravity the Seducer was Ladytron's second studio album produced for record label Nettwerk, with whom they signed in 2007. Their first release through the Nettwork label was the 2008 studio album Velocifero, followed in March 2011 by the greatest hits album Best of 00–10. Ladytron also self-released the live album, Live at London Astoria 16.07.08 in 2009.
Gravity the Seducer was recorded in Kent, England, and was co-produced by Barny Barnicott, who had previously collaborated with Arctic Monkeys and Editors. as well has having worked on Ladytron's 2005 album Witching Hour. The band felt that the production of the album was different from that of Velocifero, with band member Daniel Hunt noting that the latter record had been "made with performance in mind", as the band had recently finished touring when it was produced. Gravity the Seducer was produced "while removed from that thinking".