My Love Is Cool | |
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Studio album by Wolf Alice | |
Released | 22 June 2015 |
Recorded | 2014–2015 |
Genre | Alternative rock |
Length |
48:52 51:45 (US release) 90:23 (Deluxe edition) |
Label | Dirty Hit Records |
Producer | Mike Crossey |
Singles from My Love Is Cool | |
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The Daily Telegraph | |
DIY Magazine | |
Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
The Guardian | |
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NME | |
Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10 |
Q | 4/5 |
My Love Is Cool is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band Wolf Alice, released on 22 June 2015 in the UK and 23 June 2015 in the US on Dirty Hit Records. This album includes the previously released singles "Bros" and "Fluffy" in re-recorded versions, and was preceded by the songs "Giant Peach" and "You're a Germ". The song "Moaning Lisa Smile", which originally appeared on the EP Creature Songs, charted within the top 10 of the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart peaking at #9, and was also included for the US release of the album. The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize. In 2016, a deluxe edition of the album was released, containing the Blush and Creature Songs EPs, along with the B-sides to the early "Bros" and "Fluffy" singles and some more previously released material.
My Love Is Cool received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 21 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.