Obsidian | ||||
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Studio album by Baths | ||||
Released | May 28, 2013 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Length | 43:16 | |||
Label | Anticon | |||
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Singles from LP1 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Fact Magazine | |
Exclaim! | 9/10 |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10 |
Slant Magazine | |
Consequence of Sound |
Obsidian is the second studio album by American electronic musician Baths released on 28 May 2013 on Anticon. The album was preceded by the single "Miasma Sky".
Obsidian received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Ian Cohen of Pitchfork Media praised the album saying "the gregarious and genial Wiesenfeld has created a more subversive work by getting uncomfortably close to pop."