Love What Survives

Love What Survives is the third studio album by British electronic music duo Mount Kimbie, released on Warp on 8 September 2017.[1][2][3]

Love What Survives
Studio album by
Mount Kimbie
Released8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
Length39:18
LabelWarp
Producer
  • Dominic Maker
  • Kai Campos
Mount Kimbie chronology
Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
(2013)		 Love What Survives
(2017)

Background

Artwork for the album is by Frank Lebon, who also directed the official videos for "Marilyn" (featuring Micachu) and "We Go Home Together" (featuring James Blake). They teased the album for several months before officially revealing the details, such as the title and release date.[4][5][6] "Blue Train Lines" is the third single from the album,[7] after "We Go Home Together" and "Marilyn".[8][9] It features eleven songs.[10][11]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[12]
Metacritic82/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]
The A.V. ClubB[15]
The Guardian[16]
The Irish Times[17]
Mixmag8/10[18]
Mojo[19]
Pitchfork8.4/10[20]
Q[21]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[22]
XLR8R8/10[23]

The album has received strongly positive reviews on release; DIY gave the album a 4/5 review, describing it as "the most affecting work to date by some stretch", and Mixmag called the album "searingly brilliant" and rated it 8/10.[24][18] Pitchfork rated the album 8.4/10, selecting it as their "Best New Music".[20]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Love What Survives received an average score of 82, based on 25 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[13]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2017
34
[25]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Four Years and One Day"3:17
2."Blue Train Lines" (featuring King Krule)4:10
3."Audition"4:12
4."Marilyn" (featuring Micachu)4:06
5."SP12 Beat"2:33
6."You Look Certain (I’m Not So Sure)" (featuring Andrea Balency)3:22
7."Poison"1:54
8."We Go Home Together" (featuring James Blake)2:32
9."Delta"4:03
10."T.A.M.E.D"4:11
11."How We Got By" (featuring James Blake)5:07

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 99
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 98

References
  1. "Mount Kimbie Announce New Album Love What Survives, Release "Blue Train Lines"". Spin. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. "Mount Kimbie announce new album Love What Survives on Warp". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. "Mount Kimbie announce new album, Love What Survives, on Warp Records". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Mount Kimbie announce new album, Love What Survives, share collaboration with King Krule: Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "Mount Kimbie Announce New Album 'Love What Survives'". Clash. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. "Mount Kimbie announce album 'Love What Survives', release single 'Blue Train Lines'". Crack Magazine. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. "Mount Kimbie Announce New Album, Share New Song With King Krule: Listen | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. "Mount Kimbie Confirm Love What Survives Album, Hear A New Song Featuring King Krule". The FADER. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. "Mount Kimbie announce new album 'Love What Survives,' share song ft. King Krule". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. "Mount Kimbie have announced new album 'Love What Survives'". DIY. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. "Mount Kimbie Return with 'Love What Survives' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  12. "Love What Survives by Mount Kimbie reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. "Reviews and Tracks for Love What Survives by Mount Kimbie". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  14. Collar, Matt. "Love What Survives – Mount Kimbie". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. O'Neal, Sean (8 September 2017). "Mount Kimbie's Love What Survives is more tastefully curated playlist than album". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. Aroesti, Rachel (7 September 2017). "Mount Kimbie: Love What Survives review – electric wit and wisdom from London synth duo". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. Jones, Chris (31 August 2017). "Mount Kimbie: Love What Survives – London Duo have fun in the studio". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  18. Wheeler, S. (1 September 2017). "Mount Kimbie 'Love What Survives' (Warp)". Mixmag. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  19. Worthy, Stephen (October 2017). "Mount Kimbie: Love What Survives". Mojo (287): 92.
  20. Beta, Andy (11 September 2017). "Mount Kimbie: Love What Survives". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  21. Howe, Rupert (October 2017). "Mount Kimbie: Love What Survives". Q (377): 107.
  22. Keeling, Ryan (8 September 2017). "Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  23. Murphy, Ben (6 September 2017). "Mount Kimbie 'Love What Survives'". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  24. DIY, August 2017
  25. "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  26. "Ultratop.be – Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  27. "Ultratop.be – Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  28. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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