Varmints (album)
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Varmints is the debut studio album by the Scottish composer and electronica musician Anna Meredith, released on 4 March 2016 on Moshi Moshi. The album won Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2016.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10 |
| MusicOMH | |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10 |
| Q | |
| Spectrum Culture | |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
In a highly positive review for Pitchfork, Laura Snapes awarded Varmints with the website's "Best New Music" label, writing: "[Anna Meredith's] first wholly independent project reveals her to be one of the most innovative minds in modern British music: She wears her obvious theoretical grounding lightly and never lets it obstruct her ecstatic quest for new ideas and deranged stimuli. And Varmints is a knockout, the kind that makes you see cartoon stars."
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork | The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 | 2016 | —N/a | |
| The Quietus | Albums of the Year 2016 | 2016 | 49 | |
| The Skinny | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 17 | |
| The Wire | Top 50 Releases of 2016 | 2016 | 17 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nautilus" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Taken" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Scrimshaw" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Something Helpful" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "R-Type" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Dowager" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "The Vapours" | 6:33 |
| 8. | "Honeyed Words" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Last Rose" | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Shill" | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Blackfriars" | 2:58 |
External links
- atAllMusic