Come to Life (Cities Aviv album)

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Come to Life
Cities Aviv Come to Life.jpg
Studio album by
Cities Aviv
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)
GenreExperimental hip hop, Cloud rap
Length40:20
LabelYoung One Records
ProducerCities Aviv, Rpld Ghsts, Blackie, Alexander Odell
Cities Aviv chronology
Black Pleasure
(2012) 		Come to Life
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Colorado Dailyfavorable[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Pitchfork7.3/10[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Come to Life is the first studio album by American hip hop musician Cities Aviv.[7] It was released on Young One Records on January 28, 2014.[4] Music videos were created for "URL IRL"[8] and "Don't Ever Look Back".[9]

Reception[]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Come to Life received an average score of 78% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Pat Levy of Consequence of Sound said: "Whereas Cities Aviv's last few records have been more sonically challenging, this one flies by with the strongest cohesion of Mays' shout-rap style and the genre-bending production that he consistently finds himself on."[4] Brandon Soderberg of Spin noted that "Burzum-esque screams tear through these noise-damaged dance-rap tracks about the pros and cons of the coming singularity."[6] David Jeffries of AllMusic described it as "an inspired, stick-to-the-bones album that offers a surprising amount of comfort, uplift, and new opportunities."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Cities Aviv2:05
2."Fool"Rpld Ghsts3:42
3."Head"Cities Aviv1:39
4."URL IRL"Cities Aviv2:14
5."Dissolve"Rpld Ghsts2:44
6."CTL1" (featuring Abdu Ali)Cities Aviv1:18
7."Perpetuate the Real"Cities Aviv2:47
8."Realms"Cities Aviv2:05
9."(Self 100): Know Who You Are"Blackie3:39
10."Interlude"Cities Aviv0:50
11."Vibrations"Rpld Ghsts2:05
12."(View 180): Picture Me Gone"Alexander Odell3:29
13."Still" (featuring Bizzarh)Alexander Odell3:39
14."Worlds of Pressure"Rpld Ghsts3:27
15."Don't Ever Look Back"Cities Aviv4:37

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Come to Life by Cities Aviv". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jeffries, David. "Cities Aviv - Come to Life". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Dean, Ashley (January 27, 2014). "Cities Aviv, "Come to Life"". Colorado Daily. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Levy, Pat (January 29, 2014). "Cities Aviv – Come to Life". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Turner, David (January 27, 2014). "Cities Aviv: Come to Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Soderberg, Brandon (February 12, 2014). "Young Thug's Weirdo Warbling, Isaiah Rashad's Scrappy Lyricism, and Eight More New Rap LPs". Spin. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  7. ^ Burney, Lawrence (April 9, 2014). "8 Artists to Listen to If You Like Ratking - Cities Aviv". Complex. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  8. ^ DeVille, Chris (December 9, 2013). "Cities Aviv – "URL IRL" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. ^ Ortiz, Edwin (January 16, 2014). "Watch Cities Aviv's Music Video for "Don't Ever Look Back"". Complex. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

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