Monsters Exist

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Monsters Exist
Orbital - Monsters Exist.png
Studio album by
Orbital
Released14 September 2018
Length50:06
LabelACP
ProducerOrbital
Orbital chronology
Wonky
(2012) 		Monsters Exist
(2018)
Singles from Monsters Exist
  1. "Tiny Foldable Cities"
    Released: 11 May 2018[1]
  2. "P.H.U.K."
    Released: 28 June 2018[2]
  3. "The End Is Nigh"
    Released: 29 August 2018[3]

Monsters Exist is the ninth studio album by Orbital, released on 14 September 2018 through their own ACP label.[4] It is their first studio album in six years (their last studio album Wonky was released in 2012) and the first since they reformed for the second time in 2017.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[6]
The Arts Desk]]4/5 stars[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
Pitchfork6/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Q3/5 stars[11]
Release Magazine10/10[12]
Slant Magazine3/5 stars[13]
Uncut4/5 stars[14]

The album received generally positive reception, with a score of 67 out of 100 based on nine reviews on Metacritic.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Monsters Exist"5:52
2."Hoo Hoo Ha Ha"4:04
3."The Raid"5:00
4."P.H.U.K."7:25
5."Tiny Foldable Cities"5:45
6."Buried Deep Within"4:27
7."Vision OnE"5:44
8."The End Is Nigh"4:36
9."There Will Come a Time" (featuring Professor Brian Cox)7:13
Total length:50:06
Deluxe edition[15]
No.TitleLength
10."Kaiju"5:25
11."A Long Way from Home"1:30
12."Analogue Test Oct 16"3:06
13."Fun with the System"4:15
14."Dressing Up in Other People's Clothes"4:37
15."To Dream Again"4:38
16."There Will Come a Time" (Instrumental)7:13
17."Tiny Foldable Cities" (Kareful Remix)3:36
Total length:84:26
HMV exclusive (UK) / Indie record store exclusive (US)
No.TitleLength
18."Kinetic 2017"6:12
19."Copenhagen"5:26
20."To Dream Again" (Reocurring Mix)4:02
21."Where Is It Going?" (Live Style Mix)7:56
Total length:23:36

Charts[]

Chart performance for Monsters Exist
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 143
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 110
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 9
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] 24

References[]

  1. ^ "Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities". YouTube. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Orbital - P.H.U.K." YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Orbital - The End Is Nigh". YouTube. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cetin, Marissa. "Orbital announce Monsters Exist, their first album in six years". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Monsters Exist by Orbital". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Monsters Exist – Orbital". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ Oddy, Guy. "CD: Orbital - Monsters Exist". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ^ Wylde, Nicoletta. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. ^ Garrat, John. "Orbital's Cellar Monsters and Cosmic Despair". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  11. ^ A return to form have they made. [Oct 2018, p.115]
  12. ^ Whyte, Mike. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Release Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  13. ^ Goller, Josh. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  14. ^ The cumulative effect is upbeat jubilation. [Oct 2018, p.30]
  15. ^ "Monsters Exist (Deluxe Edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Orbital – Monsters Exist" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Orbital – Monsters Exist" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Orbital". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Orbital Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Orbital Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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