Pompeii (Cate Le Bon album)

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Pompeii
CATELEBON-POMPEII.jpg
Studio album by
Cate Le Bon
Released4 February 2022
GenreArt pop
Length43:18
LabelMexican Summer
Producer
  • Cate Le Bon
  • Samur Khouja
Cate Le Bon chronology
Reward
(2019) 		Pompeii
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
DIY[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Independent[6]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[7]
NME[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
The Times[11]

Pompeii is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer and producer Cate Le Bon, released on 4 February 2022 by Mexican Summer.

Background and recording[]

Le Bon began working on the album during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, in a Cardiff Victorian terrace owned by fellow Welsh musician Gruff Rhys.[12]

Composition[]

Musically, Pompeii takes on "penetrating" art pop.[8] It is also influenced by Japanese city pop,[3] with the style reflected in Le Bon's synth work.[5]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dirt on the Bed"4:28
2."Moderation"4:04
3."French Boys"5:14
4."Pompeii"4:35
5."Harbour"4:08
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Running Away"5:43
7."Cry Me Old Trouble"5:04
8."Remembering Me"4:34
9."Wheel"5:28
Total length:43:18

Personnel[]

All credits adapted from Bandcamp.[13]

Charts[]

Chart performance for Pompeii
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 70
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 6

References[]

  1. ^ "Pompeii by Cate Le Bon Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Pompeii on Allmusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Neale, Matthew. "Cate le Bon - Pompeii | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Cate Le Bon - Pompeii". DIY.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Ranta, Alan (1 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon Turns Isolation into a Creative Eruption on 'Pompeii'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (3 February 2022). "Album reviews: Black Country New Road, Bastille, Cate Le Bon and Animal Collective". The Independent.
  7. ^ Lilly, Evan (3 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon daringly explores the obscure corners of pop on Pompeii". The Line of Best Fit.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b hunt, El (2 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon – 'Pompeii' review: penetrating art-pop with a surreal sense of isolation". NME.
  9. ^ Mongredien, Phil (30 January 2022). "Cate Le Bon: Pompeii review introspective isolation album". The Observer.
  10. ^ Pelly, Jenn (7 February 2022). "Cate Le Bon: Pompeii Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (3 February 2022). "The best new music to listen to this week". The Times.
  12. ^ Power, Ed (29 January 2022). "Cate Le Bon was stranded in Wales so she made a lockdown album". The Irish Times.
  13. ^ "Pompeii | Cate Le Bon". Bandcamp. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Cate Le Bon – Pompeii". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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