Angels & Devils (The Bug album)

Angels & Devils is the fourth studio album by English musician Kevin Martin under his alias The Bug. It was released in August 2014 under Ninja Tune.

Angels & Devils
Studio album by
Released26 August 2014 (2014-08-26)
GenreElectronic
Length47:17
LabelNinja Tune
The Bug chronology
London Zoo
(2008)
Angels & Devils
(2014)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[1]
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
The Irish Times[5]
Mojo[6]
NME7/10[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Angels & Devils received an average score of 83% based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

Angels & Devils ranked at number 20 on Fact's "50 Best Albums of 2014" list.[13] It ranked at number 18 on Rolling Stone's "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014" list.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Void" (featuring Liz Harris)3:48
2."Fall" (featuring Inga Copeland)2:55
3."Ascension"3:48
4."Mi Lost" (featuring Miss Red)3:15
5."Pandi"4:57
6."Save Me" (featuring Gonjasufi)5:32
7."The One" (featuring Flowdan)4:32
8."Function" (featuring Manga)5:25
9."Fuck a Bitch" (featuring Death Grips)3:04
10."Fat Mac" (featuring Flowdan)3:17
11."Fuck You" (featuring Warrior Queen)3:51
12."Dirty" (featuring Flowdan)2:53
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gollark: Here you go, `b(d(e(e(io|oi)|i(eo|oe)|o(ei|ie))|i(e(eo|oe)|oe{2})|o(e(ei|ie)|ie{2}))|e(d(e(io|oi)|i(eo|oe)|o(ei|ie))|e(d(io|oi)|i(do|od)|o(di|id))|i(d(eo|oe)|e(do|od)|o(de|ed))|o(d(ei|ie)|e(di|id)|i(de|ed)))|i(d(e(eo|oe)|oe{2})|e(d(eo|oe)|e(do|od)|o(de|ed))|o(de{2}|e(de|ed)))|o(d(e(ei|ie)|ie{2})|e(d(ei|ie)|e(di|id)|i(de|ed))|i(de{2}|e(de|ed))))|d(b(e(e(io|oi)|i(eo|oe)|o(ei|ie))|i(e(eo|oe)|oe{2})|o(e(ei|ie)|ie{2}))|e(b(e(io|oi)|i(eo|oe)|o(ei|ie))|e(b(io|oi)|i(bo|ob)|o(bi|ib))|i(b(eo|oe)|e(bo|ob)|o(be|eb))|o(b(ei|ie)|e(bi|ib)|i(be|eb)))|i(b(e(eo|oe)|oe{2})|e(b(eo|oe)|e(bo|ob)|o(be|eb))|o(be{2}|e(be|eb)))|o(b(e(ei|ie)|ie{2})|e(b(ei|ie)|e(bi|ib)|i(be|eb))|i(be{2}|e(be|eb))))|e(b(d(e(io|oi)|i(eo|oe)|o(ei|ie))|e(d(io|oi)|i(do|od)|o(di|id))|i(d(eo|oe)|e(do|od)|o(de|ed))|o(d(ei|ie)|e(di|id)|i(de|ed)))|d(b(e(io|oi)|i(eo|oe)|o(ei|ie))|e(b(io|oi)|i(bo|ob)|o(bi|ib))|i(b(eo|oe)|e(bo|ob)|o(be|eb))|o(b(ei|ie)|e(bi|ib)|i(be|eb)))|e(b(d(io|oi)|i(do|od)|o(di|id))|d(b(io|oi)|i(bo|ob)|o(bi|ib))|i(b(do|od)|d(bo|ob)|o(bd|db))|o(b(di|id)|d(bi|ib)|i(bd|db)))|i(b(d(eo|oe)|e(do|od)|o(de|ed))|d(b(eo|oe)|e(bo|ob)|o(be|eb))|e(b(do|od)|d(bo|ob)|o(bd|db))|o(b(de|ed)|d(be|eb)|e(bd|db)))|o(b(d(ei|ie)|e(di|id)|i(de|ed))|d(b(ei|ie)|e(bi|ib)|i(be|eb))|e(b(di|id)|d(bi|ib)|i(bd|db))|i(b(de|ed)|d(be|eb)|e(bd|db))))|i(b(d(e(eo|oe)|oe{2})|e(d(eo|oe)|e(do|od)|o(de|ed))|o(de{2}|e(de|ed)))|d(b(e(eo|oe)|oe{2})|e(b(eo|oe)|e(bo|ob)|o(be|eb))|o(be{2}|e(be|eb)))|e(b(d(eo|oe)|e(do|od)|o(de|ed))|d(b(eo|oe)|e(bo|ob)|o(be|eb))|e(b(do|od)|d(bo|ob)|o(bd|db))|o(b(de|ed)|d(be|eb)|e(bd|db)))|o(b(de{2}|e(de|ed))|d(be{2}|e(be|eb))|e(b(de|ed)|d(be|eb)|e(bd|db))))|o(b(d(e(ei|ie)|ie{2})|e(d(ei|ie)|e(di|id)|i(de|ed))|i(de{2}|e(de|ed)))|d(b(e(ei|ie)|ie{2})|e(b(ei|ie)|e(bi|ib)|i(be|eb))|i(be{2}|e(be|eb)))|e(b(d(ei|ie)|e(di|id)|i(de|ed))|d(b(ei|ie)|e(bi|ib)|i(be|eb))|e(b(di|id)|d(bi|ib)|i(bd|db))|i(b(de|ed)|d(be|eb)|e(bd|db)))|i(b(de{2}|e(de|ed))|d(be{2}|e(be|eb))|e(b(de|ed)|d(be|eb)|e(bd|db))))` matches all anagrams of `beeoid`.
gollark: I'll run that test later™, I have to test my new `beeoid` anagram regex.
gollark: I don't think it's an optimal regex, but it's generated from the FSM.
gollark: On the plus side, apparently `b(e(es|se)|se{2})|e(b(es|se)|e(bs|sb)|s(be|eb))|s(be{2}|e(be|eb))` matches all anagrams of `bees`.

References

  1. "Angels and Devils by The Bug reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "Reviews for Angels & Devils by The Bug". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. Kellman, Andy. "Angels & Devils – The Bug". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. Ranta, Alan (22 August 2014). "The Bug: Angels & Devils". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. Carroll, Jim (5 September 2014). "The Bug: Angels & Devils". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. "The Bug: Angels & Devils". Mojo (250): 86. September 2014.
  7. Nesbitt, Huw (15 August 2014). "The Bug – 'Angels & Devils'". NME. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. Gaerig, Andrew (26 August 2014). "The Bug: Angels & Devils". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. "The Bug: Angels & Devils". Q (339): 104. October 2014.
  10. Smith, Phil (September 2014). "The Bug – Angels & Devils". Record Collector (431). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. Taylor, Hugh (25 August 2014). "The Bug – Angels & Devils". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  12. "The Bug: Angels & Devils". Uncut (208): 70. September 2014.
  13. "The 50 best albums of 2014 – 20. The Bug: Angels & Devils (Ninja Tune)". Fact. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  14. "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014 – 18. The Bug, 'Angels and Devils'". Rolling Stone. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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