Black City (Matthew Dear album)

Black City is the fourth studio album by Matthew Dear. It was released via Ghostly International in 2010.

Black City
Studio album by
Matthew Dear
ReleasedAugust 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)
GenreElectronic
Length47:47
LabelGhostly International
ProducerMatthew Dear
Matthew Dear chronology
Asa Breed
(2007)		 Black City
(2010)		 Beams
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubC[3]
Clash9/10[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
Paste8.3/10[7]
Pitchfork8.4/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Black City received an average score of 78% based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Pitchfork placed it at number 46 on its list of "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".[12]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Honey"3:47
2."I Can't Feel"4:18
3."Little People (Black City)"9:20
4."Slowdance"4:22
5."Soil to Seed"2:28
6."You Put a Smell on Me"5:04
7."Shortwave"5:12
8."Monkey"3:39
9."More Surgery"5:30
10."Gem"4:07

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 17
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 29
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References
  1. "Black City by Matthew Dear". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Black City - Matthew Dear". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. Mincher, Chris (August 17, 2010). "Matthew Dear: Black City". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. Salmon, Will (August 16, 2010). "Matthew Dear - Black City". Clash. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  5. Truss, Si (August 11, 2010). "Album Review: Matthew Dear - Black City". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  6. Macpherson, Alex (August 12, 2010). "Matthew Dear: Black City". The Guardian. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  7. Matos, Michaelangelo (August 17, 2010). "Matthew Dear: Black City". Paste. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  8. Colly, Joe (August 13, 2010). "Matthew Dear: Black City". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  9. Aspray, Benjamin (August 15, 2010). "Matthew Dear: Black City". PopMatters. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  10. Burns, Todd L. (August 16, 2010). "Matthew Dear - Black City". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  11. Hill, Jay (August 16, 2010). "Matthew Dear - Black City". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  12. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features (1/5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. "Matthew Dear - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  14. "Matthew Dear - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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