Chaosmosis

Chaosmosis is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band Primal Scream. It was released on 18 March 2016 on the band's First International label, through Ignition Records.[1] The album's lead single, "Where the Light Gets In", was released on 1 February 2016 and features American singer Sky Ferreira.[2][3] "I Can Change" was released on 14 March 2016 as the second single from the album.[4] "Trippin' on Your Love" was released to US submodern rock radio on 16 March 2016 as the album's third single.[5] The fourth single, "100% or Nothing", was released as a 12-inch vinyl on 19 August 2016.[6]

Chaosmosis
Studio album by Primal Scream
Released	18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
Studio	Das Bunker, London Lynchmob, London Narcissus, London Ingrid, Stockholm Perfect Sound, Los Angeles Diamond Mine, New York City
Length	37:43
Label	First International Ignition
Producer	Bobby Gillespie Andrew Innes Björn Yttling
Primal Scream chronology
More Light (2013) Chaosmosis (2016)
Singles from Chaosmosis
"Where the Light Gets In" Released: 1 February 2016 "I Can Change" Released: 14 March 2016 "Trippin' on Your Love" Released: 16 March 2016 "100% or Nothing" Released: 19 August 2016

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
The A.V. Club	B[9]
Clash	7/10[10]
DIY	[11]
Exclaim!	6/10[12]
The Guardian	[13]
NME	4/5[14]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[15]
PopMatters	[16]
Spin	6/10[17]

Chaosmosis received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 65, based on 25 reviews.[7] Writing for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay called the record "an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right."[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes, except where noted.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Trippin' on Your Love"	Björn Yttling Innes Gillespie	3:30
2.	"(Feeling Like A) Demon Again" (writers: Gillespie, Innes, Yttling)	Innes Gillespie Yttling^[a]	4:35
3.	"I Can Change"	Innes Gillespie	3:17
4.	"100% or Nothing"	Innes Gillespie	3:54
5.	"Private Wars"	Innes Gillespie Yttling^[a]	2:30
6.	"Where the Light Gets In"	Yttling Innes Gillespie	3:47
7.	"When the Blackout Meets the Fallout"	Innes Gillespie	1:48
8.	"Carnival of Fools" (writers: Gillespie, Innes, Yttling)	Innes Gillespie Yttling^[a]	3:41
9.	"Golden Rope"	Innes Gillespie	5:37
10.	"Autumn in Paradise" (writers: Gillespie, Innes, Yttling)	Innes Gillespie Yttling^[a]	5:04

Japanese edition bonus track[18]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Where the Light Gets In" (U-Bahn Zum Hansaplatz Remix)

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chaosmosis.[19]

Primal Scream Bobby Gillespie – vocals (all tracks); synthesiser (track 2) Andrew Innes – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–10); loops (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–9); plug-ins (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–9); synthesiser (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9, 10); dulcimer (track 5) Martin Duffy – piano (tracks 1, 6); organ (track 1); vibraphone (track 4) Darrin Mooney – percussion (tracks 1, 9); drums (track 3) Additional musicians Danielle Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4) Este Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4) Alana Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4) Jason Falkner – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9) Björn Yttling – synthesiser (track 2); celeste (track 5); piano (track 8) Christoffer Zachrisson – zither (track 2) Jim Hunt – flute (track 3); saxophone (tracks 7, 9) Rachel Zeffira – vocals, viola, violin (track 5); backing vocals (tracks 8–10); cor anglais (track 9) Deborah Chandler – cello (track 5) John Eriksson – drums (tracks 5, 10) Sky Ferreira – vocals (track 6) Sophie Nevrkla – backing vocals (track 9) Grace Cockell – backing vocals (track 9)

Technical Björn Yttling – production (tracks 1, 6); additional production (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10) Andrew Innes – production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 1, 3–10) Bobby Gillespie – production Lasse Mårtén – mixing Brendan Lynch – engineering (track 1) Ross Matthews – engineering (tracks 1, 4) Gustav Lindelow – engineering (track 2) Hans Stenlund – engineering (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10) Max Heyes – engineering (track 6) Sean Kellet – engineering (track 6) Joe Harrison – engineering assistance (track 6) Artwork Jim Lambie – artwork Mick Hutson – original photography Matthew Cooper – design Bobby Gillespie – design

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20]	100
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21]	121
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22]	73
French Albums (SNEP)[23]	184
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24]	70
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25]	78
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	84
UK Albums (OCC)[28]	12
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29]	3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30]	14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[31]	49

References

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