Civic Jams

Civic Jams is the fourth studio album by English electronic music duo Darkstar. It was released on 19 June 2020 under Warp.[12][13]

Civic Jams
Studio album by
Darkstar
Released19 June 2020 (2020-06-19)
Length37:30
LabelWarp
Darkstar chronology
Foam Island
(2015)		 Civic Jams
(2020)
Singles from Civic Jams
  1. "Wolf"
    Released: 20 February 2020[1]
  2. "Jam"
    Released: 1 May 2020[2]
  3. "Text"
    Released: 17 June 2020[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year67/100[4]
Metacritic71/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash8/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[8]
Loud and Quiet6/10[9]
MusicOMH[10]
Q[11]

Singles

On 20 February 2020, the band announced their first single in four years, "Wolf".[1] Their second single "Jam" was released on 1 May 2020, along with the announcement of the new album.[2] On 17 June 2020, the third single "Text" was released.[3]

Critical reception

Civic Jams was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 71, based on 5 reviews.[5] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 67 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.[4]

Track listing
Civic Jams track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Forest"3:25
2."Jam"3:30
3."1001"4:50
4."30" (featuring Laura Groves)3:08
5."Wolf"5:30
6."Loon"4:11
7."Tuesday"4:45
8."Text"5:25
9."Blurred"2:46
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References
  1. Kenneally, Cerys (20 February 2020). "Darkstar return with first single in four years "Wolf"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Kenneally, Cerys (1 May 2020). "Darkstar announce first album in five years with lead single "Jam"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Kenneally, Cerys (17 June 2020). "Darkstar unveil new song "Text"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. Murray, Robin (29 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. Daly, Aidan (18 June 2020). "Stuttered and broken beats return but, over a decade on, Darkstar sound obscured and withdrawn". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. Cortassa, Guia (15 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. Devlin, Ben (19 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. Doyle, Tom (1 July 2020). "Q Magazine": 98. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. Richards, Will (3 May 2020). "Darkstar announce first new album in five years". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  13. "Darkstar announce 'Civic Jams', their first new album in five years". Far Out Magazine. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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