Commune (album)

Commune is the second studio album by Swedish experimental fusion group Goat. It was released worldwide on 22 September 2014 by Rocket Recordings, in North America on 23 September by Sub Pop, and in Scandinavia on 24 September by Stranded Records.[1] The group also embarked on a small promotional tour across Europe in support of the album, which began on September 19 in Copenhagen, Denmark and ended on October 3 at the Roundhouse in London, England.[1]

Commune
Studio album by
Goat
Released22 September 2014
Genre
Length38:52
LabelSub Pop
ProducerGoat
Goat chronology
World Music
(2012)		 Commune
(2014)		 Requiem
(2016)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Goat[2].

No.TitleLength
1."Talk to God"6:39
2."Words"3:06
3."The Light Within"2:57
4."To Travel the Path Unknown"2:29
5."Goatchild"4:01
6."Goatslaves"4:45
7."Hide from the Sun"3:36
8."Bondye"5:01
9."Gathering of Ancient Tribes"6:18
Total length:38:52
Bonus 7" with vinyl edition
No.TitleLength
1."Dig My Grave"3:16

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[4]
DIY[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
musicOMH[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.3/10[10]
The Skinny[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

Commune received generally favorable reviews, with a score of 76/100 on Metacritic.[3] The album was listed on several publications' best albums of 2014 lists.

Accolades
Publication/Author Country Accolade Year Rank
Gigwise United Kingdom 50 Best Albums of 2014[13] 2014 10
NME Top 50 Albums of 2014[14] 36
The Skinny Albums of 2014[15] 23
Time Out London 30 Best Albums of 2014[16] 4
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2014[17] 53

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 100
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 47
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 10
US Billboard 200[22] 139
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 30
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 41
gollark: This sounds like one of those "maximize variables given some constraints" problems.
gollark: Linear programming?
gollark: In what context do you need this?
gollark: I think we *could* actually make that exist, yeß.
gollark: It's a network!

References
  1. "GOAT to Release 'Commune' Sept. 23". The Obelisk. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. Heaney, Gregory. "Commune – Goat". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "Commune – Goat". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. Wilson, Anna (18 September 2014). "Goat – Commune". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. Hunt, El (25 September 2014). "Goat – Commune". DIY. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. Spenceley, Haydon (16 September 2014). "Album Review: Goat – Commune". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. Hann, Michael (18 September 2014). "Goat: Commune review – thrillingly unconstrained". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  8. Maher, Amelia (16 September 2014). "Goat – Commune". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. Webb, Rob (19 September 2014). "Goat – 'Commune'". NME. Inspire. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. Wolk, Douglas (23 September 2014). "Goat: Commune". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. Fitzpatrick, Will (4 September 2014). "Goat – Commune". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. Pinnock, Tom. "Goat – Commune". Uncut. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  13. "Gigwise's 50 Best Albums of 2014: 10–2". Gigwise. Giant Digital. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  14. "NME's Top 50 Albums Of 2014". NME. Inspire. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  15. "Albums of 2014". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. "The 30 best albums of 2014". Time Out London. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  17. "Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2014". Album of the Year. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  18. "Ultratop.be – Goat – Commune" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  19. "Swedishcharts.com – Goat – Commune". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  20. "Goat | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  21. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  22. "Goat Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  23. "Goat Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  24. "Goat Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  25. "Goat Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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