Nostalchic

Nostalchic is the debut studio album by British record producer Lapalux.[12] It was released via Brainfeeder on March 25, 2013.[13] It peaked at number 27 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.[14]

Nostalchic
Studio album by Lapalux
Released	March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)
Genre	Electronic
Length	46:35
Label	Brainfeeder
Producer	Stuart Howard
Lapalux chronology
Nostalchic (2013) Lustmore (2015)
Singles from Nostalchic
"Guuurl" Released: 2013 "Without You" Released: 2013

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	favorable[2]
Beats Per Minute	75/100[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Exclaim!	7/10[5]
Fact	4/5[6]
MusicOMH	[7]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[8]
PopMatters	[9]
The Skinny	[10]
XLR8R	7.5/10[11]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Nostalchic received an average score of 79% based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]

Lauren Martin of Fact said: "Whilst Nostalchic is Lapalux's most full-bodied work to date, it’s also one of the finer examples of how the recent house-meets-r'n'b explosion can be executed with subtlety and finesse."[6] Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "keeping solidly in line with the Brainfeeder tradition, Nostalchic is a forward-looking album, warm and comfortable but never obvious."[8]

Inthemix placed it at number 16 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2013" list.[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Iamsys (Tape Intro)"	2:53
2.	"Guuurl"	3:45
3.	"Kelly Brook"	2:58
4.	"One Thing" (featuring Jenna Andrews)	3:55
5.	"Flower"	4:12
6.	"Swallowing Smoke"	4:29
7.	"Without You" (featuring Kerry Leatham)	5:26
8.	"Straight Over My Head"	3:31
9.	"Dance" (featuring Astrid Williamson)	3:37
10.	"The Dead Sea"	4:23
11.	"Walking Words"	2:38
12.	"OEA (Tape Outro)" (featuring Kerry Leatham)	4:48

iTunes edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Operate"	4:32

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Fat Gold Chain"	2:46

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[14]	27

References

1. "Nostalchic by Lapalux". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
2. Pattison, Louis (2013). "Lapalux - Nostalchic - Review". BBC. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
3. Ryan, Will (March 20, 2013). "Lapalux - Nostalchic". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
4. Oliver, Matt (March 18, 2013). "Lapalux - Nostalchic". Clash. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
5. Hampson, Ashley (March 22, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
6. Martin, Lauren (March 27, 2013). "Nostalchic". Fact. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
7. Young, Martyn (March 22, 2013). "Lapalux – Nostalchic". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
8. Bromwich, Jonah (March 28, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
9. Suarez, Gary (April 19, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". PopMatters. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
10. Gieben, Bram E. (March 7, 2013). "Lapalux – Nostalchic". The Skinny. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
11. Stolman, Elissa (March 25, 2013). "Lapalux: Nostalchic". XLR8R. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
12. Rothlein, Jordan (January 11, 2013). "Lapalux gets Nostalchic". Resident Advisor. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
13. Gieben, Bram E. (March 13, 2013). "Lapalux in interview: Brainfeeder's latest prodigy talks his psychedelic debut". The Skinny. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
14. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40: 31 March 2013 - 06 April 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
15. "The Top 20 Albums of 2013 (page 1 of 4)". Inthemix. Junkee Media. December 20, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

External links

• Nostalchic at Discogs (list of releases)